MIAMI, July 31, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Today E-Rex Consulting, a division of E-Rex, Inc. (OTCBB:EREX) and Biztracker.com announced that their ClickMeals Take-Out/Home Delivery Marketing & Ordering System is being adopted by International Franchise Restaurant Chain, Schlotzsky's(r) Deli. The implementation of the ClickMeals system has begun, and is expected to incorporate all corporate-owned restaurant locations by year-end.
The ClickMeals system enables restaurant customers to order meals online and have their order instantly faxed to a restaurant's fax machine, integrated with the store's POS system or received via e-mail. ClickMeals includes powerful and easy-to-use marketing tools permitting restaurants to contact their customers directly with daily specials, discounts and special promotions.
"We are very pleased that Schlotzsky's has chosen our ClickMeals system to enhance their customer experience," stated Jim Eldred, CEO of Biztracker.com. "Online ordering is fast becoming a preferred means of ordering meals for takeout and home delivery. Restaurants like Schlotzsky's are finding that capturing orders on the Internet with our system can be a great source of additional revenue and a clear method for getting the order right the first time."
As of March 31, 2002, there were 672 Schlotzsky's Deli restaurants open and operating in 38 states, the District of Columbia and eight foreign countries.
"With the addition of Schlotzsky's Deli and several other popular restaurants including Bennigan's, Thai House II and 5061 Eatery, our ClickMeals system is now a proven marketing tool for restaurants across the nation. We are now actively developing the next version of ClickMeals, and hope to continually upgrade and improve this unique hospitality-focused technology," added Carl Dilley, E-Rex President and CEO.
About ClickMeals
E-Rex Consulting developed the ClickMeals 2.0 Take-Out/Home Delivery Marketing & Ordering System for Biztracker.com. ClickMeals is available via Biztracker's comprehensive, nationwide network of quality resellers.
Biztracker.com is a privately held company formed for the purpose of designing, developing and marketing point-of-sale and e-commerce software solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses.
About E-Rex, Inc.
A Microsoft Windows Embedded and Mobile Solutions Partner, E-Rex, Inc. is a publicly traded technology company dedicated to designing and the future production of stand-alone user friendly portable devices and direct Internet access products targeted at mobile enterprise users.
Awarded Best of Show for Best Mobile Office Device at Planet PDA 2002, the Company's flagship product is called Dragonfly. It is the first wireless-ready Handheld PC and Document Manager all in a stand-alone unit about the same size and weight as a laptop computer. Users can access the Internet and e-mail, color print on plain paper, copy, fax and scan, all from one portable device.
E-Rex Consulting, a division of E-Rex, is a complete Web development, e-commerce and Internet marketing provider serving small- and medium-sized businesses.
Further details can be found at http://www.e-rex.net and http://www.erexconsulting.com.
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