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Priscilla Lawrence
Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications
Scene7, Inc.
Office: 858-755-6430
Cell: 619-972-6430
PLawrence@scene7.com
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October 19, 2004
CQL Develops Business Solutions Using Scene7’s Rich
Media Platform for B2B and B2C E-Commerce Companies
Novato, CA — October 19, 2004 — Scene7, provider of the
leading rich media platform to grow revenues and enhance visual communications – while
automating media production and delivery, today announced the formation
of a strategic partnership with CQL Incorporated, a leading provider
of application development services. This strategic alliance combines
the innovative business services of CQL with Scene7’s dynamic
rich media platform to deliver superior B2B and B2C e-commerce solutions.
CQL works with technology, manufacturing, commerce and retail, construction,
and healthcare companies to develop breakthrough business-critical applications.
Services include strategic consulting, business process modeling, application
and creative design, development and managed hosting. CQL brings together unique
business and technical expertise to meet clients’ specific business challenges,
with focus on e-commerce, intranet/extranets, and mission-critical business applications,
in a wide variety of platform environments. Their clients include AT&T, McGraw-Hill,
Amway, Citibank, Herman Miller, Wolverine World Wide (distributor for Hush Puppies,
Merrell, UpFootGear, Caterpillar, Bates), Haworth, and more.
One joint customer, Wolverine World Wide, manufacturers and markets
footwear brands such as Hush Puppies, Merrell, Caterpillar, UpFootGear
and Bates to consumers through multiple selling channels. CQL developed
a database-driven e-commerce platform allowing each brand to uniquely
promote and visually present its product line in detail, utilizing
Scene7’s rich media technology. All imaging requirements
are delivered by Scene7’s platform from single master images
for each core style – simplifying the image management and
production processes. This solution has also accelerated the introduction
process for new styles and lines to retailers and consumers. In
addition, internal users, customers, partners and service providers
can all access and dynamically generate the images needed to meet
their specific Web or offline needs.
“We are thrilled to be working with CQL to provide high quality, cost-effective
rich media capabilities for B2B/B2C commerce solutions,” said Douglas Mack,
CEO, Scene7. “ CQL’s inventive business applications provide retailers
and manufacturers with Scene7 d igital imaging and product visualization – a
critical aspect in the sales of complex, high style products to any selling channel
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CQL and Scene7 are actively engaged in co-selling activities, customer account
planning and other lead generation programs.
About CQL Incorporated
CQL provides business application development and support services that empower
a variety of industries to achieve their business goals. CQL’s integrated
services include planning, design, development, delivery, process improvement
and project management. CQL’s development team creates value by connecting
people with information quickly and efficiently. They are specialists in conceptualizing,
articulating, developing and deploying high-performance websites, intranets and
portals, databases and custom applications. CQL is ‘applications engineered
for you’. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, please visit www.cqlcorp.com for more information.
About Scene7
Scene7 provides the leading rich media platform to grow revenues and enhance
visual communications via the web, email, displays and print, while automating
media production and delivery. Scene7's integrated platform for production, management
and delivery of rich media enables five key business solutions: Dynamic Imaging
(dynamic zoom, sizing, art, color swatching, spin, templates), eCatalogs, Dynamic
Customization, eVideos and Dynamic Asset Management. More than 225 leading companies,
in industries ranging from retail to hi-tech, have selected Scene7 products,
including Macy’s, Scripps Networks, Home and Garden Television, Microsoft,
Office Depot, Levi Strauss & Co., Kinko’s, La-Z-Boy and QVC. Scene7
has been selected as a partner of key technology leaders including IBM, Microsoft,
Coremetrics, and Akamai. Scene7, a holding of QVC/Liberty Media, Moore Capital
and Rhodes Partners, is based in Novato, California. For more information visit
www.scene7.com.
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