Agentek, Inc. Wins Enterprise Mobile Computing Contract with Ferrellgas to Provide Real-Time Automated Route Delivery.ROSWELL, Ga. -- Agentek, Inc., the nation's leading wireless 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 provider, announced today that it is deploying a fully integrated, real-time wireless hand held mobile computing solution for Ferrellgas of Liberty, Missouri For the monument in Kansas City, see . Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2000 census the city population was 26,232. It is the county seat of Clay CountyGR6. . Agentek's Agent Route Delivery, using Agentek's TXP TXP Textpattern TXP Transponder (aircraft radio that responds to radar) TXP Transaction Protocol TXP Transaction Processor TXP Tape Transport (usually open reel tape deck) TXP Taxoprexin DHA-paclitaxel wireless protocol, is supplying the mobile application that interacts in real-time with the Ferrellgas enterprise system for routing, dispatch, delivery, field data collection and order completion. Approximately 4,000 Ferrellgas drivers and field technicians will carry ruggedized Intermec mobile computers with integrated 802.11b radios for complete mobility. The hand held computers will communicate wirelessly to a Wireless Matrix satellite modem A device used to transmit and receive signals from a satellite transponder. For transmission, it modulates digital data signals from a multiplexing device into a carrier frequency for delivery to an upconverter, amplifier and antenna. on each truck, which will send data across the Wireless Matrix network. "We are excited to see this solution rolled out to all of our facilities. Real-time information at the point of activity and complete customer information feeds a fully dynamic business model for us that leads to increased productivity," said Pat Walsh, Vice President and CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Ferrellgas. "We have been impressed with the work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work and technical capabilities that Agentek has demonstrated from the very beginning; the company responded to a demanding schedule and a rigorous test pilot period with tight timelines and extensive application and communications requirements," said Drew Mazeitis, Manager of Mobile Technology and overall project manager at Ferrellgas. "The Ferrellgas solution is very complex, incorporating satellite communications, cellular communications, multiple modes of 802.11b and data exchange with our enterprise applications. Agentek's end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. eliminated the need to patch together pieces from multiple vendors." "Ferrellgas was a great partner in that their team knows exactly how to roll out a project," said Erik Anderson, Vice President of Sales at Agentek, Inc. "Their staff did a terrific job of cooperating with the Agentek team to deliver a fully operational system over a demanding schedule. We look forward to a long technology partnership with Ferrellgas." About Agentek, Inc. Since its beginning in 1995, Agentek, Inc. has evolved into a fast growing, full-service solutions integrator and software applications development company, specializing in Mobile & Wireless Data Collection. From customized and pre-packaged applications to backend enterprise integration, Agentek provides a complete solution spanning multiple vertical markets. Agentek's unique architecture features its patent-pending TXP protocol that enables split second wireless communications over both terrestrial and satellite networks. Agentek is a full reseller of mobile computing hardware, wireless networks and professional services packages. For more information about Agentek, visit www.agentek.com. About Ferrellgas Headquartered in Liberty, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. is one of the largest and fastest growing retail marketers of propane, serving more than one million customers nationwide. Ferrellgas' retail propane distribution business consists principally of transporting propane purchased from third parties to retail distribution outlets and then to tanks on customers' premises, as well as to portable propane tanks. Ferrellgas Partners' common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors FGP FGP Foster Grandparent Program FGP Food Guide Pyramid FGP Friedberg Genizah Project FGP Fiberglass Pipe FGP Finite Ground Coplanar FGP French Giant Papillon (breed of rabbit) FGP Folder Guard Passwords FGP Fiat Gm Powertrain . More information about Ferrellgas can be found online at www.ferrellgas.com. |
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