SAN JOSE, Calif.--Sept. 19, 2006--FreeFlow, a provider of hosted inventory asset management solutions, announced that it has once again been named the "Best Service Provider" at RetailVision, a premier global event for the retail consumer channel. FreeFlow is a global leader in providing business services and technology solutions aimed at helping manufacturers and retailers maximize return on at-risk inventory. The Best of RetailVision Awards(TM) recognizes superior products and business innovation in the consumer technology channel.
"The Best of RetailVision Awards recipients and nominees are directly chosen by the top 100-level retailers and distributors who are the leaders in consumer technology, said Pete Prentice, Senior Global Director for RetailVision. "The award represents the best new products and strategic initiatives that are driving growth in both the North American and Latin American retail channels."
The retail channel is the pulse of the North American marketplace. For over a decade, RetailVision has been the recognized leader in building alliances between established and emerging technology vendors with top 100-level retailers. Winners of the Best of RetailVision Award were selected by decision-makers from top 100-level retailers who buy over $60 billion worth of products each year.
"FreeFlow is honored to have been chosen again as the winner for RetailVision's Best Service Provider award," noted Alan Scroope, FreeFlow's CEO. "Our company is committed to meeting the growing demands of our customers by providing them with a broad range of hosted, brandable inventory management solutions and strategic business services necessary to maximize their revenues."
FreeFlow's inventory asset management solutions combine a web-based auction platform that addresses asset management challenges with the liquidation of excess inventories in the late stages of product lifecycles. FreeFlow's operational site, FreeFlowAuctions.com, together with numerous client-branded sites powered by FreeFlow, leverages the Internet and combines it with business services to proactively manage slow-moving, aging or obsolete inventories. FreeFlow's offering helps customers implement operational processes, maximize asset recovery and profitability, increase inventory cycle turns while avoiding channel conflict, and reduce overall reverse logistics costs.
About Vision Events
Vision Events, a Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT) company, is a leading producer of highly focused business events that bring resellers and end users together with leading and emerging vendors in private boardroom appointments to form strategic partnerships and secure new business in the technology sector. Additional information about Vision Events can be found at visionevents.com.
About FreeFlow
Founded in 2001, FreeFlow provides manufacturers with business services and technology that squarely address asset recovery in a subscription-based, turnkey solution, which enable customers to yield higher margins, increased inventory throughput, and improved cash flow -- quickly and with minimal overhead. Some of FreeFlow's customers include Apple, 3Com, Creative Labs and SanDisk. Privately-held, FreeFlow has headquarters in San Jose, California and offices in Tralee, Ireland and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.FreeFlow.com.
