@Road Announces Mobile Resource Management Service Enhancements; Greater Functionality Equals More Personalized MRM Experience.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT Fremont (frē`mŏnt). 1 City (1990 pop. 173,339), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1956. Long an agricultural center, with champagne vineyards founded (1870) by Leland Stanford, it still ships fruits and vegetables. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002 @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 Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the solutions for mobile resource management (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 ), today announced a series of enhancements to its flagship MRM service. Collectively, the new features increase the functionality of the @Road MRM offering, while enabling greater end-user (job) end-user - The person who uses a computer application, as opposed to those who developed or support it. The end-user may or may not know anything about computers, how they work, or what to do if something goes wrong. system control. The result is a more personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. MRM experience, designed to meet each customer's specific needs. @Road MRM services are deployed by Fortune 500 companies as well as small- and medium-sized Me´di`um-sized` a. 1. Having a medium size; as, a medium-sized man s>. Adj. 1. medium-sized - intermediate in size medium-size, moderate-size, moderate-sized businesses, a common thread being the objectives of streamlining field-operations management, improving the productivity of mobile workers and enhancing end-customer satisfaction. With the enhancements announced today, @Road customers can accelerate reaching these goals. Leveraging system-customization capabilities including the appearance of data on maps and the ability to access archived data, @Road customers can implement a solution tailored to their unique business requirements. Service enhancements now available from @Road include: -- Personalized landmarks -- landmarks can be drawn to more accurately reflect the shape of the building or geographic area they represent, providing a look-and-feel that enhances the end-user experience; -- Path sequencing -- illustrates the order of activity by mobile workers over a specified time period, helping @Road customers improve routing activities; -- Wireless device Internet connectivity -- ability to connect a wireless device or laptop to the @Road iLM(R) to achieve an Internet connection, enabling mobile workers to maintain communication with corporate computer systems while in the field; and -- Expanded data storage capabilities -- permits customers to immediately retrieve historical data, a feature particularly useful when running reports over long periods of time and when auditing or searching for data. Extended data storage also helps customers save their own storage resources. "With widespread adoption of MRM services comes a natural desire among users for a solution which can be personalized to their individual preferences," said Krish Panu, president and 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. "The enhancements we're introducing today not only increase the overall functionality of the @Road MRM service, but also put new controls in the hands of our customers, both of which are intended to maximize the productivity of mobile resources." Service enhancements including expanded data storage and wireless device Internet connectivity are available today for monthly service fees, while personalized landmarks and path sequencing are available as free upgrades to the @Road MRM service offering. For more information on @Road MRM service enhancements and other solutions, 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 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. , 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 its services on a hosted basis, customers avoid expensive and complex software and IT infrastructure investments. Since @Road delivers its MRM 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 84,000 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 market, sell, deliver and support the services described in this press release, dependence of @Road on mobile data systems technology, wireless networks, 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. @Road and iLM are registered trademarks 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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