@Road Launches DirectData 2.1 for Integration of Mobile Workforce Information with Enterprise Applications; Enhancement Gives Companies Greater Control of Data, Improves Productivity.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 @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 mobile resource management services, today announced the availability of @Road DirectData 2.1, a value-added enhancement to the company's existing suite of services. For companies seeking to leverage their existing IT infrastructure, DirectData 2.1 continuously and securely delivers location-, message- and form-based information to enterprise applications. Information such as proof-of-delivery, workflow reporting and inventory data can easily be integrated into any number of applications including routing, dispatching or payroll applications. The processing by @Road and its customers of data captured by @Road services is called collaborative processing. "One challenge facing companies today is how to efficiently use and synthesize the information that's being collected from the field," 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. "@Road makes it easy for customers, particularly our larger customers, to integrate business-critical data into the applications they use every day. We believe @Road is the only mobile resource management company offering both the quick return on investment of a hosted, subscription-based solution and the benefits of collaborative processing enabled by DirectData 2.1." Organizations that can benefit from @Road mobile resource management services include those in any industry or public sector in which improving the productivity of mobile workers has an impact on revenue, expenses, customer service or competitive advantage. Many @Road customers quantify their return on investment in an @Road solution in periods ranging from a couple of weeks to several days. DirectData 2.1 Key Benefits -- Automatically uploads location-based data, including text messages and workflow forms, to @Road client servers -- Continuously streams large amounts of data into enterprise applications -- Easily integrates information into existing applications -- Ability to create flexible, custom reports and views -- Ability to archive data on client servers About DirectData 2.1 Priced at $5.00 per month per subscriber, @Road DirectData 2.1 utilizes industry standard open platform technology protocols to feed business-critical data from the field directly into existing enterprise applications. DirectData 2.1 works seamlessly with leading operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. , and RedHat Linux, while offering out-of-the-box connectivity and functionality with an assortment of databases, including IBM DB2/UDB, Oracle 8i/9i, Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , MySQL and PostgreSQL. The service uses 128-bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. encryption technology for data integrity. For quick start-up and maximum utility, @Road provides expert assistance in configuring customer-side software through its Advanced Customer Solutions Group. About @Road @Road (Nasdaq:ARDI) is a leading provider of 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 ) 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 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 99,000 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 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 deploy 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 31, 2003 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 is a registered trademark of At Road, Inc. All other trademarks and/or service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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