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MeetingMatrix™ International and Dean Evans & Associates Form AllianceAuthor of EMS facility and resource scheduling systems gains distribution rights of MeetingMatrix line of room diagramming products
PORTSMOUTH, NH – January 4, 2005 -- MEETINGMATRIX INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND DEAN EVANS & ASSOCIATES INC. FORM ALLIANCE. MeetingMatrix™ International, Inc. (MMI), of Portsmouth, NH, and Dean Evans & Associates, Inc. (DEA) of Denver, CO announced that a new distributor agreement has been forged which will allow DEA immediate distribution rights of MMI’s full line of products and services to its current and future customers. DEA has opted to partner with the industry’s most advanced and leading edge room diagramming solutions company, MMI.
Since 1986, Dean Evans’ EMS software has streamlined event space and resource scheduling, calendaring and event management operations for a wide variety of facilities including conference centers, schools and universities, corporate meeting facilities, hotels, convention centers, government offices, associations, churches, healthcare facilities, performing arts centers, arenas, parks and recreation departments, and a variety of special event centers. With a loyal clientele numbering in the thousands worldwide, and over 250,000 users, Dean Evans will play a major role in the continued penetration of MeetingMatrix products and services into these marketplaces.
“As the worldwide leader and original innovator of room diagramming solutions, MeetingMatrix has an enduring commitment to forming solid, value-based, strategic alliances," said John Secord, vice president of MMI. "Developing stronger footholds and expertise in both the University and Conference Center markets is a major goal for 2005, and we welcome DEA’s very broad experience in these markets, as we extend our technology reach.”
“MeetingMatrix is an outstanding company with well-designed, well-supported, time-tested products,” says Kevin Raasch, executive vice president of DEA. “We’re very pleased to announce the signing of the reseller agreement, and we feel that our customers and prospective customers will benefit from having another option available to them as they consider a room diagramming solution.”
“One of our ongoing objectives is to serve as a comprehensive resource for people in the event scheduling and facility management industries who are looking for information on products and services that can help them do their jobs even more effectively,” says Raasch. “Developing relationships with strong companies like MMI is one of the ways we’re doing that.”
As both companies prepare for a strong future together, an interface between MeetingMatrix solutions and Dean Evans’ EMS software is in the works. With this integration, the two systems will be able to easily share event-related data.
About MeetingMatrix International, Inc.
MeetingMatrix™ International, Inc. is the premier provider of both drawing application software and room diagramming solutions for the global meetings industry and has been a pioneer in an emerging market revolutionizing the hospitality industry. MeetingMatrix International, Inc. represents 7,000 sites and 72 million square feet of measured and certified event space in more than 61 countries. Approximately 18,000 event planners currently use the software. Many universities worldwide teach the MeetingMatrix International, Inc. product line in their hospitality programs as the industry standard.
MeetingMatrix International, Inc. offers a wide array of interdependent and complimentary products that are considered the standard for room diagramming software throughout the world. MeetingMatrix products visually depict meeting space in a graphically detailed representation, resulting in significantly higher revenues for all MeetingMatrix clients.
About Dean Evans & Associates
Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Dean Evans & Associates develops, markets and supports a line of sophisticated software products for facility scheduling, event management and calendaring. Their Event Management Systems (EMS) family of products is ideal for scheduling and managing the rooms, services and resources needed for events as well as for maintaining a Web-based Master Calendar of events. Thousands of organizations, including four of the six largest U.S. banks, more than a dozen Fortune 100 companies and hundreds of higher education institutions, religious organizations, hospitals, conference centers, cultural venues and sports facilities rely on EMS software. Online demonstrations, screen shots and detailed product information are available at www.dea.com. Or contact the company at 800-440-3994 ext. 863, sales@dea.com.
