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Sherri Mead, Jenkon, Chosen as Direct Selling Women's Alliance [DSWA] Corporate Member Ambassador of the Year for 2004
Jenkon's very own vice president of Marketing and Business Development received the prestigious Corporate Member Ambassador of the Year Award. The honor is given to DSWA members who, "most generously shared the news of DSWA with their friends and colleagues." Sherri is driven by her passion to aid in the development of the finest support software that streamlines business operations and enables distributors to do what they do best – build a thriving business.

A Senior Executive Unit Leader for Avon Products, Inc., Lisa Wilber, received the DSWA Independent Member Ambassador of the Year Award for 2004.

The DSWA's mission is to unite all direct sellers around a shared vision of personal and financial success by serving as a fun and welcoming place where members find the latest information, resources, networking and support that empower them to achieve personal and financial success through their direct selling business.

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AtHome America* integrates Summit V with Great Plains© and MultiMedia Live©
Jenkon and AtHome America recently completed a large project which integrated Summit V with a Great Plains' enterprise system and MultiMedia Live's online catalogue order entry system. The project presented another opportunity to showcase Summit V's ability to interface with a range of other, highly customized software solutions.

The project's tight timeline presented the chance to reaffirm Jenkon's commitment to exceptional customer service. "The timeline presented some challenges with only 2 1/2 months to implement a complex solution that may have taken 6 months with another technology provider," comments Jennifer Bennett, Jenkon Account Representative, "In order to expedite a successful and timely launch it was necessary to change the way we do business."

In praise of Jenkon's efforts, Mike Edwards, VP of Information Systems at AtHome America said, "I would like to commend the entire Jenkon Team for the outstanding effort put forth to achieve the required project deliverables to help us make our project a success." The Summit V project coincided with a complete change in AtHome Americas' business rules, automation of their fulfillment system and launch of a new corporate identity.
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Oro Club Chooses Summit V to Manage New Direct Selling Channel
Oro Club has selected Summit V to manage compensation plans throughout its new and existing operations. "This will become a strategic long-term partnership due to the consolidation of Oro Club's existing mail order and catalog business with their new direct selling distribution and sales channel", stated Greg Fink, V.P. of Sales at Jenkon, "Not only will we deliver a system to manage their new business initiatives, we also will consolidate current business processes and operations into one system. This will ultimately reduce overhead for them and provide a seamless customer service call center for all operations. We will be working hand-in-hand with Oro Club to extend our solutions across their entire enterprise."

Matthias Rath B.V. Completes Successful Summit V Conversion to the Euro
Staff at Jenkon and international vitamin company, Matthias Rath, worked side-by-side on the extensive customizations necessary to ensure smooth and efficient conversion from multiple European currencies to the Euro. Matthias Rath uses Jenkon's Summit V, the direct selling industry's leading enterprise software, to manage its sales force and compensation throughout multiple European countries. The effort represents only one of many opportunities Jenkon has had to provide strategic solutions and support for Matthias Rath's expanding, global business.

U-Need Health Products deploys Summit V for its Singapore start-up
U-Need Health Products, a direct selling and marketing firm specializing in nutritional supplements, announced a successful deployment of Summit V in Singapore. Jenkon Sales Executive, Damon Gaylor stated that, "U-Need was looking for a solution that would scale with their business needs and also meet the requirements for global expansion as they extend their product line world-wide." Jenkon's ability to provide a scalable and cost effective solution were critical to U-Need's decision-making process. The service and support that Jenkon provides internationally also were key contributors to choosing Jenkon as a solution provider.
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Jenkon provides Unique Yanbal with Summit V enterprise solution for multiple countries
Unique Yanbal went live July 2001 with the first of several South American countries using the direct selling industry's leading enterprise software, Summit V. Unique Yanbal's global IT organization has worked closely with Jenkon to implement the business requirements for the various countries, and to provide the tools and education for Yanbal to service and support those installations.

Hindustan Lever
Unilever, a $50B global consumer goods conglomerate, originally leveraged the direct sales distribution channel with an initial launch of Aviance in India. Jenkon implemented Summit V for Aviance in 1999, customizing it to accommodate their unique requirements. Recently, Aviance took over their own customization development and expanded to serve multiple locations, all with the Summit V platform. In addition, Jenkon installed a second Summit V system in Thailand to manage Unilever's newest direct sales division. Aviance has experienced significant growth and success over the past year, and Jenkon has been pleased to participate.

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Avon Selects Engaje Direct for Compensation Management System
Avon Canada has entered into an agreement to employ Engaje™ for managing new sales force compensation initiatives. Avon needed commission software that would provide flexibility, business intelligence, and scalability. Jenkon’s Engaje Direct software has the functionality and underlying architecture to meet those business requirements.

Robert Cavitt, President and CEO of Jenkon, states, "We have spent the last two years developing a global Enterprise Incentives Management (EIM) system capable of supporting very large sales organizations with complex compensation requirements. Our partnership with a large, international company like Avon provides explicit validation of our vision and product strategy. Such demanding commission and international requirements are exactly the reasons we created Engaje."

Infinity International Health & Beauty Chooses Ascent as a Start-Up Solution
Infinity International Health & Beauty has entered into an agreement to install Ascent, Jenkon's affordable corporate software solution specifically targeted for start-up ventures. The California-based company was originally formed by a group of successful distributors and medical doctors seeking more effective ways to serve the needs of their customers and patients.

"Partnering with Jenkon will allow us to more effectively deliver on our commitments to our valued distributors, customers and patients," states Leo R. Barrit, President of Infinity International. "Ascent was the logical choice because we needed a proven solution with the ability to manage the explosive growth we're anticipating," states Dr. John Ang, Vice President of Excellence, a division of Infinity International.

Damon Gaylor, Sales Executive at Jenkon, states, "Ascent provides a cost-effective solution that enables new companies like Infinity International to maximize their return on investment." Jenkon's high quality service and award winning support were also key factors in choosing Jenkon as a Direct Selling solution provider.

Nefful U.S.A. and Jenkon Partner to Support Efforts to Expand into U.S. Market
Nefful, a successful undergarment company based in Japan, has selected Summit V and TouchTalk IVR to manage their expansion into the U.S. market. Jenkon's strong international presence and industry experience, as well as Summit V's powerful tax management system, were all factors Nefful took into consideration when choosing a solution provider. "While Summit V will enable us to provide comprehensive executive information through Business Intelligence, TouchTalk IVR provides the tools we need to effectively communicate with our field representatives," states Daisuke Mori, General Manager of Nefful U.S.A. Jenkon and Nefful U.S.A. expect to continue to work closely together to meet the company's growing and changing needs.

Biometics International signs agreements with Jenkon
In May 2001, Biometics International selected Jenkon as its software provider. Biometics had found it challenging to locate a solution with the ability to meet the demands of their growing company while providing a high level of service and support. Jenkon is excited about this partnership and the optimistic growth outlook that Biometics presents.

Virgin Cosmetics Acquires Summit V Unlimited Site License for Global Initiative
Virgin Cosmetics began direct selling in 1997 launching a business that services customers through a direct sales force that provides an exclusive line of cosmetics products. Needing to manage a rapidly growing sales force they selected Jenkon as their partner for running their operation and supporting their independent consultants. With a global initiative to expand into other countries Virgin signed a site license with Jenkon in the second quarter of 2001 that delivers a global standard for implementing the Summit V system into several countries.

Amsoil
Amsoil has selected Jenkon as a strategic direct selling partner for proven functionality, ease of integration with third-party enterprise software systems, industry expertise and high level of customer service. Amsoil selected JD Edward's software to integrate with Summit V, giving them a best-of-breed solution that provides the best functionality and features for their needs.

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