Merced Systems Receives 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award
Merced Incentive Compensation Management Recognized for Outstanding InnovationRedwood Shores, CA, July 15, 2009 — Merced Systems, the leader in Sales and Service Performance Management software, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named Merced Incentive Compensation Management as a recipient of a 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.
Merced Incentive Compensation Management enables companies to better manage their sales productivity and customer acquisition efforts. Automating the process of commission, bonus, and incentive administration in support of any type of variable pay strategy, Merced Incentive Compensation Management offers organizations greater calculation accuracy, reduced costs for managing incentives, improved sales force motivation and retention, and ultimately a pay-for-performance system which rewards employees for achieving targets, all on a single, integrated platform. Built to meet the needs of the largest and most complex organizations, Merced Incentive Compensation enables organizations to react to constantly changing market conditions and business needs. Merced Incentive Compensation Management increases visibility, measurement, and control to influence sales behavior and drive business performance across multiple sales channels.
“Merced Systems has been recognized with a 2008 Product of the Year Award for their excellence in the advancement of voice, data and/or video communications,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Group Editor-in-Chief, “Merced Systems has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. I am pleased to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”
“Having flexibility is critical in today’s highly competitive marketplace,” said Mark Selcow, President of Merced Systems. “Merced Incentive Compensation Management gives companies the agility they need to respond to a constantly changing business environment. With the ability to quickly adjust and align individual goals with corporate objectives, Merced Incentive Compensation Management enables companies to achieve real bottom-line results.”
The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to market in 2008 were selected as recipients of this year’s Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for their groundbreaking achievement.
The 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award winners can be found on the INTERNET TELEPHONY and Customer Interaction Solutions Web site.
About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet is ranked as 2,921 in Quantcast's Top U.S. Sites placing TMCnet in the top .03% most visited Web sites in the US. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO, 4GWE Conference, Digium|Asterisk World and Communications Developer Conference.
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About Merced Systems
Merced Systems is the leading provider of Sales and Service Performance Management applications focused on improving operational effectiveness of sales forces and service organizations across a range of vertical industries. Merced Systems' award winning products serve Global 2000 customers, and include advanced analytics, reporting, incentive compensation management, coaching, and other performance execution applications. With a strong track record of growth and delivering business impact to its customers, Merced Systems has been profitable for the past 6 years. Merced Systems is a privately held venture capital-based company headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with major operations in the UK. For more information on Merced Systems, please visit http://www.mercedsystems.com/



