Aqua-Pro Car Wash Systems Selects Intermec's ArciTech Field Service Software for Work Order and Inventory Management.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002 Aqua-Pro Car Wash Systems of Allen, Texas Allen is a city in Collin County and a northern suburb of Dallas, Texas (USA). As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 43,554. As of April 2007, the city's population is estimated at 77,465. , has installed mobile computers and portable printers from Intermec Technologies Corp. to automate the company's fleet of car wash repair technicians. Aqua-Pro, one of the largest car wash equipment distributors 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. , services more than 320 car wash locations throughout North, East and Central Texas. Intermec's ArciTech(TM) Work Order Management software, loaded on Intermec 720 mobile computers, drastically increases productivity through real-time status and work order updates via Nextel(R) wireless wide-area networking, as well as reduces lost and unaccounted unaccounted Adjective unaccounted for unable to be found or traced: four people were killed in the floods, and eleven remain unaccounted for unaccounted adj inventory issues through concise equipment tracking. Aqua Pro selected its new system to combat inventory shrinkage and to increase the accuracy of its paperwork. The company chose Intermec Premier Solutions Partner Data Concepts Inc.'s Application Management System(c) middleware to quickly and efficiently relay service and financial activity from the field to the company's Microsoft(R) Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) Server and Business Works(R) Gold(TM) accounting system. Intermec 720 mobile computers and 782 mobile printers now provide on-the-road information. Implementation teams from Data Concepts and Intermec took the ArciTech installation even further by integrating a number of reporting features, including daily usage, on-hand inventory and billed out reports, which allow Aqua Pro's executive management to quickly evaluate payroll amounts, site time and material usage to gauge profit and productivity. "We feel without question that the return from this investment will be immediate and substantial," said Johanna Boyd, Aqua Pro vice president and chief financial officer. "The Data Concepts team has been great. This process has made us take a close look at the way we do business, and the result will be a stronger, more profitable company." About Aqua Pro Aqua Pro Car Wash Systems (formerly Mark VII Equipment of Texas) was founded in 1985 and has quickly risen to become one of the largest car wash equipment distributors in the country. About Intermec Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNA Una personification of honesty; leads lamb and rides white ass. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] See : Honesty ) company, has been named Microsoft Corp.'s OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Embedded Partner of the Year. Intermec is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag(R) 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. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ), mobile computing systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. to field sales and service. For information about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com. To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec's supply chain technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, Everett, WA 98203-9280 USA; telephone 800-347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.com. To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com. Microsoft(R) and Windows NT(R) are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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