KINGSTON, ONTARIO — FrontRunner Professional, the software development firm that empowers the Matthews IMS, has entered into a strategic Integration Partnership with SympathyNet.com, of Rockaway Park, New York.
SympathyNet will offer the optical equipment, software, and the means to webcast a service live over the Internet to subscribers of the Matthews IMS. The event is broadcast live, recorded and archived for future generations in the Book of Memories™, which is auto-generated and included in the IMS. The system has also been designed to allow real-time simulcast to overflow areas anywhere within the funeral home. Best of all DVD copies are produced free of charge in minutes through the software allowing the funeral director to provide cherished recording of the event as a revenue stream or as an included part of the services that separates them from others.
Both companies feel the real value lies in the unique ability to turn an internet experience into the human experience that families expect and appreciate if they can't attend the service, or are restricted by distance or time constraints. And, since the live webcast is archived, it can be watched after the service as a tribute or historical document.
"No professionals are more dedicated to providing personal service that transcends the four walls of their facility than funeral directors. This important value has always been difficult to convey online, until now," says Kevin Montroy, co-founder and CEO of FrontRunner Professional and a funeral director for more than 30 years. "Technology has presented yet another application for us to share with our clients and the families and communities they serve."
"Webcasts are a blessing to friends or family that are confined or challenged by distance or illness," explains Paul Generowicz, President of SympathyNet.com. "Not only does it help with grieving, it allows them to honour the deceased and pay tribute with the rest of the attendees. I look forward to being part of this team to help firms excel in providing this greater compassion to the families and communities they serve."
Frontrunner Professional is integrating SympathyNet's webcasting feature into the Version 4.0 of the Matthews IMS and Matthews WebSystem slated to be unveiled at the NFDA Expo in Boston; the webcast will be demonstrated along with the other powerful features of the IMS.
The Matthews IMS system has been strategically engineered to continue to evolve with new and exciting applications, plug-ins and sophisticated market drivers designed to help Matthews customers grow their business and increase profitability. This is just one more piece in that evolution.
Since 1995, FrontRunner Professional has been, and continues to be, the leader in self-administrable website solutions for the funeral profession. With full integration of all other applications sought after by funeral professionals into one simple to use and affordable solution, the Matthews IMS has risen to a level unparalleled by anything else on the market.
SympathyNet.com is the North American leader in Funeral Broadcasts and now has raised the bar significantly with the logic and convenience of seamless integration with the Matthews IMS viewed directly through the deceased's Book of Memories™.
For more information:
Kevin Montroy
CEO, FrontRunner Professional
1-866-748-3625
kevin@frontrunnerpro.com
www.frontrunnerprofessional.com
Paul Generowicz
President, SympathyNet.com
1-877-MY-SYMPATHY or 1-877-697-9672 or 1-718-928-6608
info@sympathynet.com
www.sympathynet.com