Press Release


Zero-Sixty Corporation Announces Tesser™--Customer Support Tools and Marketing Engine; Bring Your Customers Inside Your Site

New York and Munich, Germany (Business Wire), September 22nd, 2003 Zero-Sixty Corporation, a leading handheld development firm and software publisher, today announced the availability of a new software package, Tesser™, for Palm OS® software developers and publishers. Tesser features advanced customer support and marketing features in a scalable web-application and -services environment, allowing all Palm OS developers to leverage Zero-Sixty's enterprise-class expertise.

Tesser has been designed from the ground up for Palm OS developers. Features of Tesser include:

  • Account creation for customers, including verified email, device type and personal download page. Customers may receive discounted upgrades or specials through their individual page, logged for security.
  • Customers may choose to securely store credit cards and have subscriptions billed monthly.
  • Comprehensive product management, including product lines and collections (suites). Product lines may have upgrade discounts and collections register multiple products, while allowing simple downloads.
  • Import customer data from major vendors such as PalmGear, Handango and eSellerate. Accounts are automatically created for these customers and upgrades go through your site!
  • Optional modules provide multiple e-commerce and delivery options, including credit cards, subscriptions and VAT (sales tax) management.
  • Report module includes detailed sales and vendor reporting, customer search and data mining.
  • Receive vendor sales data transparently via web services. Straightforward API allows for easy integration with existing websites and databases.

"Tesser for Palm OS offers customer support and marketing features to enable Palm OS developers to deliver enterprise-grade solutions for mobile customers, said Larry Berkin, director of developer marketing, PalmSource.

"Customer support is a major on-going expense in the PalmOS software industry, in terms of euros and customer loyalty," said Jason Cain, founder and president of Zero-Sixty. "Doing it right is an art and Zero-Sixty's Tesser provides the tools to make it happen."

Zero-Sixty encourages major PalmOS software distributors including PalmGear, Handango, and eSellerate to talk with us about the Tesser API for interactive sales data. Tesser allows developers to instantaneously send registration codes while keeping their algorithms proprietary. Tesser currently supports PayPal (Instant Payment Notification) and Zero-Sixty looks forward to integrating this functionality with other vendors.

For more information on how Tesser and Zero-Sixty can benefit your customers and help your business, please contact Zero-Sixty Sales at sales@zerosixty.com.

About Zero-Sixty Corporation
Zero-Sixty Corporation is a leading handheld development and software publishing firm. Zero-Sixty has provided custom and pre-packaged software solutions to customers including IBM Corp., Vindigo, Inc., and Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup. Our software has been featured in Microsoft's executive technology reviews. Zero-Sixty's intellectual property portfolio consists of a wide array of software and technology for the personal computer and handheld computing space. Talk to us and put our solutions to work for you. For information, contact Zero-Sixty at: (917) 743-8733 or via the web: http://www.zerosixty.com. Zero-Sixty's email address for Tesser sales and support is tesser@zerosixty.com.

Zero-Sixty and Tesser are trademarks of Zero-Sixty Corporation.

Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm Powered is a trademark of PalmSource Inc., a subsidiary of Palm Inc. Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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