Digitalwork Announces Agreement with IBM to Provide Online Tools for Small Business
Agreement Will Deliver DigitalWork’s One-Stop Business Toolbox to IBM Customers
ROLLING MEADOWS (December 15, 1998) – DigitalWork, Inc., www.digitalwork.com, the Internet’s first franchiser of online business tools, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an agreement that enables the delivery of DigitalWork’s comprehensive Web-based business tools to customers of IBM Internet Connection Services, www.ibm.net. DigitalWork’s tools will debut on the site this month.
Under the terms of the agreement, IBM Global Services will provide DigitalWork’s comprehensive set of business tools to customers of its award-winning Internet access service. The agreement will give small business owners who use IBM Internet Connection Services easy access to DigitalWorks’ tools through IBM’s Website. IBM’s customers will receive service discounts when they take advantage of DigitalWork’s business services.
By teaming with IBM Global Services, DigitalWork extends its presence among small business owners worldwide. When IBM’s redesigned site debuts, small business owners who use IBM as their Internet Service Provider (ISP) will be linked to DigitalWork’s broad range of tools that help execute essential business tasks, such as writing and distributing press releases, sending direct mail, collecting debts or recruiting employees. Small businesses will also receive expert tips and information on running a business via a biweekly “e-zine.”
“Small businesses demand that online tools be easily accessible,” said Craig Terrill, president and cofounder of DigitalWork. “This new agreement with IBM Global Services illustrates DigitalWork’s commitment to giving small businesses the tools they need to get work done from beginning to end. Today’s announcement helps validate our growing presence on the Web. We look forward to working with IBM to serve the needs of small businesses around the globe.”
“IBM has seen an explosive growth in e-business and connectivity needs, particularly among small and medium size businesses,” said Bruce Jackson, vice president for network services, IBM Global Services. “Through the agreement with DigitalWork, we are working together to provide customers with easy, reliable access to online resources dedicated to help them grow their business.”
Source: IBM