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Apacheta Corporation Certifies Psion Teklogix; WORKABOUT PRO Product Line.


SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay.  & MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- Psion Teklogix' WORKABOUT PRO S is now available to Apacheta's direct store delivery and route accounting customers

Apacheta Corporation, a developer of mobile business solutions for product and package distribution industries and Psion Teklogix, (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :PON (Passive Optical Network) An optical point-to-multipoint access network. There are no optical repeaters or other active devices in a PON, hence the name "passive. ), a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection and RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. , today announced Apacheta has certified the use of Psion Teklogix line of WORKABOUT PRO devices with its mobile solutions and the recently launched WORKABOUT PRO S will integrate with its staple product, RouteACE. Apacheta's RouteACE offers manufacturing and delivery companies a cost-effective and innovative way to move older hand-held and/or paper-only routes to a more feature-rich and robust wireless solution.

Apacheta's RouteACE solution coupled with the WORKBOUT PRO S provides wireless communications using 802.11b within depots and distribution centers, wide-area wireless while on route, Bluetooth printing for invoice and customer receipts, and package or product scanning and RF identification. Apacheta also supports the Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT PRO M offering for its pre-sales solutions, which require alpha/numeric keypad functionality.

"Psion Teklogix' philosophy of providing mobile computing solutions that meet the unique needs of customers in a wide range of markets fits well with Apacheta's strategy," said John Major, chief executive officer of Apacheta. "We designed our software for adaptability, and the WORKABOUT PRO S is designed the same way - capable of being upgraded in the field and on the fly. We look forward to a close working relationship built on a shared commitment to customer needs."

The RouteACE(TM) software uses Microsoft .NET architecture uniquely coupled with XML XML
 in full Extensible Markup Language.

Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations.
, to create workflow-oriented processes on the WORKABOUT PRO family of devices. This approach provides for mobile analytics, a highly customizable and expandable business process, and end-to-end integration with a customer's proprietary or packaged host system.

"The partnership with Apacheta enables us to provide complete, rugged mobile computing solutions to meet the specific needs of route accounting and direct store delivery customers," said Rob Douglas, president, Psion Teklogix Americas. "The WORKABOUT PRO line of products has been built on the proven and highly successful Workabout platform, and is designed to deliver the functionality and customization that customers need."

An ergonomic and compact-yet-rugged hand-held computer, the WORKABOUT PRO S is built on Psion Teklogix' Windows CE .NET and the Intel XScale processor platform. It offers a range of simultaneously supported radio options including WWAN See wireless WAN.  (GSM/GPRS, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ), WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) A wireless network that is typically limited to a small cell radius. In an office environment, a WPAN would be used to transfer data between a handheld device and desktop machine or printer.  (Bluetooth) and WLAN See wireless LAN.

WLAN - wireless local area network
 (802.11b). The rugged design of the WORKABOUT PRO S delivers reliable performance in harsh environments.

About Apacheta Corp.

Apacheta Corporation provides mobile business solutions for package and product distribution industries. The primary offering RouteACE(TM) and ServerACE(TM), provide for end-to-end automation of the delivery process including features like least cost routing A feature of a telephone system that automatically connects an outgoing telephone call with the telephone service that costs the least to that location at that time of day. Depending on how it is programmed, least cost routing will either drop down to the second most-efficient service if , WLAN, WWAN and batch communications, scanning and RFID tracking along with mobile printing via Bluetooth and 802.11. Fully deployed Apacheta solutions support fleet and process tracking through analytics, always-available in-vehicle dual communications options, and real-time vehicle and business tracking portals for both internal and external tracking. The unique mobile workflow engine and task-oriented methods provide a highly customizable process while maintaining a great degree of stability. Apacheta Corp. has offices throughout the U.S. and is headquartered in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation).
San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951.
. For more information, visit www.apacheta.com

About Psion Teklogix Inc.

Psion Teklogix is a global provider of solutions for mobile computing, wireless data collection and RFID. The company's fully integrated mobile computing solutions include rugged hardware, secure wireless networks, robust software, professional services and exceptional support programs. Psion Teklogix is committed to helping its customers reap the benefits of new and emerging technologies, such as RFID. The company continues to introduce new RFID technologies that show tremendous potential across a wide range of markets. With over three decades of industry experience, Psion Teklogix has customers in more than 70 countries around the world, and over 35 sales and support offices in 16 countries. Psion Teklogix is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada with additional corporate offices located in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Psion Teklogix is the operating business of Psion PLC, which is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange

London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses.
 (PON.L). For more information, visit www.psionteklogix.com.

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