@Road Launches Global Alliance and Business Development Initiative; Newly Formed Strategic Effort to Accelerate @Road Global Go-to-Market Strategies.FREMONT, Calif. -- @Road(R), Inc. (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 global 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 ) and intelligent field service automation solutions, today announced the formation of a new @Road global alliance and business development initiative established to engage and form new strategic relationships for accelerated international business and long-term revenue growth. "Our new alliance and business development endeavor will enable us to concentrate an initiative around developing strategic long-term relationships with the right business and technology alliances to advance our MRM solutions worldwide," said Krish Panu, @Road 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. . "While we already have solid relationships with existing alliances on a variety of fronts, we have brought in what we feel is the right cross-section of people to help us realize positive momentum in our efforts to build and strengthen ties with new and existing alliances." Tom Colby, @Road vice president of strategic alliances, will lead @Road alliance efforts in the Americas and brings more than 20 years of experience in the software and telecommunications industries to the company. Prior to joining @Road, Colby served as an executive in residence at SRI International (company) SRI International - One of the world's largest contract research firms. Founded in 1946 in conjuction with Stanford University as the Stanford Research Institute, they later became fully independent and were incorporated as a non-profit organisation under U.S. , an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations and other organizations. Colby previously served as CEO of Eyematic Interfaces, Inc., a developer of software applications for mobile phones, and as vice president of worldwide operations and corporate development at WebEx Communications, an Internet communication services company. Additionally, Colby held executive business development positions at CellNet Data Systems, Dell and Apple where he managed several technology licensing and alliance building efforts. Andy Yeoman yeoman (yō`mən), class in English society. The term has always been ill-defined, but generally it means a freeholder of a lower status than gentleman who cultivates his own land. also joins the @Road team in Europe as vice president of corporate development. In this capacity, Yeoman will be responsible for the European business for the signature @Road MRM solution, GeoManager(SM). Prior to joining @Road, Yeoman was vice president of Europe for ClickSoftware where he led operations for the European region and was instrumental in securing major business alliances and new customers. Yeoman also brings extensive experience in enterprise market technologies, including emerging areas such as workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. and knowledge management plus more mainstream technologies such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , to @Road. He has previously held leadership positions in direct and channel sales, marketing, consulting, finance, software engineering and business development. "We have a strategy that can enable us to deliver innovative MRM solutions worldwide and a robust alliance and business development program will help us with this strategy," said Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Jolicoeur, @Road chief marketing officer. "Both Tom Colby and Andy Yeoman bring the right mix of background and experience to lead this strategic effort and fully engage potential new business, technology alliances and secure key customers. They are a welcome addition to our team and we look forward to the positive results they will generate for @Road as we expand globally." About @Road @Road, Inc. is a leading global provider of solutions designed to automate the management of mobile resources and to optimize the service delivery process for customers across a variety of industries. By providing real-time Mobile Resource Management infrastructure integrating 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. , location-based technologies, software applications, 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. and the Internet, @Road solutions are designed to provide a secure, scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class platform, and are offered in on-demand software delivery, on-premise or hybrid environments that seamlessly connect mobile workers in the field to real-time corporate data on demand. @Road provides Mobile Resource Management solutions to approximately 160,000 subscribers and end users around the world. The company is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on @Road solutions, visit www.road.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. These factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to customer acceptance of @Road solutions in foreign markets; the expansion of operations internationally; the timing of purchasing and implementation decisions by prospects and customers; competitive and pricing pressures; the 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 15, 2005, in the @Road Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. dated August 9, 2005, and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. @Road is a registered trademark of @Road, Inc. GeoManager is a service mark of @Road, Inc. |
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