Aphelion and CheckFree Complete Implementation of Membership Management Software in 26 United Kingdom Health Clubs
March 21 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA and LAS VEGAS, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IHRSA
2006 Booth #1259 -- Aphelion, now part of CheckFree Corporation
(NASDAQ:CKFR), today announced it has completed the implementation
of Aphelion club management software at 26 United Kingdom health
and fitness facilities managed by Bladerunner. This milestone marks
the completion of the first phase of Aphelion software
implementation at facilities managed by Bladerunner, which provides
health and fitness management services to the corporate, education
and hotel sectors in the United Kingdom and Europe. Bladerunner is
utilizing the software for club and membership management, as well
as payment processing. "CheckFree and Aphelion provide Bladerunner
with a flexible club management system that can be used across the
wide profile of fitness facilities that we manage, ranging in size
from 100 to 3,000 members," said Steve Mathers, Finance Director,
Bladerunner. "With the implementation of Aphelion software linked
to a central server, Bladerunner has been able to realize
efficiencies in the monthly administrative task of membership
maintenance and to centralize processing of members' direct debit
transactions. In addition, we are able to use the club management
software to gain insight into our members' workout needs." In order
to maximize internal resources, including instructor time and
workout space, Bladerunner is using Aphelion software to schedule
fitness classes during periods of peak demand. In addition,
Bladerunner is incorporating the software into each facility's
member retention strategy. Aphelion software provides a detailed
analysis of member activities, allowing Bladerunner to contact
members whose club attendance has become less frequent and identify
and implement strategies to bring them back to the club. "Club
management software from Aphelion and CheckFree offers a high level
of functionality for clubs of all sizes, and has enabled
Bladerunner to provide members top-notch customer service through
the latest technology," said Matt McKernan, Senior Vice President,
CheckFree. "Members of Bladerunner- managed facilities now benefit
from the additional time that club staff are able to spend
interacting with members, rather than handling administrative
tasks." In January 2006, the first phase of Aphelion software
implementation at Bladerunner-managed facilities was completed upon
installation of the software the health and fitness facility at
Denham Garden Village, a London retirement community. Aphelion
began the software implementation in September 2003 at the Princess
Royal Sports Arena, Boston, Lincolnshire, which was officially
opened by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal (Princess Anne) in
October 2003. Additional Bladerunner-managed locations currently
using Aphelion membership management software include 3Com, BP,
Kodak, Lloyds TSB, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Rolls-Royce, Accenture
and Sony Corporation. Bladerunner manages over 70 fitness
facilities throughout the United Kingdom and in Europe. The company
is based in Hertfordshire, England. About CheckFree Health &
Fitness (http://www.checkfreeclubmanager.com/) CheckFree Health
& Fitness, a business unit of CheckFree Corporation, has
delivered targeted applications designed to meet the operational,
financial and membership needs of the health and fitness industry
since 1981. The unit is the single source for improving cash flow,
expediting financials, and managing membership contracts and
reservations. CheckFree Health & Fitness' complete suite of
solutions enables clubs to grow and retain membership while helping
to minimize day-to-day costs. In November 2005, CheckFree acquired
Aphelion. Aphelion's mission is to design software and systems from
the user's standpoint -- intuitive and easy to use, while
maintaining extensive functionality. Aphelion has a long- standing
reputation of excellence in commitment to customer support and
consistently develops new technology to provide leading edge
products to customers in the fitness and process industries. About
CheckFree (http://www.checkfree.com/) Founded in 1981, CheckFree
Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR) provides financial electronic commerce
services and products to organizations around the world. CheckFree
Electronic Commerce solutions enable thousands of financial
services providers and billers to offer their customers the
convenience of receiving and paying their household bills online or
in person through retail outlets. CheckFree Investment Services
provides a broad range of investment management solutions and
outsourced services to thousands of financial services
organizations, which manage about $1.3 trillion in assets.
CheckFree Software develops, markets and supports software
applications that are used by financial institutions to process
more than two thirds of the 12 billion Automated Clearing House
transactions in the United States. The division also provides
operational risk management, financial messaging, corporate
actions, and regulatory compliance software to more than 1,500
organizations across the globe. Certain of CheckFree's statements
in this press release are not purely historical, and as such are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements
regarding management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or
projections of the future. Forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties, including without limitation, the various risks
inherent in CheckFree's business, and other risks and uncertainties
detailed from time to time in CheckFree's periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CheckFree's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005 (filed
September 2, 2005), Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2005 (filed November 8, 2005), and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 2005 (filed February 8, 2006). One or more of these
factors have affected, and could in the future affect CheckFree's
business and financial results in future periods, and could cause
actual results to differ materially from plans and projections.
There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements made
in this press release will prove to be accurate, and issuance of
such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a
representation by CheckFree, or any other person, that the
objectives and plans of CheckFree will be achieved. All
forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on
information presently available to management, and CheckFree
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
DATASOURCE: CheckFree Corporation CONTACT: Ann Cave of CheckFree
Corporation, +1-678-375-4039, or Web site:
http://www.checkfreecorp.com/ http://www.checkfreeclubmanager.com/
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