Smilehouse Signs Partnership With PINS Internet

Helsinki/Amsterdam 6 January 2007 – Finnish software development company Smilehouse and leading Dutch managed services provider PINS Internet have entered into a partnership aimed at the offering of hosted e-commerce solutions to customers in The Netherlands and Belgium. Based on Smilehouse’s Workspace products, PINS Internet offers powerful and cost-effective e-commerce solutions which smoothly integrate with back office applications, including SAP Business One, Exact Globe and Navision. The combined hosted e-commerce solution is available from today.

Hosted e-commerce services are highly interesting for companies that are looking for ways to sell over the internet without the high investments associated with e-business applications. PINS offers these companies cost effective end-to-end solutions based on the Workspace software of Smilehouse. Workspace offers a high level of transaction security and speed and is scalable to meet seasonal demand and growth in sales volume. Also, Workspace can be integrated seamlessly with customer’s back office applications.

“Increasingly, small and medium sized organizations in the Benelux are looking at integrating e-commerce solutions within their existing infrastructure” said Vincent Steenhuis, Sales Director for PINS. “Still, companies in this segment would like to avoid large upfront investments in hardware, software and services. PINS and Smilehouse provide a solution by delivering a reliable and scalable hosted e-commerce platform. This way, small and medium sized companies can benefit from integrated e-commerce whilst securing high availability against predictable and relatively low costs.”

“Professional e-commerce solutions are becoming more and more complex”, says Jaakko Hallavo, director for Smilehouse. “For most companies, keeping up with the latest technological developments is crucial for their business. At the same time, costs need to be kept low. By using a hosted solution, these organizations have access to the latest technology without having to worry about complexity and availability of these mission critical applications.”

According to Jaakko Hallavo, the partnership between Smilehouse and PINS illustrates the importance of a good partner network. “Throughout Europe we work together with various partners who market our solutions as part of their hosted services portfolio. PINS clearly distinguishes itself by its extensive experience in the ICT industry and its broad knowledge of Hosted Services.”

About Smilehouse
Smilehouse develops and supports Smilehouse Workspace, the most easy-to-use packaged software for integrated e-commerce solutions. Smilehouse’s mission is to improve their customers’ efficiency by using Java-based e-commerce software Smilehouse Workspace. Smilehouse offers comprehensive solutions for e-commerce and builds B-to-C and B-to-B solutions, e.g. online stores, product catalogs and extranet-services. Smilehouse currently serves over 170 e-commerce customers. Additional information is available at www.smilehouse.com.

About PINS Internet
PINS Internet is a leading Managed Services Provider headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. PINS designs, implements and manages secure end-to-end solutions for mission critical websites and hosted applications. Founded in 1996, PINS is currently active in The Netherlands, Belgium and Italy, serving more than 15.000 customers with Managed Hosting, Managed Applications, Managed Services and Domain Registration Services. PINS Internet is Reliable, Available, and Connected 24/7. Additional information can be found at http://www.pins.nl