 
FOR: Quorum Information Technologies Inc.
TSX VENTURE SYMBOL:
QIS
Quorum Renews Contract with Maritz Inc., to Provide 390 U.S. Cadillac Dealerships with Handheld PDA Sales Technology in 2006
DEC 14, 2005 - 11:46 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - Dec. 14, 2005) - Quorum Information Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:QIS) (Quorum) announced today that the Company has signed a Contract with Maritz Inc., (Maritz) to deliver Handheld Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Sales Technology to the approximately 390 U.S. Cadillac dealerships participating in the General Motors Standards For Excellence (SFE) Process. Maritz is responsible for administering the Standards For Excellence Process with Cadillac, HUMMER, Buick Pontiac GMC and Chevrolet dealerships in the United States. Maritz has been in business for over 100 years, and is the world's largest source of integrated performance improvement, incentive travel, and consumer market research services. Their clients include 28 of the 50 largest companies in the world.
Under the terms of the contract, Quorum is responsible for the delivery of hardware plus activation and on-going support services to Cadillac dealerships enrolled in the SFE Process. The PDAs were designed for use by dealership sales personnel, and provide them with the ability to perform a multitude of sales functions on- or off-dealership premises. The combined functionality of this device will enable Cadillac to "push" a wealth of information to sales personnel in a high-tech, easy to update, timely manner.
"The PDA program is an integral part of the Cadillac SFE Process which Maritz delivers," said Jeff Kellstrom, V.P. and General Manager GM SFE of Maritz, "It provides sales personnel with a portable tool, which ties them into key data to maximize lead conversions and sell more Cadillacs."
"We are very pleased to renew this program for 2006, and we are very proud to continue to be a part of the Cadillac Standards For Excellence Process with Maritz Inc.," said Bill Thompson, V.P. Business Development of Quorum. "As Dealers understand the value of this technology to their sales process, we are confident that we will see wider adoption across the entire SFE program."
About Quorum:
Quorum (TSX V: QIS) is a successful information technology company that develops, markets, implements and supports its own software products for the automotive vertical. Its key products are DISTRIBUTORTM, a Windows and Web-based network solution, and XSELLERATORTM dealership management software, which combine to form a Dealership and Customer Relationship Management System (DMS) for the automotive dealership market. Quorum's success comes from delivering the best DMS System on the market, and their commitment to total customer satisfaction.
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Quorum Information Technologies Inc.
Maury Marks
President and CEO
(403) 777-0035 Ext. 104
(403) 777-0039 (FAX)
Email: MarksM@QuorumIS.com
Website: www.QuorumIS.com
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