Antenna Software Completes Post-Merger Integration; Announces A3 Mobile Software and Services for Global Enterprise Deployments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2004 Antenna Software, Inc., the leading provider of mobile enterprise solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed post-merger integration activities after its strategic acquisition of RPA RPA Remote Patron Authentication RPA Rural Payments Agency (UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) RPA Replication Protein A RPA RNAse Protection Assay RPA Regional Plan Association RPA Random-Phase Approximation Wireless in December, 2003. As part of the integration, Antenna released its newly combined suite of products and services, called Antenna A3 Mobile Solutions, which enable companies to combine enterprise-class mobile business applications with global wireless network communications and management capabilities. Antenna A3 is comprised of the following integrated components: A3 Mobile Services for guaranteed end-to-end message delivery via wireless networks; A3 SmartClient end-user applications for mobile field service management, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. , and knowledge management; A3 Studio for developing and maintaining mobile applications using industry best practices; and A3 Connectors for interfacing to back-end enterprise CRM/ERP systems. "Since acquiring RPA Wireless, we have focused our efforts on uniting the strengths of both companies," said Jim Hemmer, Antenna's 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. . "We have consolidated and simplified the product lines to help our customers streamline the complexities of global mobile deployments as well as rapidly demonstrate measurable business value. By accomplishing this integration of our combined resources, we have created a true, worldwide leader in the mobile enterprise market space." Antenna A3 Mobile Services is a managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality environment whereby Antenna monitors and manages global 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. for its customers. A3 Mobile Services helps customers achieve rapid ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). on mobile enterprise deployments by managing all the moving pieces of an enterprise-wide mobile deployment - multiple devices, carriers, and networks - and allowing organizations to concentrate on core competencies rather than building, managing, and administering a complex wireless implementation. Included with Antenna Mobile Services is the A3 Mobility Dashboard, which provides access to an integrated set of Web-based products that administrators and managers can use to easily control and monitor their 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 environment. Antenna's A3 SmartClient mobile applications are device-side, always-on wireless solutions that extend the power and functionality of leading CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. systems to the field force. More than piping data to a device or "wirelessly enabling" a system, Antenna A3 SmartClient applications deliver rich functionality and relevant information intelligently; that is, remote or disconnected employees get precisely the information they need to do their jobs in a format that is easy to use. Antenna A3 SmartClient applications are supported on today's leading mobile platforms and wireless devices, including BlackBerry wireless handhelds, Pocket PC devices It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of Pocket PC and Windows CE devices, and companies that make, or have made, them. , Tablets, Smartphones, and laptops. Antenna A3 Studio is an open, standards-based, application development platform that enables organizations to fully customize, configure, administer, and maintain their mobile applications easily and comprehensively. It transparently supports multiple device form factors, networks, and back-end systems and offers the unique ability to update applications "over the air" without taking devices out of the field, which provides the ability to keep devices in use and ensures no lost productivity. Today, tens of thousands of mobile users from over 37 countries use Antenna A3 to execute millions of transactions per month through Antenna's state-of-the-art, disaster-proof facility. In addition, Antenna provides end-to-end, 24/7 customer support for implementations that span multiple time zones and geographies, and incorporate a myriad of device and network types. "Other software vendors may offer simple device-side functions and connectors, but only Antenna combines easy-to-use applications, wireless communications management, and customer service excellence into one integrated offering to ensure our customers' success," said Hemmer. "We are ready to leverage our combined 20+ years of experience to help shape this exciting, emerging marketplace." Visit www.antennasoftware.com for more information on Antenna's products and services. About Antenna Software Antenna Software is the largest, privately held mobile enterprise solutions provider 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. with thousands of users worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, Antenna's products provide proven, powerful mobile solutions, which integrate enterprise-class business applications with global wireless network communications and management capabilities. Antenna supports a growing client base of leading service organizations throughout the world. Key customers include Pitney Bowes  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , L-3 Communications
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