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PROVO, UTAH - April 4, 2007 - THINK Subscription, the leading provider
of subscription management and fulfillment software for physical and digital content, today
announced the incorporation of the Ringgold Identifier into the THINK Enterprise software
suite. The Ringgold Identifier is used to uniquely identify institutions, and their
relationships to each other, for example that a university is a member of a consortium.
Understanding customer relationships and demographics is increasingly important as
institutions and subscribers move to electronic titles.
“THINK Subscription is excited to already have clients using the Ringgold Identifier within the
system. The Ringgold group is providing a valuable service to the industry by helping publishers
understand more about the identity of their customers. It is essential that publishers
understand the changing demographics of digital and print subscribers to support proper packaging
of products and services” said Paul Russell, President & CTO of THINK Subscription Inc. THINK
will continue to work alongside Ringgold to support this initiative and continue to improve the
use of the Ringgold Identifier within the THINK Enterprise system.
Don Chvatal, President of Ringgold, observed, “Seeing THINK’s deployment of the Ringgold
numbers within their software suggests that publishers will get needed support in their
fulfillment operations as the institutional subscriber relationships will be viewed
transparently and with precision.”
The inclusion of the identifier facilitates reporting, marketing, licensing, and product
positioning as publishers address the needs of subscribing customers. Additional benefits
of the Ringgold Identifier will manifest themselves to the journal supply chain as the
industry continues to evolve and utilize automated approaches to the interchange of data
and a need for a unique ID to drive communication between diverse supply chain systems.
About Ringgold, Inc.
Ringgold is based in Beaverton, OR and Bristol, England. Its mission is
to help publishers and software vendors improve their marketing and reduce their costs in
supplying products and services within the Information industry. Ringgold’s two branded
services are OpenIdentify – providing unique identification of organizations subscribing
to electronic journals, and OpenRFP – providing an online eProcurement system where software
vendors present functions to libraries that use the information for creating RFIs or requests
for tender.
www.ringgold.com/.
About THINK Enterprise
THINK Enterprise is an industry leading subscription management application suite that
covers the spectrum of subscription management and fulfillment needs from creation and
management of your product catalog to renewals and marketing campaigns and offers many
variations of licensing and delivery models for both electronic and physical products.
This highly scalable application is the leading choice for subscription-based business
worldwide.
http://www.thinksubscription.com/products.aspx.
About THINK Subscription
THINK Subscription is a leading provider of subscription management and fulfillment software
to publishers, online service providers and new media vendors. THINK Subscription’s software
enables customers to manage online and print subscriptions through one solution, lower
customer retention costs, and improve sales with targeted offers. In addition, THINK
Subscription offers a range of professional services that compliment its software including
implementation, consulting, and customer support. Privately held THINK Subscription now has
offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Asia Pacific Region that support some
of the worlds best know subscription businesses including Blackwell, Disney, Dow Jones, Nature
Publishing Group and Paulgrave MacMillan.
www.thinksubscription.com.
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