Gigex, Inc., the leading outsourced ASP for launch and distribution of large application and entertainment software demos on the Internet, today announced an agreement with Intuit, the leader in providing financial solutions for small businesses and consumers, for the launch and distribution of the Quicken 2001 trial version. The 24 megabyte demo is being served from the Intuit website as well as over 50 other Internet distribution sites.
The Gigex service, which includes hosting, servers, bandwidth, guaranteed delivery, email follow up and tracking, provides Quicken 2001 customers greatly improved reliability for the download of the 24 megabyte demo while reducing the risk of interruption even if the Internet connection is disrupted or the computer is rebooted. Available at http://www.intuit.com, Gigex has so far delivered over 100,000 trial copies of the popular personal financial software to consumers.
"The high volume success of the Quicken 2001 trial shows the impact of large application trial downloads as marketing and customer acquisition tools," said Gigex CEO Mark Friedler. "By providing a reliable download experience, more Intuit customers will now be able try the Quicken 2001 product and that translates into more product visibility and sales. Gigex also provides Intuit product managers detailed, real-time web reports about the total Internet demand for the trial product".
"By increasing the reliable distribution of the Quicken trial on the Internet, we have increased customer satisfaction and total downloads," said Gary Wheeler, marketing manager for Quicken. "Gigex has taken the very cumbersome task of downloading a large file and made it very simple. This has resulted in an increase in the number of people who have been able to try Quicken 2001 Deluxe. This is a great way for new customers to experience how Quicken can help them to better manage every aspect of their financial lives."
About Gigex
Gigex is the leading outsourced ASP specializing in Internet launch of high-volume, large digital products such as game and software demos, and non-streaming video. Gigex is used by leading game publishers, developers and Etail/retail sites who require guaranteed delivery of large files, servers, peak load high-quality bandwidth, broad distribution, product tracking and follow-up email and database services. Gigex has launched hundreds of major game titles for customers including Dynamix, Eidos Interactive, Gathering of Developers, Hasbro, Infogrames, Intuit, Interplay, Mattel, Microsoft, RedStorm, SEGA, Sierra, Square Electronic Arts and many others. Founded in 1995, Gigex http://www.gigex.com is privately held with offices in San Francisco and New York City. The Company's investors include TechFund Capital, JPMorgan Partners (NYSE:JPM) and Citizens Ventures (NYSE:CZN).
