Barnett, Inc. Chooses 'AutoStock' Supply Chain And E-Commerce Management Software

Business Wire, May 3, 1999

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999--

Innovative Studios, an e-Commerce Development and Marketing firm, has been selected as the exclusive provider of database driven website management, electronic commerce, and internet supply chain management software for Barnett Inc., a national and international distributor of over 11,000 plumbing, electrical, hardware, HVAC, and maintenance products.

The principal Barnett website will be upgraded to reflect the company's targeted catalogs and promotional efforts. "The AutoStock" website database software will also simplify the creation of new sites to accommodate future expansion and acquisitions.

Barnett's comprehensive online catalog, which has been under development internally for over a year, will utilize "AutoStock" catalog management software to create customized catalogs, offering resources to manufacturers to update their catalog information and allowing customers to host their own private-labeled "AutoStock" internet storefronts.

"We feel that this new e-commerce system will allow us to better serve our customers and strengthen our competitive position in the marketplace," says David Janosz, Vice President of Marketing for Barnett.

"The first phase of the Barnett, Inc. website is only the tip of the iceberg," said Jared Nielsen, President of Innovative Studios Corporation, "Barnett has already invested a lot of resources creating a rock-solid foundation of accurate, precise product information... Now we can help them leverage that information to benefit their own customers, their vendors, and the industry."

Innovative Studios is a Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida based company that specializes in the development and marketing of sophisticated internet supply chain management systems and e-Commerce software solutions for distributors, manufacturers, and retailers.

Barnett, Inc. is a Jacksonville, FL based distributor of plumbing, electrical, hardware, HVAC, and maintenance products and is publicly traded under the symbol BNTT on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

For additional information, please contact: Jared Nielsen, President Innovative Studios Corporation, at grafx@innovativestudios.com or http://www.InnovativeStudios.com/ or http://www.AutoStock.net/

SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com )

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