Coveo Solutions Inc.,™ and ASAP Software® Announce Strategic Alliance to Bring Enterprise Search to Large and Mid-Tier Businesses
New Partnership will provide Organizations with the Ability to Easily Procure and Deploy Integrated Search for the Desktop, Intranet and the Web.
Palo Alto, California. Quebec, Canada. November 3, 2004- Coveo Solutions Inc., pioneer of integrated and secure search solutions for the desktop, Intranet and Web, today announced that it has formed a partnership with ASAP Software, a leading business-to-business software services provider, in order to facilitate the purchase and implementation of Coveo Enterprise Search (CES) by businesses, organizations and government entities. Through this partnership, the more than 18,000 customers who currently call upon ASAP's volume licensing expertise can now easily access and deploy Coveo Enterprise Search.
Specifically designed for business use, Coveo Enterprise Search addresses the issue of cost, complexity and deployment associated with existing enterprise search solutions because of its ease-of-use, outstanding results relevance and corporate-standard security capabilities. By distributing its products through ASAP and its award-winning eBusiness solutions ASAP E-Way®, Coveo will continue to deliver on its goal of providing enterprise-quality search to all businesses, regardless of size.
"Coveo has experienced tremendous growth by delivering an integrated and secure search solution at a very affordable price," said Laurent Simoneau, Coveo President and CEO. "We're pleased to work with ASAP to address their customer's search needs-their impressive reach and reputation in the marketplace will aid our commitment to bring enterprise search to businesses and organizations of all sizes."
"We're excited about partnering with Coveo to provide our customers the ability to easily procure Coveo Enterprise Search," said Harry Zoberman, senior vice president, marketing and operations for ASAP Software. "It's yet another way organizations can benefit from ASAP's broad array of services and solutions."
About Coveo Solutions Inc.
Coveo develops and sells enterprise search software that allows all individuals within an organization to access and integrate multiple collections of data with one unified view, providing tangible productivity enhancements and ROI. By combining content from the desktop, the intranet and the Internet, with one integrated tool, data is quickly and easily located. With unmatched relevance and true out-of-the-box security, over 3,000 businesses and organizations worldwide benefit from Coveo Enterprise Search through increased revenue, greatly improved productivity and compliance with regulatory mandates. Key customers include AAA Automotive, Credit Lyonnais, Hewlett Packard and Spectra Physics. For more information, please visit www.coveo.com.
About ASAP Software
ASAP Software is the IT industry's first software services provider. Since 1984, ASAP has provided a fast, reliable and economical way for large and mid-tier organizations headquartered in North America and Europe to acquire software, services and hardware products. ASAP's world headquarters is located in Buffalo Grove, Ill., with European headquarters in Paris, France and 35 field sales offices located across North America and Europe. ASAP Software is a Buhrmann Company (NYSE: BUH), an international business services and distribution leader and the world's major supplier of office products, paper and graphic systems for the business market. For more information, contact ASAP Software at (800) 248-ASAP, or visit the company's Web site at www.asap.com.