ATLANTA, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FirstWave Technologies, Inc. , a web-based, demand generation, lead leakage and revenue retention solutions provider, announces it was selected for 2 industry awards. Building on its full featured CRM infrastructure products, FirstWave announced today that its was selected by ISM Inc., Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and eCustomer strategic advisors, as a Top 15 CRM Software Award for 2007 in the Enterprise category.
"The Top 15 CRM Awards, which serve as the standard for comprehensive CRM software, have evolved since 1990 -- when ISM began the Awards -- to be the industry benchmark," said Barton Goldenberg, founder and president of ISM. "The Top 15 winners represent the best and most comprehensive CRM software serving internal and external customers with features ranging from predictive modeling to Web 2.0 to access to handheld/wireless devices."
FirstWave's CRM was chosen after intensive testing by the ISM Software Lab at its Bethesda, Md.-based headquarters. Each package was rated according to 217 selection criteria, including 103 business functions, 52 technical features, 36 implementation capabilities, 9 real time criteria and 17 user- support features.
"FirstWave is to be praised for obtaining the Top 15 honor as ISM's software selection process is strenuous and comprehensive," said Goldenberg. "FirstWave is a leader in the CRM industry."
In addition to ISM's prestige award, FirstWave also announced that it has been selected as one of the Top 40 Innovative Technology companies in Georgia by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state's leading technology organization.
The TAG Top 40 were chosen based on a number of criteria, including: degree of innovation; scope and financial impact of innovation; likelihood of success; and promotion of Georgia's innovative efforts nationally and internationally. Companies selected to be in the Top 40 also participated in a showcase exhibit at the Georgia Technology Summit, which attracted some 800 of the state's technology leaders.
"Our congratulations FirstWave for making this year's Top 40 list," said Tino Mantella, president of TAG. "Nearly 100 companies applied this year, the highest in the history of the Top 40 program."
ABOUT FIRSTWAVE
FirstWave(R) Technologies, Inc. is a provider of demand generation, lead leakage and revenue retention solutions built on top of the company's suite of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) products. FirstWave's solutions increase visibility throughout the sales cycle, keeping customer pipelines perpetually full of qualified leads, their prospects warm, and their customers loyal. With 20 years of sales management software, FirstWave's modular internet marketing, sales lead and customer management solutions, customers achieve results at every opportunity.
FirstWave is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.firstwave.net/ or call 1-800-540-6061.
