Aether Systems Releases New Software Platform To Allow Wireless Management of Enterprise Supply Chain.Business Editors & High-Tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. Writers OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2001 Transportation/Logistics Division To Provide Comprehensive Solution for Automating Real-Time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. Tracking of Deliveries 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 data products and services, announced today that its Transportation and Logistics division has released a new application, e-Mobile Delivery 3.2, a wireless proof-of-delivery platform. Aether designed the new platform to provide enterprise customers with a complete architecture for developing and administering TO ADMINISTER, ADMINISTERING. The stat. 9 G. IV. c. 31, S. 11, enacts "that if any person unlawfully and maliciously shall administer, or attempt to administer to any person, or shall cause to be taken by any person any poison or other destructive things," &c. every such offender, &c. delivery and supply chain management applications that allow wireless transfer of data among their private fleets. The e-Mobile Delivery 3.2 platform enables companies with private delivery fleets to effectively integrate electronic signature capture for real-time proof-of-delivery automation, wireless transmission of delivery information, and 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) vehicle-tracking capabilities into their existing enterprise systems. The platform also provides real-time visibility into the delivery cycle through a web-interface that allows enterprises and their customers to track the status of their deliveries. The e-Mobile Delivery system, which is based on Aether's ScoutSync and Aether Intelligent Messaging An earlier messaging system from Banyan Systems that ran on NetWare and VINES servers and incorporated Banyan's popular Streettalk directory service. It included a basic mail program, which could be upgraded to the more advanced BeyondMail system. See ePresence. software, is flexible enough to support enterprises seeking a comprehensive wireless capability hosted on Aether's Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. or those requiring only a turnkey See turnkey system. mobile solution hosted on their own network. "The development of e-Mobile Delivery 3.2 is part of Aether's commitment to creating state-of-the-art products and services for our customers in the transportation and logistics marketplace," said Erik Bleyl, Aether vice president for transportation and logistics. "As a result of Aether's expertise in wireless technologies and our existing wireless infrastructure, we have a unique ability to swiftly implement comprehensive wireless solutions such as e-Mobile Delivery into our customers' businesses." Features offered by the e-Mobile Delivery platform include: -- Wireless transmission of delivery information -- Customer signature capture -- GPS vehicle-tracking capabilities -- Web tracking of delivery information -- Ability to group customer invoices for a single signature -- Ability to transfer invoice and package information between drivers -- Ability to assign internal tracking number to received goods while in the field -- Driver notes -- Ability to download delivery information by route and/or invoice identifier -- Real-time availability of en-route delivery status -- Driver messaging -- Scanned package delivery off of the truck -- Dynamic workflow configurations for a variety of business processes on the mobile device Implementation of e-Mobile Delivery 3.2 allows businesses to capture vital information about driver and route management as well as provide customer verification of goods delivery. As a result, enterprises are able to: track status of packages to the point-of-delivery and share this information with customers; reduce customer loss with accurate recording of customer signatures; improve driver management through integrated GPS location services See mobile positioning. ; and enhance delivery management through consistent wireless updates indicating delivery progress throughout the day. About Aether Systems Aether Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of wireless and mobile data products and services allowing real-time communications and transactions across a full range of devices and networks. Using its engineering expertise, the ScoutWare family of products including the Aether Intelligent Messaging (AIM) software platform, and its network operations center and customer care center, Aether seeks to provide comprehensive, technology-independent wireless and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings solutions. Aether develops and delivers wireless data services across a variety of industries and market segments in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and internationally. For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com. |
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