@Road Announces General Availability of Mobile Resource Management Services Using the AT&T Wireless GPRS Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003 High-speed Wireless Data Transmissions Enable Faster and More Powerful MRM MRM Marketing Resource Management MRM Mobile Resource Management MRM Metabolic Response Modifiers MRM Multiple Reaction Monitoring (mass spectrometry) MRM Mormonism Research Ministry MRM Mechanically Recovered Meat Applications @Road(R) (Nasdaq:ARDI ARDI Association Rwandaise pour la Promotion du Développement Intégré (French) ARDI Accounts Receivable Dollar Inventory ARDI Action Rwandaise pour le Developpement Integre ARDI Annually Renewable Disability Income ), a leading provider of location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management (MRM), today announced the general availability of its MRM service offering using AT&T Wireless' high-speed GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. (General Packet Radio Service) network. Early subscribers to the @Road services using the AT&T Wireless GPRS network have experienced increased data transmission rates, enhanced security capabilities and wide geographic coverage. "This new offering provides an important infrastructure improvement for our customers, particularly those with large mobile workforces and those transmitting large data volumes to and from the field," said Krish Panu, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of @Road. "Additionally, we are in a position to both leverage the attributes of the AT&T Wireless GPRS network when providing other new services, such as process and workflow exceptions and alerts from the field, as well as manage our internal cost of service with more attractively-priced wireless airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. ." Under the terms of the agreement, @Road will resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. wireless data services on AT&T Wireless' next-generation GPRS network bundled with @Road's MRM services to its customers. The agreement also provides network access to subscribers who roam into Canadian areas covered by Rogers AT&T. Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed. @Road services include a comprehensive set of mobile resource management tools, reports and maps delivered on a hosted basis. @Road services are enabled by a variety of devices deployed to the field and provide users several access methods. Underlying the services is the @Road LocationSmart(TM) technology platform, which combines high-speed transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , wireless connectivity and the global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) satellite network with software applications and the Internet. @Road services are designed to improve the productivity of a customer's mobile resources, enhance the efficiency of the customer's overall operations, decrease the costs of its field activities and improve the delivery of service to its end-customers. For more information about @Road MRM services, please call your @Road sales representative or visit the @Road Web site at www.atroad.com. About @Road @Road (Nasdaq:ARDI) is a leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) services, a rapidly growing category of productivity solutions integrating location technologies, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , transaction processing, software applications and the Internet to help companies better manage mobile workers. Any size organization, in any industry or public sector, in which improving the productivity of mobile workers has an impact on revenue, expenses, customer service and competitive advantage, will benefit from @Road MRM services. Because @Road offers MRM services on a hosted basis, customers avoid expensive and complex software and IT infrastructure investments. Since @Road delivers services using a pay-as-you-go subscription model, customers experience an immediate and measurable return-on-investment. @Road delivers its MRM services to over 90,000 mobile workers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. every day. The company has headquarters in Fremont, CA, and secure networked data centers on both U.S. coasts. For more information, visit the @Road web site at www.atroad.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ability of @Road to successfully deliver and support the services described in this press release, dependence of @Road on the AT&T Wireless GPRS network and other wireless networks, mobile data systems technology, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and controlled by others, and general economic and political conditions. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the @Road Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. dated March 28, 2002 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. @Road undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Note to Editors: @Road is a registered trademark of At Road, Inc. The @Road logo and LocationSmart are trademarks of At Road, Inc. All other trademarks and/or service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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