-CRM Leader Delivers Freedom of Choice-

TINTON FALLS, N.J. -  Commence Corporation, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management software for small to mid-size enterprises, has announced the expansion of their new CRM hosting service in France, Holland and the United Kingdom. 

Commence has been selling the European Version of their popular desktop contact management and sales force automation software for the past 15 years through partnerships with software distributors and value added resellers throughout Europe.  The new hosted Customer Relationship Management (CRM) offering, enables the distribution channel to offer a comprehensive customer management software solution as a service.  The enhanced CRM software includes account and contact management, activity management, lead management, sales force automation, marketing management and customer service or ticketing.  Integration with Microsoft desktop applications including Outlook and mobile devices is also included in the offering.

“Small to mid-size companies are definitely migrating towards software-as-a-service,” said Hans Wegman, Managing Director of Memocom, Commence Corporation’s exclusive distributor in Holland and Germany.  “Due to the economic conditions, smaller businesses are looking to reduce their IT infrastructure costs by having the vendor operate and manage the application software.  The introduction of Commence’s hosted solution enables us to offer this alternative to our customers.”

Denis Moran, president of Istri, the distributor that represents Commence in France, agreed, “We still see a high demand for desktop applications, but more and more of our customers are inquiring about a hosted solutions.  By offering Commence CRM as a hosted service, we will be well positioned to expand our business by giving customers the freedom of choice to select their preferred deployment platform.”

About Commence Corporation
Founded in 1988, Commence develops and delivers a diverse suite of award-winning CRM products that integrate people, processes and technology. Delivered via the popular software-as-a-service (SaaS) model or implemented as on premised licensed software, Commence CRM solutions are used by thousands of companies to streamline sales and customer service front end business processes.  As a result, Commence clients increase workforce productivity, generate positive customer interactions, and reduce cost. More information about Commence can be accessed at www.commence.com or at 1-877-COMMENCE.