Independent Research Firm Gives RightNow Top Scores in Market Presence and Cost in 2004 eService TechRankingsTM (email this article)

Company Also Cited as Having Strong Architecture & Platform Support

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RightNow® Technologies (Company Profile, Past Stories, Case Studies) (Nasdaq: RNOW), a leading provider of on demand CRM software solutions, today announced RightNow was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its eService TechRankings. In this evaluation, RightNow received top scores for market share and cost using Forrester's suggested criteria weightings. Forrester analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of top eService solution providers through a hands-on, scenario-based evaluation process and rated each vendor on more than 130 criteria.

The August 2004 research report titled Scorecard Summary: RightNow Service 6.0 stated, “RightNow offers one of the most comprehensive and well-rounded solutions, along with the best overall marks for financials and market presence… RightNow is the only eService suite vendor originally conceived for a hosting model, with a very strong focus on browser-friendly applications, configuration settings (as opposed to customizations) and painless upgrades.”

In addition the research report also stated, “This continued expansion of the platform across all of the core areas of CRM differentiates RightNow from the other vendors in this analysis and makes the vendor a leader in the on demand CRM arena.”

“RightNow is honored to be recognized by Forrester for delivering high-value solutions. Importantly, we have received that same level of positive recognition in the marketplace,” Sean Forbes, vice president of marketing and business development at RightNow, said. “RightNow is committed to continue building out its CRM product suite to provide its customers with industry-leading solutions and best practice expertise to optimize solutions for each customer’s vertical industry.”

About RightNow Technologies
RightNow Technologies is a leading provider of on-demand software solutions designed to optimize customer service operations for businesses of all sizes. RightNow’s comprehensive customer service solution features a self-learning knowledgebase that is designed to seamlessly support multiple communications channels including web, interactive voice, email, chat, telephone and proactive outbound email communications. RightNow offers its solutions through a multi-tenant, hosted on-demand model to reduce the cost and risk associated with deploying traditional enterprise customer relationship management, or CRM, software. RightNow also provides business process optimization and product tune-ups throughout the lifecycle of its client relationships. Founded in 1997, RightNow is headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, with offices in Europe and Asia. For further information visit www.rightnow.com.

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