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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!omega.metrics.com!omega.metrics.com!not-for-mail From: Edward Schauweker <eds@ocm.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.announce Subject: BETA: Web system betat testers wanted Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Date: 3 Mar 1996 15:17:43 -0500 Organization: Online Computer Market Lines: 53 Sender: tomh@omega.metrics.com Approved: tomh@metrics.com Message-ID: <4hcup7$slb@omega.metrics.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: omega.metrics.com Online Computer Market, Inc., a premiere Web software and solutions developer offers the beta version of DirectChoiceTM, the first Web-Friendly Direct Marketing application. DirectChoice allows organizations for the first time to proactively use the Web to market and communicate with customers, channel partners, and visitors on a personal level that is informative without being intrusive. The beta version is available for download from the DirectChoice Web site. DirectChoiceTM consists of three software components that enable organizations to compile, build, and publish via e-mail, personalized information from the Web site in a Web-friendly way at an extremely low cost. The first component consists of a configurable registration form that uses Basic Authentication Security to give a User ID and Password to each registered user. DirectChoice registers visitors and collects detailed profiles of their interests in up to 64 categories. Because registered users can update their profiles whenever they choose, the organization's information about them is updated whenever their interests change. The second component is an email publishing tool that allows organizations to compile, build, and publish personalized information from the Web site. DirectChoice automatically sorts and builds a customized article covering all subjects from the categories chosen by the user at registration time. Registered users are not required to sift through information that is not pertinent to their interests. The third component allows the organization to administer the database. DirectChoice's database can be surveyed to perform market research analysis of trends inregistered users' interests. The DirectChoice database can import and export records allowing organizations to integrate existing customer lists and databases. The people and organizations that give the ten best bug reports will receive a complimentary copy of DirectChoice ($995.00 retail). All beta testers will receive a 50% discount off the full retail price. DirectChoice can be downloaded at http://www.directchoice.com/ egs-42 -- [ /tom haapanen -- tomh@metrics.com -- software metrics inc -- waterloo, ont ] [ "if you see a bandwagon, it's too late" -- sir james goldsmith ]