WESTPORT, Conn. and LONDON, Feb. 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- John A. Laurino, CEO of Proposal Software, Inc. (www.proposalsoftware.com) announced today another major step forward in maintaining PMAPS(r) (Proposal Management and Production System) as the world's leading edge proposal management software. PMAPS(r) now integrates with Concurrence, a powerful software platform for generating electronic submissions and other multimedia formats for presentation documents, proposals and marketing collateral.
Developed by the United Kingdom-based corporate media management firm QND (www.QND-limited.com), Concurrence produces high level presentation documents in state-of-the-art multimedia formats. In addition to bid proposals prepared for procurement authorities in response to RFPs and RFIs, Concurrence collates marketing collateral, bid management documentation, customer care information, legal materials or any information that needs to be captured, collated and delivered in a coherent, attractive and easy to navigate format, publishing to CD, DVD, the Web or desktop, in minutes.
"Businesses are definitely becoming more and more focused upon the quality of their electronic content delivery, not just within sales and marketing, but increasingly with respect to their bid and proposal submissions," commented Ray Brown, Director of QND. "Concurrence is the leading software tool in this space and we are delighted to be able to enhance our client's ability to communicate through this link with PMAPS."
With this synchronization, the same highly complex content assembled and prepared by professional proposal managers using PMAPS(r) can be directly downstreamed to the end-recipient via Concurrence. The results are proposals produced in comprehensively organized and branded electronic formats increasingly demanded by procurement managers.
"We continue to pursue integration of PMAPS(r) with the 'best in class' software applications that complement it as part of the overall new business process," said Laurino.
"We recognize that to 'win' a bid or proposal, sales managers must be prepared to truly differentiate their submissions using 21st century media. This integration of PMAPS(r) with Concurrence represents the next step in allowing proposals to stand out from the crowd -- enabling them to present voluminous and complex materials in efficient, easy to navigate electronic formats."
According to Laurino, proposals are increasing in frequency while becoming more complex. "We continually focus on improving the productivity and competitive advantage of our clients. Synchronizing PMAPS(r) with Concurrence is a major step forward in increasing the value of both of these important new business related software platforms."
About Proposal Software, Inc.
Westport, Conn.-based Proposal Software, Inc. provides the "best in class" comprehensive proposal management platform, PMAPS(r). Clients include leading financial services, healthcare, investment management and a wide cross-section of Fortune 1000 corporations. Clients include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, ING Investment Management, BlackRock, Baring Asset Management, AAM-Investment Management, Fred Alger Management, and the WellPoint family of healthcare companies. Additional information on PMAPS(r) is available at www.proposalsoftware.com
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About QND
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, QND is a corporate media management specialist, offering software and professional services to help companies excel in delivering and presenting materials for a range of purposes including brand, channel, and bid management. QND's flagship product is Concurrence, software which acts as a catalyst for better management and dissemination of corporate media by speeding the delivery and presentation of material in a branded, customizable and fully navigable format. Clients include HSBC Asset Management, BAE Systems, BT Global Services, IBM, Fidelity International, Experian, Costain, Balfour Beatty, KPMG, Scottish Widows and Tarmac. Additional information on QND's Concurrence is available at www.QND-limited.com.