Whirlpool(R) Brand Teams Up With Cozi Organizational Software to Help Families Stay Connected and Get More Done
February 20 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Free Web Service is a One Stop Shop for the Family Calendar,
Shopping List and More BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Feb. 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Many families feel the stress of juggling
work, school, extra-curricular activities and daily household
affairs. To help coordinate everything from grocery shopping and
errands to soccer practice and recitals, Whirlpool brand has teamed
up with family organizational software maker Cozi, to provide a
free online service for family members to get in sync, available at
http://www.whirlpool.com/cozi. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040202/DETU004LOGO ) Cozi
software provides the tools for busy families to share schedules,
track shopping and to-do lists, organize household chores and stay
in communication. A recent consumer survey* about family management
found more than 50 percent of consumers would like solutions to
help create weekly shopping lists, a family calendar and a message
center. "We continually strive to create products to help consumers
get more done each day. But we also know there are ways beyond
appliances to help accomplish that goal," said Melissa Wikman,
marketing director, Whirlpool brand. "This is why we teamed up with
Cozi - to bring consumers an all-in-one solution to help them
organize their family life." The Whirlpool brand edition of Cozi
includes a full set of easy-to-use features: -- Calendar - A
centralized calendar to manage everyone's schedules in one location
and accessible by the entire family. Activities and appointments
(home, school, work, etc.) are coordinated through a shared,
color-coded family calendar. Cozi also syncs with Outlook - a
feature to use at work to prevent double-booking and keep track of
family activities. -- Shopping and Task List - Customized shopping
lists help families keep track of items to purchase in one
location. Users on the go can call a toll-free number from any
mobile phone to receive lists by text message or have lists read to
them. -- Messages - Using the Cozi software, messages may be sent
individually or to the whole family via text message or e-mail;
intended for quick reminders or updates. -- Photo Collage Screen
Saver - Cozi can automatically display all the family photos
downloaded from vacations, birthdays, sports events and other
family activities into photo collages. "The partnership with
Whirlpool brand is an incredible fit for us," said Robbie Cape,
Cozi Co-Founder and CEO. "Whirlpool consumers are exactly the types
of families we had in mind when we began creating Cozi just over
two years ago. We built our software to provide the modern
solutions that busy, active families need to stay organized,
coordinated and in communication." The Cozi * Whirlpool Edition is
accessible from any computer with an Internet connection at home or
work, or from any mobile phone, keeping the entire family up to
speed. Families can activate their own account and download the
software on multiple computers for free at
http://www.whirlpool.com/cozi. About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and
marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of
approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more
than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the
world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air,
Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht and other major brand names to consumers
in nearly every country around the world. Additional information
about the company can be found at http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/.
About Cozi Group, Inc. Cozi is the new way busy families simplify
their lives with software to organize, coordinate and share, all in
one solution. Cozi helps families manage and enjoy their
ever-busier lives through shared family calendars, shopping and
to-do lists, quick messages and fun photo collages and is
accessible from any PC or any mobile phone. Located in Seattle, WA,
Cozi was founded in 2005 by veterans of Microsoft, Expedia, and
Amazon.com with a vision for creating technology to address the
complex and dynamic needs of family life. Cozi now has more than
450,000 family users. Cozi is a free service available at
http://www.cozi.com/. *Forrester Custom Consumer Research on behalf
of Whirlpool Corporation.
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DATASOURCE: Whirlpool Corporation CONTACT: Audrey Reed-Granger,
Director of Public Relations of Whirlpool Corporation,
+1-269-923-7557, ; Trish Taylor of Peppercom, +1-269-923-3351, ,
for Whirlpool Corporation Web site: http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/
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