First Direct Corp. Selected As Winner of the New Gold Standard Business Solution Award For the case study on the use of GoldMine Software at COSCO North America

Hopewell Jct., NY (July 14, 2005) - FrontRange Solutions USA Inc., a global leader in Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM), announced First Direct Corp. ( ) as a winner in North America of their new Gold Standard Business Solution Award. The new FrontRange award recognizes innovative ways in which expert firms, known as Solution Partners, apply current versions of GoldMine® technology to solve real business challenges for customers.

First Direct's solution will be featured in a FrontRange national webinar to be held July 28, 2005. This a free opportunity to see real business solutions at work on sales and marketing challenges faced by companies every day.

For more information or to register for this free webinar - CLICK HERE.

To win, First Direct demonstrated they could "increase selling time, reduce management time, and deliver true measurable results through an innovative and optimal application of GoldMine software, the award-winning CRM solution from FrontRange," says Chris Stott, Eastern Regional Dir.-CRM Business Unit for FrontRange. This was evidenced by a case study based on First Direct's implementation for COSCO North America.

First Direct Corp. president, Robert Ritter, notes "The examples and lessons we will show on July 28th have relevance to all organizations that market and sell." Paul Petersen, Sr. Dir. of the CRM Business Unit for FrontRange said, "I am very excited about this opportunity to recognize not only the value of GoldMine technology, but the scope of its solutions potential."

For information about First Direct Corp. including a copy of the case study of COSCO North America or GoldMine software visit /aboutus.html or call (800) 935-4386.

About First Direct Corp.

First Direct Corp. () is an award-winning provider of CRM technology for small-to-medium enterprises in North America. They are the #1 Solutions Partner for GoldMine Software (2004-2005), QuoteWerks Software and a leading dealer for several other products. For nearly 10 years First Direct Corp. has been helping businesses improve their marketing, sales, and service with award-winning products and services.

About FrontRange Solutions

FrontRange Solutions develops award-winning software and solutions used by more than 130,000 companies and 1.2 million users worldwide to manage a wide variety of business relationships and provide exceptional service. FrontRange product families, designed specifically for small-to-medium-enterprise (SME) and distributed enterprise organizations include: GoldMine® for business relationship management, team-based contact management and sales force automation solutions.

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