San Jose, California, USA and Coventry, West Midlands, UK, October 1, 1999. Tridex Ltd. the European distributor of Triad applications for the aftermarket auto parts distribution and retail industry has partnered with WordMark International Corporation to deliver an enterprise E-Mail and Internet software system. The WordMark E-Mail package is installed for over 50,000 users, mostly in the United States. Tridex evaluated the WordMark E-Mail package in February and found if was just what they are looking for. Tridex has begun to install the package at customer sites.

Jeff Weidler, president of WordMark remarks, "we’ve been very successful with the Database E-Mail package to Triad customers here in the States and we’re really excited about working with Tridex in the U.K. Tridex brings a wealth of experience to the market. We’re particularly impressed with their support services."

Tridex licenses and directly supports the E-Mail package. Tridex also distributes the E-Mail companion product, Packet Transfer Software (PTS), which allows Triad users to send and receive messages from the Internet in their familiar database environment. The latest Version 3.0 of PTS handles attachments, even in character-based environments.

Mr. Weidler continues, "Triad users can send or receive email from the Internet while in their terminal based environment in the same transparent method as Internal email. The PTS product can be connected to the Internet via a Serial Gateway or directly through a TCP/IP connection from the host. PTS can also connect the MultiValue database system to PC Networks using Microsoft Exchange. It is the most integrated solution in the MultiValue market."

The E-Mail system includes all the bells and whistles you would expect from a well engineered product. Folders, Personal Address Book, Multiple Groups and many more features are included. The E-Mail system is in its 6^th major release and is Y2K compliant. Entry level price for the E-Mail system is only $995 US. Call Tridex in the UK at (01203) 636000 or WordMark in the USA at 408-975-1100.
 
 

Founded in the USA in 1972, Tridex is an organization that brings up-to-date technology in systems and information to distribution businesses. Tridex founders were the original developers of the disk drive and the first to bring the commercial application of microprocessor technology to business systems. They continue to offer their users the know-how needed to be more profitable and more productive than their competitors. To their customers’ Tridex states: "To excel at our role, we have to be successful in helping you to be successful. We believe our customers account for the bulk of those sitting in the winner’s circle today and certainly those who plan on being the market leaders of tomorrow."

Tridex Systems has been serving the automotive aftermarket of the UK and Ireland since 1982. Tridex provides turnkey hardware and software solutions, as well as full support and on-going research and development, to both the distribution and retail components of this marketplace.
 
 

Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, WordMark has developed, manufactured and distributed WordMark and related software products since 1979. The WordMark installed base includes more than a half a million users worldwide in Fortune 2000 companies, colleges and universities, scientific laboratories, government agencies, businesses and professional practices.

WordMark offers a wide variety of Database tools and Office Automation software including Word Processing, Database E-Mail, Internet Connectivity, ODBC, 4GL (Visual Developer) and Professional Services specializing in Prime migrations. WordMark also offers all of the databases in the MultiValue community and is a source for all other product types. WordMark can be reached at 408-975-1100, fax 408-975-1111 or info@multivalue.com.