ProfitCenter Software and Inktel Direct Enter into Strategic Alliance for MultiChannel Software and Services

  
    
  
  
    
      ProfitCenter Software Inc. 
      (PCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX), 
      and a premier provider of web-based, on demand software for multichannel 
      and direct marketing merchants, and Inktel Direct, the leader in 
      outsourced operational solutions to direct marketing merchants, 
      announced that they have formed a formal strategic alliance that will 
      see the two companies expand their relationship and provide The PCS 
      Profitability Software Suite™ to Inktel Direct 
      and its customers. The formal agreement strengthens the existing 
      relationship between the two companies.
    
    
      In announcing the alliance, PCS and Inktel will deliver enterprise 
      outsourced solutions which will allow the management of all technology, 
      operations, and customer relationships through a single service 
      provider. In addition, the alliance will enable our clients to increase 
      operational efficiency and revenues while decreasing costs with proven 
      experienced partners. The alliance is the first of its kind in the 
      multichannel marketing industry providing a completely hosted and 
      outsourced business model. It will provide direct marketing companies a 
      choice when selecting a solution to manage their entire business.
    
    
      “PCS has long recognized the potential of the 
      Internet to deliver applications and services to multichannel direct 
      marketers worldwide,” stated Matthew Ehrlich, 
      President and CEO of ProfitCenter Software Inc. “PCS 
      and Inktel, with their combined expertise and a proven managed service 
      approach, can help multichannel merchants reduce cost and risk, 
      accelerate solution implementation, realize better return on IT 
      investments, and most importantly, enable them to focus on their core 
      business objectives, increasing customer service and sales.”
    
    
      “Our clients want outsourced enterprise 
      solutions that will give them real time access and visibility without 
      the capital investment and time delays associated with creating in-house 
      capabilities. PCS was a logical choice and positions Inktel to offer our 
      clients a competitive advantage by providing an integrated enterprise 
      business solution that is completely outsourced,” 
      stated Eddy Arriola, Executive Vice President of Inktel Direct. “We 
      are focused on strategies and solutions to enable our customers to grow 
      and thrive in the competitive world of direct marketing. We believe we 
      have found a great combination in the alliance between PCS and Inktel to 
      achieve that.”
    
    
      PCS’ Profitability Software Suite™ 
      is a unified solution that enhances a direct marketing company’s 
      bottom line, while eliminating the costs and complexities of traditional 
      technologies. The PCS full featured SaaS (Software as a Service) on 
      demand solution runs all aspects of a multichannel direct marketing 
      business. Through sales, fulfillment, accounting functionality and more, 
      PCS empowers companies with the ability to automate and manage the full 
      range of business information necessary to fully support their customers.
    
    
      About ProfitCenter Software Inc.
    
    
      ProfitCenter Software Inc. (PCS) (www.profitcenter.com) 
      is a leader in web-based, on demand automation software for multichannel 
      merchants and direct marketers. The company’s 
      Profitability Software Suite™ is the first 
      integrated, scaleable suite of applications designed to directly enhance 
      a company’s bottom line. Through sales, 
      fulfillment, accounting functionality and more, PCS empowers companies 
      with the ability to automate and manage their entire customer life cycle 
      and run their whole business off a web browser. PCS is a wholly owned 
      subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) 
      (www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 
      direct marketing company, which employs a system of branded e-commerce 
      web sites, direct mail catalogs and relationship marketers to sell PC 
      hardware, related computer products, consumer electronic products and 
      industrial products in North America and Europe. PCS is headquartered in 
      Uniondale, NY with additional operations in Port Washington, NY and Boca 
      Raton, FL.
    
    
      About Inktel Direct
    
    
      Inktel Direct, a leading outsourced provider of direct marketing 
      services, was founded in 1997 and services several Fortune 500 companies 
      and leading brands. Inktel Direct provides Fulfillment, Call Center, 
      Direct Mail and eCommerce solutions. Inktel Direct is headquartered in 
      Miami, FL with additional operations in Chicago, IL and Ft. Lauderdale, 
      FL.
    
    
      Forward-looking statement:
    
    
      This press release contains forward-looking statements about the 
      company's performance. These statements are based on management's 
      estimates, assumptions and projections and are not guarantees of future 
      performance. ProfitCenter Software Inc. and Systemax Inc. assume no 
      obligation to update these statements. Actual results may differ 
      materially from results expressed or implied in these statements as the 
      result of risks, uncertainties and other factors including, but not 
      limited to: (a) unanticipated variations in sales volume, (b) economic 
      conditions and exchange rates, (c) actions by competitors, (d) the 
      continuation of key vendor relationships, (e) the ability to maintain 
      satisfactory loan agreements with lenders, (f) risks associated with the 
      delivery of merchandise to customers utilizing common carriers, (g) the 
      operation of the company's management information systems, and (h) 
      unanticipated legal and administrative proceedings. Please refer to the 
      Forward Looking Statements section contained in Systemax Inc.'s Form 
      10-K for a more detailed explanation of the inherent limitations in such 
      forward-looking statements. Product or service names mentioned herein 
      are the trademarks of their respective owners.