Press Release
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 14, 2003
- Contact:
- David Peikin
- Phone:
- (301) 918-0818
- Email:
- G1@schwartz-pr.com
Long Time Group 1 Software Customer QVC, Inc.
Expands Use of Group 1's Data Quality Technology
Group 1's Solutions Enhance QVC's Efficiency
Lanham, MD — Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) today announced that long time customer QVC, Inc. has contracted for expanded use of Group 1's core data quality solutions. Headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, QVC, Inc. is a leading e-commerce marketer, with a wide variety of brand name products in such categories as home furnishings, licensed products, fashion, beauty, electronics and fine jewelry. Group 1's data quality solutions are the key component of successful customer-facing applications, enabling QVC to correct, verify, consolidate and supplement customer information.
“For well over a decade, Group 1's data quality solutions have enabled us to enhance operational efficiency, increase customer satisfaction, make more informed business decisions, and ensure the deliverability of goods and services,” said Pat Rodgers, QVC's vice president of applications development. “Group 1's technology is a key component of our call center and shipping operations, enabling us to verify, correct and supplement customer information.”
“We are most pleased that QVC has chosen to expand its applications of our core technology,” said Bob Bowen, CEO of Group 1 Software. “Group 1's technology helps over 2,000 organizations worldwide maximize the value of their most important and unique competitive asset - customer information.”
About Group 1 Software Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF) is a leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM)-enabling software solutions for data quality, marketing automation, customer relationship communications and direct marketing applications. Group 1's software systems and services enable over 2,000 customers worldwide to market smarter by helping them find, reach and keep customers. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, Group 1's solutions are utilized by leaders in the financial services, banking, retail, telecommunications, utilities, e-commerce, and insurance industries. The company's customer base includes such recognized names as Charles Schwab, Entergy, GEICO, L.L. Bean, and Wal-Mart. For more information about Group 1, visit the company's Web site at http://www.g1.com.
About QVC QVC, Inc., a $4.3 billion company, is an e-commerce leader, marketing a wide variety of brand name products in such categories as home furnishing, licensed products, fashion, beauty, electronics and fine jewelry. QVC reaches over 84 million homes in the United States. Other divisions/subsidiaries include QVC.com, Q Direct, Q Records and Video, QVC @, QVC Local, QVC ProductWorks. The QVC Studio Tour is located at the company's world headquarters in West Chester, PA.