Seattle Mariners Deploy Intelligent Search Technology’s NameSearch® Solution White Plains, NY, May 9th, 2005 - Intelligent Search Technology, Ltd. (IST), the leading provider of
intelligent searching and matching software, and the Seattle Mariners, a perennial front-runner in
baseball's American League Western Division, announced today that the Mariners have deployed IST’s NameSearch® solution to help in managing the huge amounts of customer data the team generates
from ticket sales and merchandising.
“NameSearch® gives us the most flexibility for integrating searching, matching, and data deduplication
into our customer relationship applications. IST also provides us with the best customer service available.”
said Dave Curry, the Mariners’ Director of Information Services. “The solution integrates seamlessly with
our ticketing and merchandise sales system, and is highly scalable to meet our growth demands.
We are impressed by the ease of use and the trivial effort necessary to get us up and running.”
The Seattle Mariners, winners of three American League Western Division titles, selected NameSearch®
to provide the most advanced and affordable, realtime searching and matching software technology available in the industry. They will be able to use the results provided by NameSearch® to keep their customer data accurate, improve communication to their customer base and to improve their
merchandising efforts.
The organization was able to integrate NameSearch® directly with its database management system, utilizing the product’s flexible API’s. The NameSearch® implementation was executed quickly and with
ease, in large part due to the outstanding technical support and helpful software tools provided by IST.
“We are honored to add a prestigious major league team like the Seattle Mariners to our ever-expanding
roster of top-notch clients. Assisting our clients with the management of their business critical data is
something we take very seriously. We are confident that our NameSearch® technology will drive increased business value from the organization's customer data", said Richard Wagner, President of IST.
“NameSearch®’s ultra-scalable technology will help the Mariners as they continue to lead Major League
Baseball in utilizing state-of-the-art technologies to manage their front office and their data-intensive
applications in particular,” Mr. Wagner added further.
About the Seattle Mariners
Established in 1977, the Seattle Mariners constantly demonstrate the leadership and spirit that exemplifies America’s national pastime. They hold three Division titles, and consistently compete in League playoffs.
More information about the Seattle Mariners is available at http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com.
About Intelligent Search Technology
Founded in 1993, Intelligent Search Technology, Ltd. (IST) has devoted its resources to the development
of high performance, multicultural identity search and matching software. IST is a privately-held company.
Its highly acclaimed identity search and matching engine, NameSearch®, adds intelligence to applications requiring efficient and accurate retrieval of identity data regardless of variations. With the development of MerlinMerge® SpeedPro (duplicate detection, merge- purge software), CorrectAddress® (address verification and correction software) and ISTwatch® (OFAC compliance and terrorist searching software),
IST has solidified its position as the technological leader in the search and matching industry.
