Commence Announces Entry into Fourth Annual User's Choice

Awards

Oakhurst, NJ (March 24, 2002) -  Commence Corporation, a leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM)software for small- and medium-sized business (SMBs), today announced the the entry of its Commence RM product into the Fourth Annual Users Choice Awards, which recognizes excellence from CRM services and solution providers.

This Fourth Annual awards program is a Best of Class recognition for customer management products and services, chosen by the most qualified judges available - the people who use them. The program is sponsored by RealMarket. The Users Choice Awards will be presented at two key events. ICCM 2002 will host a portion of the awards during their conference in Chicago, July 29 - August 2, 2002. The balance of the awards will be presented at DCI's Customer Relationship Management Conference & Exposition in New York, NY on August 27 - 29, 2002.

Award winners will be selected based on user satisfaction with the product / service, and the impact the product / service has had on the user's ability to interact with customers.

During the year, the Awards Program will be highlighted via leading conferences, trade publications, associations and web sites. Customers of the Commence RM product can visit the Commence website at www.commence.com to enter a vote by completing a short evaluation questionnaire. This vote will also automatically enter the user in a drawing for a $500 American Express Gift Certificate.

"We are pleased to be recognized as one of the leading providers of CRM solutions," stated Larry Caretsky, president of Commence Corporation. "The RealMarket awards program is exactly what this industry needs at the moment. There is a lot of hype generated by CRM vendors who all claim to have the best solution. RealMarket lets the customers decide who the real winners are based on their experience with implementation, learning curve, cost of ownership and return on investment. The results should be of significant value to companies beginning a CRM initiative," he concluded.

Founded in 1988, Commence Corporation is a leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions. For more than a decade, Commence has dedicated itself to supporting the business needs of small to mid-size companies. Commence RM and its award-winning technology offers a suite of integrated applications that provide comprehensive sales, marketing and customer support capabilities. Commence maintains thousands of users through a worldwide distribution network, with outlets in North and South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. For more information contact Commence Corporation at 877-COMMENCE, or visit the company's web site at www.commence.com.

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