ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 15, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Today, AND Products B.V. (AEX:ANDP), has officially announced a new partnership with Quintens Media B.V. on the marketing, distribution and sales of its CD Rom route-planning software for both the consumer and business markets throughout Europe. ANDs most successful products in retail include: the route-planners AND Route 2002 Benelux and Europe and the mileage management software AND Declaratie. The contract between AND Products B.V. and Quintens Media B.V. have initially been signed for a term of two and a half years.
In its new business model, AND will pursue external partnerships for the distribution of its products in specific market segments. Quintens Media B.V.-- the first partner in this new market approach -- will focus on sales of AND's products in the retail markets. Quintens Media B.V. specializes in marketing, distribution and sales of CD Rom titles. The agreement enables AND to benefit from Quintens large network in the retail market. Already, Quintens Media B.V. represents well-known brands as Halloween and Easy Disk. ANDs products will as from now be included in the product offering of Quintens Media B.V.
Quintens Media B.V. will represent AND, both in the consumer and business markets. Not only will AND's products be sold through direct sales, they will also be sold to shops, to computer firms and to businesses interested in having a network version for their own internal use. As the flexibility of AND's software enables customizations in layout and branding, the software can for example also be used as an incentive.
AND Products B.V., daughter of AND International Publishers N.V. aims to provide its clients with industry leading solutions for international travel related planning, mapping, and address management. AND's products are used in a broad spectrum of applications, varying from desktop software to (mobile) Internet services. Companies across a diverse range of industries use AND's solutions to enrich their customer relationship management, supply chain management, logistics and e- and m-business activities. AND's most successful products include desktop and Internet route-planners and software for mileage management. AND started the development of route-planning software since 1993, initially on diskette and later on CD Rom and Internet.