Columbia Ultimate Announces Unprecedented Money-Saving Offer

Columbia Ultimate, the leader in full-service collections management solutions, announced today several “Double Dip” benefits for licensed customers of its Collector System software, the collections tool standard of the industry.

The “Look Forward” offer is for new and existing customers who purchase licenses to the Collector System in 2002 with a 5-year support commitment earning a dollar-for-dollar credit on future purchases with Columbia Ultimate on approved products, or 50 percent (of total purchase) cash back. Customers who commit to a 3-year support commitment will receive a 75 percent credit or a 30 percent cash rebate.

“We have extended these ‘Double Dip’ offers to our customers as a way to thank them for their loyalty and long-standing customer relationships while encouraging our potential customers to take advantage of our industry-standard collections software,” said Tim Hickey, vice president of product management and marketing for Columbia Ultimate.

Columbia Ultimate is also offering a “Look Back” for existing customers who have bought licenses for the Collector System prior to 2002. This offer includes a credit of 15 percent of their current license value toward approved Columbia Ultimate products if they purchase 10 or more new licenses in 2002 with a 5-year support commitment. Existing customers who commit to three years of support receive a credit equal to 10 percent of their current license value. Credits can be used on a long list of Columbia Ultimate’s products and services.

Credits apply to the following Columbia Ultimate products and services:

? Licenses for The Collector, ManageMed, QuickFlow and future products

? Installation and staff training

? Telephony products

? Custom programming

? CU-Correspond ? integrated mail services for collection

? CU-Source ? electronic data services for collections, such as data scrubbing, skip tracing, and electronic address confirmation

? CU-Transit ? secure Internet data transfer services

? CU-Converse ? real-time call center performance

? CU-Interact ? automated 24/7 account access For more details, contact Columbia Ultimate’s sales team at 800/488-4420.

About Columbia Ultimate:
Columbia Ultimate is the No. 1 ranked provider of full-service software, support, and training for collection agencies – the most demanding users of software to collect money. Customers running Columbia Ultimate software also include government agencies, utilities, hospitals, banks and monetary recovery companies. Founded in 1979, Columbia Ultimate is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., with offices in Utah, Georgia and the U.K.