Solica and StrikeIron Launch GoldDNC for GoldMine; On-Demand Do Not Call Checking for GoldMine to Improve Compliance and Productivity

Business Wire, Sept 21, 2004

LONDON & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Solica Consulting Ltd, a leading GoldMine(R) reseller and developer of add-on products for GoldMine, and StrikeIron(TM), Inc., a pioneer of online services and software to simplify working with Web services, today announced the availability of Solica GoldDNC(TM) for GoldMine. Solica GoldDNC provides the first integrated solution for GoldMine users to avoid costly fines and ensure compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call list regulations and similar Do Not Call regulations that currently exist in thirty-seven states.

"GoldDNC is the perfect add-on for GoldMine users to ensure compliance and be more cost effective with on-demand access to the U.S. Do Not Call list," said Paul Redstone, Managing Director of Solica Consulting Ltd. "GoldMine users in any size company from small to large can eliminate unnecessary calls in real-time and alleviate the pain of managing their Do Not Call databases."

Solica GoldDNC is an easy to use integrated add-on application for GoldMine that provides instant, on-demand checking of numbers against the U.S. Do Not Call (DNC) Registry along with additional DNC checking management to ensure compliance. GoldDNC seamlessly integrates StrikeIron's Do Not Call Premium Web Service for real-time access and checking of the U.S. Federal and State Do Not Call databases.

The seamless integration of Solica's GoldDNC and StrikeIron's Do Not Call Premium Web Service provides a more productive, lower cost and lower risk real-time solution that is ideal for customer relationship management, telemarketing and sales professionals. In addition, this solution helps ensure compliance for ad hoc calls and lowers costs and speeds up customer contacts by eliminating the time intensive and expensive process of acquiring lists, extracting and scrubbing data, and re-importing the data on a repeated basis.

"The integration of StrikeIron's Premium Web Service into the GoldDNC application is an excellent example of how application providers can take advantage of Web services to provide added value to their customers," said Richard Holcomb, Chairman and CEO of StrikeIron. "Furthermore, as a hosted StrikeIron Premium Web Service available through the StrikeIron Web Services Business Network(TM), customers can be assured of the Web service's reliability, performance, and security."

Solica GoldDNC

Solica's GoldDNC provides simple, one click checking of single or batch phone numbers for Federal and State DNC lists. GoldDNC supports all the various permissions and denial flags of the DNC legislation including permissions for inquiries up to 3 months, permissions for existing businesses up to 18 months, explicit permission to call and requests to not call. The product allows priorities to be set and takes time into account to help ensure compliance. Installation is simple and integrated into GoldMine along with the ability to add shortcuts to the taskbars and menus.

Access to StrikeIron's Do Not Call Premium Web Service has been integrated into GoldDNC so the user only has to obtain a Subscriber Access Number (SAN) from the government as required by legislation, and then subscribe to the StrikeIron Do Not Call Premium Web Service on a "pay-per-use" subscription to receive an access License Key from StrikeIron. No knowledge is required of Web services.

Pricing and Availability

GoldDNC is available for free as a download from the Solica web site at www.solica.com.

Access to the StrikeIron Do Not Call Premium Web Service is available through the StrikeIron Web Services Business Network at www.strikeiron.com on a monthly "pay-per-use" subscription starting at a low initial number of credits or "hits" for a low monthly fee with a small charge for hits over the monthly subscription amount. Volume pricing is available in intervals up to 1,000,000 credits or hits per month for larger organizations.

Acquiring a Subscriber Access Number (SAN) is available through U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) National Do Not Call Registry at https://telemarketing.donotcall.gov/.> About Solica

Solica Consulting Limited specializes in CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and is a leading GoldMine reseller and developer of integrated add-on applications for GoldMine including the highly popular Details Plus for GoldMine. Solica provides a complete range of consulting services from business analysis, design and implementation to support and maintenance. Solica is based in London, England. For more information, visit www.solica.com.

About StrikeIron

StrikeIron, Inc. is a pioneer in providing software and services that simplify working with Web services and make it easier to implement Service-Oriented Architectures. The StrikeIron Web Services Business Network provides a revolutionary way to expand the usage and commercialization of Web services. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the company was founded by a trio of veteran entrepreneurs in building innovative and successful technology companies. The Aurora Funds, Inc. provided funding for StrikeIron after recognizing the significant opportunity presented by Web services and this unique management team. For more information, visit www.strikeiron.com.