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Dental supplier Henry Schein selects Demandforce
Worldwide distributor to sell Demandforce as its exclusive patient communications system
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – September 8, 2006 – Henry Schein, Inc., (NASDAQ:HSIC) the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners, and Demandforce, Inc., a web-based customer communication software company, today announced a two-year agreement establishing Henry Schein Dental as a distributor of the Demandforce software platform. Henry Schein will now exclusively offer dental practitioners the Demandforce communication system to drive demand while increasing efficiency and improving the patient relationship.
"Software is an important and growing market within the dental industry. Demandforce stands apart from other systems with a solution benefitting practices and patients," said Sam Osman, vice president of Demandforce. "In the U.S. and Canada, where email and text message adoption is nearing saturation, Demandforce is an important product in the Henry Schein catalog because of our unique ability to drive demand, improve efficiency, and strengthen the practice-patient relationship."
Offices leveraging Demandforce's platform can deliver targeted communications to patients via email and text messaging. The branded, customized messages help reactivate lost patients, retain existing patients, reduce no-shows and measure patient satisfaction. Practices manage their customer base through a web-based interface that can be accessed from anywhere with Internet connectivity.
"We're proud that Henry Schein has chosen to offer Demandforce software to its clients and are confident that they are the ideal partner to communicate the benefits of our platform to dental practices," Demandforce President Rick Berry said. "Henry Schein is the worldwide leader in supplying dental practices with state-of-the art equipment, tools and supplies, and we're ecstatic to join their roster of high-quality, innovative products that serve practices and their patients."
For more information visit www.demandforce.com. Dental practitioners can visit www.demandforce.com or speak with their Henry Schein Field Sales Consultant for more information
About Henry Schein, Inc.
Henry Schein, a Fortune 500® company and a member of the NASDAQ 100® Index, is recognized for its excellent customer service and highly competitive prices. The Company's four business groups - Dental, Medical, International and Technology - serve more than 550,000 customers worldwide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions. The Company operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 200 countries with a comprehensive selection of more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items.
Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative value-added practice solutions for healthcare professionals, such as ArubA®, the Company's electronic catalog and ordering system. Its leading practice-management software solutions have a user base of more than 52,000 practices, including DENTRIX®, Easy Dental®, Oasis® and EXACT® for dental practices, MicroMD® for physician practices, and AVImark® for animal health clinics. Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein employs more than 12,000 people and has operations or affiliates in 23 countries. The Company's net sales reached a record $5.9 billion in 2007. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.
About Demandforce
Founded in 2003, Demandforce helps small businesses thrive in the Internet economy. The Demandforce D3 software-as-a-service application is used by thousands of customers to grow revenue, keep clients coming back, and manage operations more effectively. Demandforce's flagship product, Demandforce D3, connects Demandforce clients to over 80 million consumers via email communications, text messaging and online services. Demandforce has achieved 24 quarters of over 80% year-over-year quarterly growth and is led by a management team with a history of success developing and delivering web-based applications that drive real, tangible business value. Demandforce, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. To learn more visit www.demandforce.com.
