SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- EnterConnect Inc. (OTCBB:ECNI), a leading provider of Enterprise Proven On-Demand Business Portals, announced that it has partnered with Piedmont Church to transform the church's online infrastructure with EnterConnect's cost-effective, easy-to-use intranet, extranet and internet solutions.
The new technology solution and a fully redesigned Piedmont Church website were unveiled to a gathering of eager congregants on Sunday as senior pastor Dr. Dwight "Ike" Reighard navigated smoothly through the various applications during a demonstration while attendees followed along on projection screens. Following the demonstration, congregants were invited to try out the new applications for themselves on fifteen Macintosh computers provided by the church.
Reactions were positive from all in attendance, a promising sign as a recent study found that nearly 65% of people seeking a new church to attend said that what they view on a website directly determines if they will visit a prospective church. This stunning statistic is bolstered by the fact that 85% of respondents said that before visiting a church they will visit its website. Piedmont's new website will utilize the efficiency and ease of EnterConnect's solutions not only to attract new members but also to enhance the effectiveness of the church's internal communications and community outreach.
"We are very pleased with the new website and all of the advanced functionalities that EnterConnect's platform offers for our congregation and our entire community," said Dr. Reighard. "These solutions are a literal illustration of our theme of Extraordinary Transformation. We hope to utilize these applications to help us better connect our congregation to our community through outreach projects, volunteering opportunities and organizing events. We want to transform the way our church communicates and maintain an outward focus by facilitating volunteerism and providing the people resources to make our community better. EnterConnect's innovative technology solutions are a streamlined and efficient way to achieve these goals. Our new iServe portal allows us to reach out to the community in ways that were not possible before."
Sam Jankovich, President and CEO of EnterConnect, was also in attendance at the unveiling. He commented: "We are happy to be able to provide the right solutions for such a deserving enterprise. Piedmont's transformed website, online capabilities and intranet will bring people together and ultimately serve the greater community by giving people a place to come and learn about volunteering opportunities as well as allowing groups within the church to stay up-to-date and share community news."
In addition to the new website, EnterConnect solutions aided Piedmont in creating a new intranet for employees and congregants to more efficiently communicate. Reighard cited this feature in a glowing explanation of the way in which EnterConnect's solutions would allow small groups to communicate more easily and effectively with updates of class functions, prayer requests, outreach projects and many other announcements and bulletins that previously would have been time-consuming and difficult to communicate to each member individually.
About EnterConnect Inc.
EnterConnect Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise-proven on-demand portals that improve communication, collaboration and business processes to help companies increase customer satisfaction, growth and productivity. EnterConnect's Enterprise-Proven On-Demand Portals enable employees, partners, customers and other stakeholders to securely consolidate, collaborate and connect online -- at anytime, from anywhere -- to accelerate business on-demand. EnterConnect solutions are based on a rich technology foundation in use at more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies. Now available on demand, these solutions are used at leading organizations across diverse industries including Rheem Manufacturing, Rush University Hospital, John Thomas Capital Management and others. For more information visit http://www.enterconnect.com.