Aether Systems Announces Availability and First Major Customer of New Wireless and Mobile Logistics Solution, Aether 20/20 Delivery.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2003 Office Supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). Leader Corporate Express to Deploy New Package Tracking, Proof of Delivery Application on Entire Fleet of 1,600 Trucks Aether aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. Aether god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42] See : Air Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AETH), a leading provider of wireless and mobile data solutions, announced the launch of a new package tracking and proof of delivery application, 20/20 Delivery(TM). Based on the company's extensible Fusion platform, 20/20 Delivery is a wireless logistics application that provides complete visibility into the supply chain, from package and vehicle tracking to driver management and communication. Corporate Express, a Buhrmann Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BUH), one of the world's largest business-to-business suppliers of essential office and computer products and services, plans to deploy 20/20 Delivery, across its entire U.S. fleet of more than 1,600 trucks. In doing so, Corporate Express joins several other companies and government agencies that have chosen 20/20 Delivery as their wireless logistics solution. Aether 20/20 Delivery uses hand held computers in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. clipboards to monitor driver and vehicle productivity. Real-time package and delivery information is wirelessly delivered to the company's back-end data system, helping improve customer service and payment cycles. Two-way messaging allows drivers and operations personnel to communicate with each other in real time, whether they need to confirm special delivery instructions delivery instructions A customer's directions to a broker as to the disposition of funds and securities in the customer's account. For example, a customer must instruct the broker whether securities placed in the account should be sent to the customer or or cancel orders cancel order A customer order to a broker that cancels an earlier, unfilled order given by the customer. in progress. "Aether is very pleased to bring to the market a complete logistics solution that improves productivity, customer service and the bottom line for any company that manages a fleet of delivery vehicles," said Gregg Smith, President of Aether Systems Enterprise Mobility Solutions. "With 20/20 Delivery, we have put to use lessons learned over many years of creating wireless logistics solutions to create a best in class product. The decision by Corporate Express to install the solution on its entire fleet is a very powerful validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. and we look forward to a long and successful relationship." 20/20 Delivery improves upon Aether's previous generation e-Mobile Delivery application, and can be implemented as a real-time wireless solution or as a mobile, synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. solution or a combination of the two. Handheld device options include the Pocket PC or Palm OS and the application runs on various PDAs, including ruggedized Symbol and Intermec devices. Comprehensive wireless tracking and management tools make 20/20 Delivery the most efficient way of managing the delivery process - from vehicle monitoring and driver check-in reports, to real-time package status information, to wireless proof of delivery. Features of the solution include the following: -- Signature capture -- Electronic manifest manifest 1) adj., adv. completely obvious or evident. 2) n. a written list of goods in a shipment. MANIFEST, com. law. A written instrument containing a true account of the cargo of a ship or commercial vessel. 2. management -- Integrated barcode scanning -- Capture route log and delivery information -- Driver messaging -- Wide area and local area wireless options -- Robust reporting tool -- Multiple legacy interface options For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com About Aether Systems, Inc. Aether Systems delivers wireless and mobile data solutions that make people more productive and their organizations more profitable. Aether's products and services are built on Aether Fusion, the company's standards-based platform that allows for secure, reliable extension of critical information to virtually any wireless or mobile environment. Return on investment in Aether solutions comes from a unique combination of strengths - quick access to multiple back-end information sources, workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. that is optimized for specific industries, and turnkey See turnkey system. deployment services and professional support. Backed by years of in-market expertise, Aether is making it possible for thousands of businesses and government agencies to unleash the power of the mobile workforce. For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com |
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