Interchange Solutions Inc. ("Interchange"), the makers of Salesplace for Lotus Notes and BlackBerry, is pleased to report that Lotusphere 2006 was the most successful in our rich, nine-year tradition of sponsorship!

“Salesplace was very visible to all attendees at Lotusphere this year” says Mark Durst, President of Interchange.  “Having Vision Level Sponsorship at this year’s Lotusphere was a big step forward for our company and allowed us to showcase Salesplace as the leading Lotus Notes CRM tool as well as a world class solution”.  This year’s theme, in line with the Interchange mission/vision was “Driving Sales Success”! Salesplace gave out 1,000 NASCAR© caps as part of their Lotusphere promotion and each member of the Salesplace team also sported a leather NASCAR© jacket that was given away at the Wednesday evening party at Sea World.

Says Vik Naik, Director of Sales, “The Driving Sales Success theme was a fantastic promotion for us.  The visual NASCARÓ theme, coupled with our sponsorship level, and overall interest in CRM tools really drove people to our booth.  At times, we had so many people waiting to see a demo of Salesplace that we had to bring in more staff to handle the volume.  When attendees saw first hand what Salesplace was capable of delivering, especially with our BlackBerry edition, they immediately understood the benefits of having Salesplace running within their organization.”

To top it all off, Salesplace was selected by a panel of judges as a finalist for “Best in Lotusphere Showcase”.  “What an honor” says Vik.  Last year we received the Lotus CTO award for Innovation, and this year we were finalists in two categories, Best Industry Solution and Best in Show.  It shows how Salesplace is positioned to Drive Sales Success within the Lotus community.”  

Salesplace also conducted a Birds of A Feather session titled "Simulating Relational Databases in an IBM Lotus Notes World". This event was well attended and helped expand our knowledge about the use of Lotus Notes in real world environments.  Wesley Roebuck, co-presenter at the session, says “It was great to share our client experiences with the Lotus community.  Interchange has always been committed to sharing our knowledge, and I was pleased to continue this tradition at Lotusphere this year.”

Salesplace set themselves apart from other exhibitors with the filming of a special and original “racecar commercial” featuring lead driver, and President, Mark Durst.  Says Mark, “The commercial was fun and exciting to film – but the most important part was affirming to all Lotusphere attendees that Salesplace really does Drive Sales Success for our customers.  The most exciting part of Lotusphere for me was meeting our existing clients face-to-face and hearing directly from them how our solution has had a dramatic, and positive, impact on their sales force.”

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