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Palo Alto, CA - January 7, 2000 - Noosh, Inc., a leading
Internet business-to-business communication service targeting the
printing industry, today announced an agreement with Wallace (WCS:NYSE),
one of the nation's largest print services companies. The agreement
will allow for technologically advanced printing processes to occur
on the Web by integrating the Noosh.com service with Wallace's e-business
application, @w.i.n.™
Wallace, with annual revenues of $1.6 billion, is known for its
superior technology and innovative e-Business application, @w.i.n.™
Grown from the industry's original computerized print management
system, @w.i.n.™ provides total print management for decision
support and cost reduction. When combined with the power and ease-of-use
of noosh.com's advanced technology, this system will provide a comprehensive
e-Solution for end-to-end management of print processes on the Internet.
Noosh's business-to-business Internet communication service, noosh.com,
dramatically improves the process of buying, selling and managing
print by providing a collaborative environment where printers, print
buyers and creative agencies all work together efficiently. The
noosh.com service, powered by Live JobsSM collaborative technology,
provides a way to develop a standard and efficient information workflow
utilizing one centralized database to store, retrieve and push information.
Noosh.com helps users communicate more accurately and effectively
with their internal and external customers throughout the whole
print process-from conception to delivery.
Under the terms of their agreement, Noosh will work with Wallace
to integrate noosh.com as an e-Component to @w.i.n.™, which
will facilitate collaborative print creation workflow for print
buyers. The integration will allow Wallace customers to access noosh.com
Live JobsSM collaborative technology through @w.i.n.™,
enabling print buyers to track the flow of specifications, design
and text; manage changes; track content delivery and organize files
online and in real-time. Wallace will use Noosh's unique collaborative
workflow system to facilitate communications and improve accountability.
"Our agreement with Noosh will enhance our position as a leading
print management services partner for Fortune 2000 organizations,"
said Mike Duffield, president and COO, Wallace. "Combining
Wallace and Noosh technology brings even more functionality to our
suite of Internet solutions."
"By providing an e-Component to the successful @w.i.n.™
model, Noosh and Wallace are creating a comprehensive e-Solution
for print management," said Ofer Ben-Shachar, president and
CEO, Noosh, Inc. "We are pleased to partner with Wallace to
help print buyers improve efficiency and communications as well
as save time and costs."
About Noosh, Inc.
Noosh, Inc. (http://www.noosh.com)
was founded in 1998 with the goal of creating the industry's leading
business-to-business, Internet-based communication service for enterprise
critical printing. Noosh.com dramatically improves the process of
buying, selling and managing print. Leveraging the power of the
Internet, noosh.com helps strengthen buyer-printer relationships
by providing a collaborative environment where corporate buyers,
printers and creative agencies work together efficiently to manage
complex corporate printing in real time.
About Wallace
Wallace (http://www.wallace.com)
is recognized as the leading provider of print management services
to Fortune 2000 companies through its Total Print Management program.
The company's introduction of these services in 1992 has led the
trend for large companies to outsource the management and distribution
of printed materials. With nationwide resources across a wide range
of traditional and digital capabilities, Wallace can be a large
organization's single print source. The company's print management
services include eCommerce, distribution logistics, digital asset
management, inventory management and print optimization. Wallace
is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois with manufacturing, distribution
and sales facilities throughout the United States.
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