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SIEBEL SYSTEMS: StepStone standardizes on Siebel eBusiness applications;
Leading European online recruiter establishes capacity for multichannel eBusiness
SEP 5, 2000, M2 Communications - SAN MATEO, CA -- Siebel Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SEBL), the world`s leading supplier of eBusiness application software, today
announced that StepStone, Europe`s leading career and recruitment portal, will
standardize on Siebel eBusiness Applications. By creating a single,
comprehensive multichannel customer information management system, Siebel
Systems will enable StepStone sales, service and marketing professionals to work
seamlessly with one another and with customers, across numerous European
locations and multiple channels - whether phone, email, Web, fax or in-person
meeting - for greater customer satisfaction.
StepStone is Europe`s leading career and recruitment portal, with one of the
largest employment databases on the Internet. More than 11,000 employers such as
Nestle, Nokia Mobile Phones A/S, and Ericsson depend on StepStone`s assistance
to attract talented personnel in ten European markets, and the StepStone Web
site attracts more than three million user sessions monthly. Forrester Research
predicts that within five years, one-stop career management sites will account
for 55 percent of the $7.1 billion online recruiting market.
Employers typically have provided information about job opportunities to
StepStone sales representatives in local offices by mail, email, or fax; in
addition, customers with annual contracts may choose to integrate their Web site
with StepStone`s systems so that job applications are directed to the online
recruiting company to manage the hiring process.
Stepstone recognized the requirement to implement a central repository for
customer information from these multiple channels, to ensure they continue to
meet customer requirements and respond accurately to inquiries across multiple
geographic locations, languages and currencies. Stepstone representatives are
currently reliant on manual record keeping, frequent phone calls and emails with
their teams.
By deploying Siebel eSales to more than 1,000 professionals throughout Europe,
StepStone will be able to create a single, comprehensive, multichannel customer
information management system to capture and update customer and candidate
interaction, from Web, phone, fax and email requests, and in-person meetings. As
a result, teams will be able to stay abreast of customers` requirements and work
seamlessly to fulfill them without delays due to multiple geographic locations,
time zones, and languages. Service representatives will be able to respond
knowledgeably to queries based on comprehensive customer information, while
marketing professionals will gain customer insight for targeted promotional
campaigns, and sales representatives will be able to identify new opportunities
to assist existing clients. Finally, by integrating Siebel Systems` solution
with financial and human resources applications, StepStone will be able to use
up-to-date customer data from multiple channels to ensure vital back office
functions are completed accurately.
"StepStone understands that successful multinational online recruitment depends
on relationships and responsiveness, and we cannot afford to exclude or favor a
particular means of communication with our clients. We found Siebel Systems to
be the only eBusiness application provider with proven multichannel solutions,
backed by an international reputation for 100 percent customer satisfaction -
and that made our choice clear," said Simon McKinnon, Chief Technical Officer at
StepStone.
"Siebel eSales is proving easy to configure and deploy to StepStone`s European
field sales force, as well as to integrate into our back office operations. We
expect our teams will be able to focus on sales and customer service, work
together more efficiently and spend far less time on administration to fill
customers` open positions and ultimately, increase both customers` and
candidates` satisfaction," said McKinnon.
About Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL) is the world`s leading provider of eBusiness
applications software. Siebel Systems provides an integrated family of eBusiness
application software enabling multichannel sales, marketing and customer service
systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, field, reseller channels,
retail and dealer networks. Siebel Systems` sales and service facilities are
located in more than 28 countries.
For more information, please visit Siebel Systems` Web site at www.Siebel.com.
About Stepstone
StepStone operates in the UK, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Ireland, Italy and India. StepStone is the leading online provider
of recruiting and career services in Europe. StepStone has over 1,500 companies,
public sector employers and recruitment agencies as annual contract customers
and a database of approximately 316,000 CVs and over 100,000 employment
opportunities listed on its web- sites. In Q2 2000, StepStone enjoyed 6.9
million user sessions - and in June achieved a record 3 million users.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risk or uncertainties.
Future operating results of Siebel Systems may differ from the results discussed
or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to factors that include, but
are not limited to, risks associated with customer relations, such as the
availability of Siebel Systems` products and services, customer implementation
of products and services, relationships with third-party vendors and systems
integrators, concentration of revenues in a relatively small number of
customers, existence of errors or defects in products, ability to successfully
manage growth, significant current and expected additional competition and the
need to continue to expand product distribution and services offerings. Further
information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of
Siebel Systems are included in Siebel Systems` Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999 and its other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTDCONTACT: Chantel Brandtman/Katie
Lewis, Hill & Knowlton (UK) Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 5970
Tel: +44 (0)20 7973 4440
e-mail: cbrandtman@carlbyoir.com
Sarah Pullen, Siebel Systems UK Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)17 8449 4900
e-mail: spullen@siebel.com
Die Siebel-Aktie zeigt sich daraufhin unverändert bei 196 US $. Naja, wenigstens eine positive Meldung. Die Kursgewinne kommen bei besserer Nasdaq bestimmt wieder
Gruß,
Gino
