Decentrix Web-Based Collaborative System Helps College Partnership Graduate to Virtual Sales and Service Model
Patented technology offers CPI intuitive Web-building and maintenance tools and provides integrated collaborative workgroup capabilities
DENVER - OCTOBER 17, 2003 - Decentrix Inc. today announced that College Partnership, Inc. (CPI), the nation's largest educational service corporation for comprehensive college preparatory services, is expanding its business and developing a comprehensive on-line division. The objective is to create a parallel on-line product offering that complements the current business. The new on-line offering will include promotions, educational workshops and related products and services together with a comprehensive student on-line extranet utilizing the patented Decentrix technology for Web based marketing, communication and collaboration.
"This move into a virtual on-line model will lower delivery costs and improve efficiency, it also opens up new opportunities for working with a more diverse family demographic in our client network," said College Partnership, Inc. CEO Doug Rother. "The on-line environment will offer greater flexibility, improved responsiveness, and a degree of interaction and personalization for our customers to make confident and informed decisions about their college education plans. For our part, we will be able to streamline overhead and infrastructure costs associated with marketing and facilitating face-to-face conferences and workshops across the country, currently a substantial cost of doing business. In the long run, we're also able to give students a more modern, interactive way to communicate with coaches. It really is a revolution in how education-oriented services need to be provided."
The total e-commerce solution offered by Decentrix has already allowed CPI to supplement direct mail with e-mail promotions and expand an existing in-bound telemarkering system with a web based on-line reservation system. The new on-line division will be able to extend the reach of College Partnership's product offerings by eliminating geographic barriers that in the past may have prevented the company from reaching all potential clients.
Once clients are enrolled in the new on-line program, CPI representatives and coaches will use the Decentrix solution to share educational resources, gather critical information, and provide access to a variety of tools, guidelines and course materials designed to help students and their families find the right college education at the lowest possible cost. Through a hosted groupware solution from Decentrix, student and their families will enjoy continued contact and support from CPI staff and resources. This solution provides a customized and personalized workspace for students with sophisticated calendars and scheduling, email, forums, contacts, and instant messaging. Access to schedules and course information will be available to clients through their personal password protected Web pages from any browser at any time.
"We live in a world where people are becoming progressively more accustomed to making critical personal and business decisions online," said Wayne Ruting, CEO for Decentrix Inc. "So too should it be for the critical steps that a student needs to take to plan and prepare for a college education. Until now, online systems that offered collaborative and personalized technology typically have been inflexible and cost-prohibitive for most businesses let alone individuals looking to shift toward an interactive learning environment. The patented Decentrix technology offers a powerful and cost effective end-to-end solution to College Partnership with the potential to increase both breadth of product offerings and the bottom line significantly."
Parties interested in partnerships or distribution opportunities can get more information by visiting www.decentrix.com and by contacting Nancy Pennica at 303-899-4000 x 200. End users interested in evaluating the Decentrix products and services can contact representatives at www.Hotdesk.com in the United States and www.sofcast.com in Canada.
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About Decentrix Inc.
Decentrix is a provider of software solutions that enable corporations, associations, and professional service providers to build and manage Websites, disseminate and control Web-based content, and provide collaborative Internet tools with superior ease, speed, functionality, and low cost of delivery and maintenance. Decentrix was formed in October 2001 with the acquisition of the software assets and intellectual property of Clickthings, Inc. Subsequently, in November of 2001, the company acquired the software assets and intellectual property of IncTools Communications LLC. The two products have been integrated within the Decentrix technology platform. Decentrix is headquartered in
Denver and sells through a network of distributors. More information can be found at www.decentrix.com.
About College Partnership, Inc.
College Partnership, Inc. (CPI) is the nation's largest educational service corporation for comprehensive college preparatory services. The company has helped high school students successfully navigate the high school-to-college transition since 1982. CPI provides educational resources, such as college-major selection and career-planning tools, instructional videos, a comprehensive test-preparation system (SAT, PSAT, and ACT), and merit-funding software, designed to help families reduce college costs, save time, decrease family stress, and prepare students to achieve their educational goals. College Partnership, Inc. is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ BB under the symbol CGPA.
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