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Letchworth based Adept Scientific plc, the UK's leading provider of personal
computer solutions for scientists, engineers and other technical
professionals, has received a tremendous accolade from its largest US
supplier, MathSoft Inc: "Worldwide Top Distributor 1996 for Sales,
Marketing and Technical Support".
MathSoft, based in Boston, is the leading developer of mathematical software
for desktop computers, including Mathcad, an easy-to-use, interactive tool
for performing mathematical calculations, and Axum, a program for producing
high-quality technical graphs and charts.
The accolade, in the form of an engraved plaque, was presented at a dinner for
Adept's entire workforce, hosted by MathSoft, at Hitchin Priory. Handing the
plaque to Dr Paul Bragg, managing director of Adept Scientific, MathSoft
vice-president for international sales Paul Sloane paid tribute to the hard
work, professionalism and expertise of Adept's sales, marketing and support
teams. Thanks to their efforts, Adept's sales of MathSoft products are now
greater than any of MathSoft's 50+ distributors across the world.
"It was a nail-biting finish," said Paul Bragg. "Germany,
Japan and the UK are MathSoft's largest markets outside the US, but this year
we've increased our sales substantially and pulled ahead. Shortly before the
end of MathSoft's 1996 fiscal year, the Japanese distributor put on a sudden
spurt and we were neck and neck.
"But we thrive on competition, and this gave us the incentive to pull out
all the stops and race ahead of our year's target to end up as No.1. Considering
how much bigger the overall German and Japanese software markets both are
compared to the UK, we think this is a great achievement!"
Adept Scientific has worked closely with Mathsoft since 1989, and many of
Adept's highly successful UK sales strategies and marketing materials have
been adopted by MathSoft for worldwide use. Adept has also built up a very high
reputation for technical support of its products. Scientists and engineers
who purchase from Adept know that if they run into any problems with their
software, a call to one of Adept's highly-qualified, experienced technical
specialists will result in a quick response and a solution that works.
Founded in 1984, since 1986 Adept Scientific has been based at the Letchworth
Business Park, where its facilities include a comfortable, well-equipped
customer training and seminar centre. The company now employs 24 people whose
high-tech infrastructure includes a brand-new, state-of-the-art database
which helps them identify customer needs in seconds, and a substantial
presence on the World Wide Web. Adept recently opened its first overseas office
in the USA.
With over 600,000 users around the world, Mathcad is the world's leading
personal computer software package for scientists, engineers and other
technical professionals. Designed to perform automatically all the
mathematical calculations they need to do every day Mathcad is
currently available for PC and Macintosh, and in English, German, French,
Spanish and Japanese versions. Axum allows scientists and engineers to
transform large amounts of information into easy-to-understand graphical
form at the touch of a button. |
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