Leading Computer and Consumer Electronics Distributor Chooses eCredit by Cortera After Rigorous Evaluation Process
DEDHAM, Mass., August 14, 2007 – eCredit, a leading provider of business information solutions for credit and collections professionals, today announced that D&H Distributing Company has selected eCredit to automate the scoring processes for new and existing customers. Replacing a competitive solution, eCredit will speed credit approvals and accelerate the sales cycle, and eCredit’s portfolio management capabilities will enable better credit risk management.
D&H Distributing, one of America\’s oldest and largest wholesale distributors of computer and consumer electronics products, has long been an industry leader in credit management. “As a company that has been ahead of the curve in terms of measuring and managing customer credit risk, D&H needed a progressive credit risk management and business information solution,” said Joseph Chaudoin, Director, Credit and Financial Services, D&H Distributing Co. “eCredit was precisely what we were seeking.”
eCredit will enable D&H commercial customers to request credit lines directly from the D&H website. Leveraging eCredit’s integrations with multiple credit bureaus, including eCredit’s own proprietary database, D&H will be able to provide near-instant credit decisions to its customers. “The quick turnaround enabled by eCredit will help us accelerate the sales cycle and ultimately increase the level of service we provide to our customers,” continued Chaudoin.
“Counting a leading distributor like D&H among our customers demonstrates the innovativeness of our credit software and reporting solutions,” said Jim Swift, eCredit President and CEO. “We look forward to enabling more businesses like D&H to leverage our technology and information to make better decisions.”
About Cortera
In a sea of business information providers, Cortera is different. Cortera provides a fresh perspective on business information and offers innovative tools to improve corporate intelligence. With its robust database containing virtually every private and public U.S. company, innovative analytics about each of those companies and advanced workflow software, available at http://www.cortera.com/products/, Cortera helps business analysts, sales and marketing experts and credit & collections professionals know more than ever before about their prospects, customers and partners. Cortera also offers free company profiles on millions of companies at http://start.cortera.com. More information about Cortera can be found at http://www.cortera.com.
"Cortera has the potential to reinvent the credit reporting industry by bringing the credit community approach to the Web and thus delivering the kind of insight not possible with traditional credit bureau approaches alone."
"eCredit by Cortera created efficiencies for Xerox by centralizing credit information, shortening approval cycles and standardizing polices & reporting. The investment in Cortera's eCredit software has significantly improved customer relations & productivity. It's a great fit for our business."
