ProficientSales Server 4.0 Increases Web Site Revenues by Improving Online Visitor Targeting and Engagement

ProficientSales Server 4.0 Increases Web Site Revenues by Improving Online Visitor Targeting and Engagement

Upgrade Increases Revenues by More Effectively Targeting and Automatically Approaching Customers Most Apt to Buy, While Raising Employee Productivity and Creating a Secure Chat Environment

ATLANTA, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Proficient Systems Inc., a provider of technology that helps companies better monetize their Web presence by converting more visitors into buyers, announced today ProficientSales Server(TM) Release 4.0, a flexible, scalable solution that enables companies to increase Web revenues and sales productivity by identifying online sales opportunities and connecting them with offline sales and service operations.

"What sets ProficientSales Server(TM) apart from other online sales and support solutions is our real-time data-mining capability," said Vikas Rijsinghani, CTO, Proficient Systems. "Data mining empowers our Intelliproach(TM) technology to accurately identify and approach customers in need of assistance as well as the customers mostly likely to make a purchase. Our technology not only makes more sales possible, it enhances the overall customer experience and enables agents to respond more quickly and efficiently."

ComparisonMarket Inc., an online auto insurance quote provider, experienced a 75 percent increase in the amount of engagements handled and a 30 percent reduction in the length of time agents spent chatting with customers in a recent beta test of ProficientSales Server 4.0.(TM)

"Of all the solutions we evaluated, Proficient's had the greatest impact in increasing sales, reducing agent chat time and raising agent productivity," said Joe Singleton, Director of IT for ComparisonMarket. "Our customers are excited and welcomed the ability to speak with our licensed agents without having to pick up the phone. We're off to a positive start and it will be exciting to see the results over the long-term."

ProficientSales Server Release 4.0 is equipped with a multi-engagement feature that allows customer service or sales agents to enter into several customer engagements at one time, maximizing agent productivity by eliminating the need to wait for a customer to reply or resolve a customer issue before approaching the next customer in the queue. Additionally, customers can determine the number of engagements agents can handle, from one to five, across the enterprise or set the limit based on each agent's skill level. Agents invite customers into a secure private chat and can also co-browse independently with each customer.

In addition, enhancements were made to the Intelliproach(TM) feature, technology that continuously approaches Web site visitors based on their behavior and matches them with the optimal available sales or service agent. Agents can now create individual custom chat messages that are sent to a visitor automatically when an engagement begins, improving initial response time.

The upgrade also includes improvements to the user interface. ProficientSales Server 4.0(TM) "smart tabs" allow agents to easily see the status of each customer engagement, including whether a customer is awaiting a response from the agent and how long he or she has waited, whether the agent is awaiting a response from the customer, and if the engagement is in chat only or co-browsing mode.

ProficientSales Server 4.0(TM) is available immediately and Proficient is currently scheduling upgrades for all existing customers.

About Proficient Systems, Inc.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Proficient Systems, Inc. is helping industry-leading companies better monetize their Web presence by converting visitors into buyers. The Proficient solution utilizes sophisticated data mining algorithms to track and analyze the behavior of Web site visitors in real time, and then intelligently approaches visitors with the appropriate sales or service professional based on the company's specific business objectives. Proficient's real-time data mining engine determines the most valuable customers and engages them with chat and collaboration technologies, allowing companies like Bank of America, ELOAN, E*Trade, Huntington National Bank, and Seibel to experience increased revenue, improved productivity, and enhanced customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.proficient.com.

NOTE: ProficientSales Server(TM) and Intelliproach(TM) are trademarks of Proficient Systems, Inc.


Source: Proficient Systems Inc.

CONTACT: Theresa Chavez of Ketchum, +1-415-984-6138, or
Theresa.Chavez@ketchum.com, for Proficient Systems Inc.

Web site: http://www.proficient.com/


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