TwinEngines and The Media Kitchen Deliver Internet Applications to Techsonic Industries

Business Wire, June 25, 2001

Business Editors & Technology Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001

When Techsonic Industries, manufacturer of the world's top-selling line of marine electronic fishfinders, wanted to improve its internet presence and e-commerce capabilities, humminbird.com, the company chose The Media Kitchen Inc., TwinEngines Inc. and Microsoft Commerce Server.

"TwinEngines and The Media Kitchen have given us business partners who understand our enterprise-wide needs and can deliver the technology and marketing know-how to serve our customers more efficiently and cost effectively," said Rick Nelson, Director of Global Marketing for Techsonic. "Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 delivered the platform for electronic commerce that met our budget and consumer interface expectations."

"Techsonic is more than just another client to us," said John Scarborough, Vice President of TwinEngines' Technologies and Internet Development. "They're a new kind of entrepreneurial company that sees technology as a competitive strength that will keep them out in front of their competition. They selected us to develop and support the technology that enables them to continue their market leading position."

"The partnership between The Media Kitchen and TwinEngines ensures that Techsonic gets best-in-class creative marketing strategy coupled with superior technology," said The Media Kitchen's founder Tim Marker. "We are really able to deliver the best of both worlds without producing a prohibitive price tag."

Commerce Server 2000 is a comprehensive system for quickly building scalable, personalized e-commerce solutions on the Microsoft .NET platform. Through Commerce Server, TwinEngines and The Media Kitchen were able to meet Techsonic's high expectations without exceeding their budget. Additionally, TwinEngines integrated the Octane 8 content management system ensuring that Techsonic can easily administer and maintain their own site without hiring expensive technical staff.

About Techsonic Industries, Inc. humminbird.com

Located in Alpharetta, GA, Techsonic Industries, Inc. is the world's leading provider of marine electronic fishfinders. Founded in 1971, Techsonic Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Corporation.

About The Media Kitchen, Inc. themediakitchen.com

The Media Kitchen provides creative web based solutions. We specialize in information design, and content development. Founded in 1996, The Media Kitchen works with companies to employ technology to deliver a focused message to their market. We excel at communication in the age of the Internet, to a connected audience.

About TwinEngines, Inc. twinengines.com

TwinEngines, Inc., is an information technology-consulting firm offering custom application development and internet solutions to help clients meet the increasing needs of an electronic workforce. Our core competencies include Microsoft technologies application development, Intranet/Internet development, e-commerce, financial applications, n-tier custom applications, and database design and development.