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$14 Billion Provider of Office Supplies and Services Increases Services Revenue by 12 Percent in Two Years Siebel Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEBL), a leading provider of customer-facing solutions, today announced that NRG Benelux/Nashuatec, part of Ricoh, a $14 billion provider of office supplies and services, has increased customer and employee satisfaction by 30 percent in two years using Siebel Field Service and Siebel Call Center. Nashuatec deployed Siebel Field Service and Siebel Call Center to 600 employees in the Benelux region to support its move from a product-focused to a customer-centric service business. As a result, the company increased revenue from services by 12 percent in two years and anticipates receiving a full return on investment within 3.5 years -- one year less than originally planned. Moreover, Nashuatec now completes the 54,000 service inquiries managed each month more quickly -- with more "one-and-done" repair service achieved -- and achieves reduced operational costs through rapid identification of skills, tools, and parts. "Siebel Field Service has enabled Nashuatec to change from a customer-friendly organization to a customer-driven organization," said Ad van den Wildenberg, Corporate Program Manager, NRG Benelux. "In the past, our field engineers visited a customer's premises, fixed the problem, and slipped out unnoticed. Today, when our engineers speak with customers, they are building a relationship with them, exploring new solutions and recommending options that increase the lifetime value of the customer. Based on this success, NRG Group will be rolling Siebel Field Service and Siebel Call Center out to other European territories during the next three years." In the Benelux region, Nashuatec was challenged to increase profit levels in a mature industry by developing new after-market service revenue at a lower operational cost. Nashuatec believed that it could use service as a powerful strategy for controlling the market, as well as shaping and penetrating new markets. The goal was to generate substantial revenue and profits with no increase in field service staff. To achieve this, Nashuatec needed to know more about its customers. Prior to the Siebel deployment, customer information was locked away at a branch or regional level, or not gathered at all. For example, when a customer contacted Nashuatec about a problem that required a site visit, an engineer was dispatched with a clear understanding of the technical problem -- but minimal information concerning the customer's profile, the history of recent communication with Nashuatec, and details concerning other products the customer was using. With Siebel Field Service and Siebel Call Center, agents receive a single, comprehensive view of Nashuatec's customers across multiple channels. Now, when a customer contacts Nashuatec using the customer's preferred channel of communication, agents can quickly determine the customer's profile, the service level agreement (SLA), the skills required for the repair, the technician with the required skills, and the technician's availability. They also share a unified view of the tools, parts, and information required to complete a task; the correct process; and the best time and route to use to reach the customer. This ensures that every service inquiry is resolved quickly -- either during the initial call, by a second-level support technician, or by a field engineer working on-site. About Siebel Call Center and Service Siebel Call Center and Service applications, including Siebel Field Service, enable organizations to interact with customers more professionally and consistently across all touchpoints, including the telephone, email, wireless devices, face to face, and over the Web. By enabling companies to deliver personalized service across all channels of communication, Siebel Call Center and Service applications enable organizations to increase customer satisfaction, reduce cost per contact, and increase overall service profitability. About Siebel Systems Siebel Systems is a leading provider of software solutions and services that drive value and loyalty in client-customer relationships, providing best-in-class capabilities in on-premise and hosted customer relationship management (CRM), business analytics, and customer data integration. Siebel's new Customer Adaptive Solutions enable organizations to model their customer-centric business processes in order to drive the most effective customer interactions, gain increased insight over time, and continually realign those processes for systemic and consistent improvement. With more than $2 billion in R&D investments, 11-plus years of customer software experience, an extensive global ecosystem of alliance partners, and more than 4,000 customers and 3.7 million live users, Siebel is the proven choice in helping organizations of all types and sizes achieve customer-driven business results. For more information, visit www.siebel.com. For more information on Siebel Systems solutions and services, please visit our Web site: CRM -- http://www.siebel.com/crm; OnDemand Solutions -- http://www.crmondemand.com; Industry CRM -- http://www.siebel.com/industry-crm; Call Center and Service -- http://www.siebel.com/call-center; Sales Force Automation -- http://www.siebel.com/sales-force-automation; Marketing Automation -- http://www.siebel.com/marketing-automation; Business Intelligence -- http://www.siebel.com/business-intelligence; Integration Solutions -- http://www.siebel.com/integration-solutions; CRM Services -- http://www.siebel.com/crm-services. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risk or uncertainties. 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