SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ACS Systems, Inc. (ACS), a Santa Ana, Calif.-based division of Micro General Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MGEN), and Net Perceptions(TM) Inc. (Nasdaq: NETP), the leading supplier of real-time personalization solutions for marketing to consumers on a 1:1 basis, today entered into an alliance partnership that will enhance ACS' eCommerce initiative via Net Perceptions' advanced personalization software technology.
The capability provides ACS and its customers a personalization solution that profiles and maximizes revenue opportunities from online shoppers, and enables companies to easily analyze preferences, purchasing history, demographic information and Internet browsing behavior. Based on past user decisions, it identifies user preferences and provides the flexibility of anticipating in real-time the complex buying profile of consumers, while learning from each customer interaction.
Retailers can better manage their businesses by quickly identifying and defining needed adjustments in marketing messages and product offerings tailored specifically to a consumer's online participation.
In July, MicroGeneral.com/ACS premiered its newest secure Internet transaction product -- escrow.com(TM) -- at the Summer Internet World Show, where a 'sneak preview' of the product's secure eCommerce transaction solution was announced. As an electronic commerce pioneer with over a decade of experience in designing, building, and managing successful eBussiness applications, escrow.com advances the ACS eCommerce initiative by fully incorporating bonded and insured secure transactions, shipment verification, links to auction sites and real-time personalization software technologies.
"We believe that the level of our short and long-term success depends upon taking a leadership role in the rapidly changing eBusiness arena, and Net Perceptions' advanced personalization solutions bring the right technology to us immediately," said Dave Brown, ACS Systems director of Marketing. "ACS is very pleased to have formed a relationship with one of the industry's forefront Internet marketing solutions providers," he said.
"Learning about customers in a split-second and leveraging technology to present them with highly personalized and meaningful experiences is the key to the eBusiness industry," said Steve Larsen, vice president of marketing and business development of Net Perceptions. ACS is committed to providing its customers all of the components necessary for them to begin reaping the outstanding return on investment that eBusiness renders in today's competitive world, and Net Perceptions advanced personalization solutions enable ACS to better serve its customers," said Larsen.
ABOUT Micro General.com
A full-service enterprise solutions provider, Micro General Corporation offers a complete range of information technology services, encompassing proven solutions in Systems Integration, application development, real estate industry applications, and eCommerce. The organization, majority-owned by $3.3 billion Fidelity National Financial, Inc., offers fast-growing solutions that maximize mission-critical solutions to national and international companies. With a clear vision of the rapidly changing electronic challenges faced by today's businesses, Micro General has uniquely positioned itself as an international eCommunications solutions provider comprised of three primary business units, which are: LD Exchange.com(TM), ACS Systems, Inc.(TM), and RealEC.com(TM).
ABOUT ACS
ACS Systems, Inc., was founded in 1985, in Santa Ana, California, as a software developer specializing in title and escrow applications. Today, as a $100-million-dollar enterprise, ACS has emerged as a proven turnkey eCommerce solutions provider delivering front- and back-end eCommerce transactions primarily in Southern California. The company's success is directly attributed to a large and experienced team of developers, designers, engineers, and e-business consultants who consistently provide the highest level of design, implementation and support available.
Since its introduction in 1985, ACS' real estate settlement process software and connectivity technology has increased productivity and profitability for hundreds of customers nationwide. The company recently announced the nations' first real estate extranet, which provides access to multiple providers of service. Dubbed "RealEC(TM)", this network was created in partnership with Fidelity National Financial Inc. and Stewart Information Services Corporation.
ACS is a leading Commerce Service Provider (CSP) capable of providing all components necessary for any business to begin reaping the anticipated return on investment that e-Business renders. Today, ACS delivers exceptional expertise combining:
-- Integrating Business Systems
-- eCommerce business-to-business solutions
-- eCommerce business-to-consumer customized and off-the-shelf virtual
storefront solutions
-- Integrated Business Systems
ACS' eCommerce solutions enable customers to cultivate a one-on-one relationship with their own customers over time by improving margins, retention, and up-selling potential. Businesses therefore leverage the advantages of eCommerce by more effectively managing and identifying important customer information.
The company employs approximately 200 individuals, primarily in professional and technical positions. To discover more about ACS, visit the ACS Web site regarding the company at: www.acssys.com or by calling 949.622.4884.
ABOUT NET PERCEPTIONS
Net Perceptions is the leading supplier of realtime personalization solutions that enable businesses to market to customers on a true one-to-one basis. Net Perceptions solutions increase new and repeat business by learning more about each customer's individual needs, tastes and preferences with every interaction, then making increasingly personalized product and service recommendations. Net Perceptions, based in Minneapolis, is a publicly held company (Nasdaq: NETP) which operates additional offices in New York, San Francisco, and London. Customers include many of the world's best known brands including: Art.com; Bertelsmann; Billboard TalentNet; CDnow; E!Online; Micron, SkyMall, Tower Records and Ticketmaster Online. For more information about Net Perceptions products visit http://www.netperceptions.com or call 800-466-0711.
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