[advantage sales & marketing]

THE BUSINESS PROCESS DRIVES TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT DRIVE THE BUSINESS PROCESS...

Our business process is the driving force behind the deployment of technology at Advantage Sales and Marketing. Our technology must add value and promote productivity for all our associates and business partners. To that end, ASM has aligned with "best in class" technology partners to develop a leading edge information and technology platform. Our technology is designed around the selling process to support our core business functions of communication, information decision support, financial management, supply chain, and retail reporting. 24/7 web access provides our associates and clients with information and insights in a simple and usable format. From a technology infrastructure perspective business continuance is our utmost goal. We seek to obtain 99.99% uptime for all our major systems, including complete plans for disaster recovery in the event of a catastrophe.

The Internet has forever changed the way in which we do business. Our associates, clients, and customers expect and receive ubiquitous access to our systems over the Internet. We have securely provided this access using best practices to ensure the integrity and privacy of our information

"BEST IN CLASS" TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

Microsoft
Oracle
Cisco
Dell
Hewlett Packard
Information Resources, Inc.
ACNielsen
Spectra
TDLinx
Market Track
Apollo
JDA
Gladson
Becton Schantz
Adesso
Velosel
Demantra
Pen Rite
UPS Logistics
ADP

For more information about our information technology and the partnerships we have, please contact:

Peter Holton
Chief Information Officer
201.316.8705

Lewie Wake
Chief Technology Officer
949.797.2900