SOURCE: Recombo

 

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - November 6, 2008) - Recombo Inc., a leading provider of Interactive Electronic Agreements, today announced the successful implementation of its Agreement Express™ software with the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Human Resources' Department.

As more companies look to cut costs within their Human Resources Departments due to the economy, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM utilized Recombo's interactive contracts platform to make the on-boarding process more efficient -- saving significant time and resources in its Human Resources Department. With Agreement Express, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM increased the completion rate of its on-boarding documents by more than 160 percent.

"We hire staff members on a seasonal basis, which can become an extremely time-consuming task for our Human Resources Department," said Meredith McArdle Director, Human Resources of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. "By using Agreement Express, we are able to streamline the entire on-boarding process, which means our Human Resources staff does not have to spend time and resources manually processing and faxing documents."

Agreement Express enables 1-800-FLOWERS.COM to send digital contracts to new hires with the click of a button. Agreements can be signed and legally finalized via e-mail resulting in a completely automated process.

"Agreement Express eliminates the agony of data entry, document retrieval, faxing and unsigned document follow up tasks and allows HR professionals to focus on executing contracts on a much more cost-effective level," said Mike Gardner, CEO of Recombo. "With Agreement Express, HR professionals are able to make documents more interactive by adding pop-up boxes and explanations for detailed and sometimes confusing questions within a contract, which in turn reduces errors within a document."

With Recombo's Agreement Express system, HR professionals can send electronic versions of contracts to potential employees that can be fully executed online or via e-mail. In addition to time savings, companies also save on mail and paper costs associated with traditional contracts. Interactive electronic agreements also offer companies like 1-800-FLOWERS.COM with integrated online services such as ID verification, real-time payment processing and data extraction to excel.

About 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is the world's leading florist and a provider of specialty gifts for all occasions. For more than 30 years, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has been providing customers with fresh flowers and the finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods, confections, balloons and plush stuffed animals perfect for every occasion. 1-800-FLOWERS® (1-800-356-9377 or www.1800flowers.com), is one of the top 50 online retailers by Internet Retailer, as well as 2008 Laureate Honoree by the Computerworld Honors Program and the recipient of ICMI's 2006 Global Call Center of the Year Award, offers the best of both worlds: exquisite arrangements created by some of the nation's top floral artists and hand-delivered the same day, and spectacular flowers shipped overnight from its "Fresh From Our Growers®." collection. As always, 100% satisfaction and freshness are guaranteed. The Company's BloomNet® (www.mybloomnet.net) international floral wire service provides a broad range of quality products and value-added services designed to help professional florists grow their businesses profitably.

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About Recombo Inc.

More companies in both Canada and the U.S. are embracing interactive agreement technology as one of the most cost-effective means of simplifying and safeguarding day-to-day business processes. From Financial Services to HR, companies that deal with contracts and agreements as a core part of their businesses have fully integrated secure electronic agreement technology into their practices, fulfilling legally binding services at significantly reduced administrative costs.

Recombo Inc. is a leading provider of interactive agreement and digital signature software. Agreement Express by Recombo is an online service that lets businesses complete any contract or agreement through email and the internet. Enterprises using Agreement Express are more effective, more efficient and reduce costs without investing in IT infrastructure. For more information, please visit http://www.agreementexpress.com.