AvantGo and Spacient Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Mobile Field Force Applications to the Utilities Industry.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HAYWARD, Calif. and LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2002 AvantGo, Inc., (Nasdaq:AVGO), the leading provider of mobile enterprise software, and Spacient Technologies, Inc. (Spacient), a leading provider of technology solutions for government and utilities, today announced a strategic alliance to deliver mobile and wireless field force automation and location-based solutions to the utilities and telecommunications industries. By combining AvantGo(R) M-Business Server with Spacient's Fieldport(TM) mobile operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. software and services, AvantGo and Spacient are providing a mobile and real-time wireless solution that provides the utilities and telecommunications industries with an integrated web and wireless application for managing mobile field service operations and resource productivity. The solution allows managers, supervisors and office and field employees to perform critical business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets using the Internet and a variety of wireless devices, including Palm OS, Pocket PC, Symbol and BlackBerry Wireless Handheld(TM) devices. The solution operates as a stand-alone application or in combination with customers' existing customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), geographic information system geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to (GIS), or enterprise asset management (EAM (1) (Enterprise Asset Management) The management and control of the information technology assets within the enterprise. The asset management repository includes a description of the asset as well as contract information pertaining to its acquisition. ), systems. "Our alliance with AvantGo brings Spacient's deep industry expertise and unique location-based mobile application software together with AvantGo's leading enterprise mobile technology to deliver powerful mobile and wireless solutions to the utilities and telecommunications industries. It's a winning combination for utilities customers that wish to improve operational efficiency and overall service," said Spacient's President and 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. , Christopher T. Stern. Richard Owen Sir Richard Owen KCB (July 20 1804–December 18 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. He was widely regarded as malicious and dishonest but he was also one of the most brilliant and influential biologists of his time. , AvantGo's CEO, added: "The return on investment for field force and field service applications is readily apparent, which is why mobile field force automation applications are among the first to be deployed by large enterprises. When you have intrinsically mobile employees, wireless solutions can make a definite impact on the bottom line." About Spacient Technologies, Inc. (Spacient(TM)) Spacient is a leading provider of technology solutions for the utilities and telecommunications industries. The Company, founded by former utilities industry business and information technology professionals, specializes in the planning, design, and delivery of mobile and location-based software and services. Fieldport, the company's flagship product, is a leading web-based and mobile utility operations management and field service software solution. The system provides organizations with an integrated web and mobile application environment for managing field service operations and improving resource productivity. Spacient's business partners include Microsoft, Oracle, ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. , Palm, and Symbol Technologies. For more information, please visit www.spacient.com. About AvantGo AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVGO) is the leading provider of mobile enterprise software. AvantGo solutions automate business processes and improve the exchange of information between companies and their employees and customers, resulting in improved business efficiencies and more effective customer interactions. AvantGo solutions include the best-of-breed mobile software platform for creating and deploying enterprise applications, proven customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) and personal information management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) mobile business applications, and professional services to assist in the strategy, design and delivery of end-to-end mobile solutions. AvantGo's customers, which include 28 of the Fortune 100 and over 2500 companies in 50 countries, include McKesson Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Cisco Systems, FedEx, Scottish Power, The US Senate, Tyco, Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. , American Express, The World Economic Forum, BG Group, plc., Genencor and Alcatel. For more information, please visit www.avantgo.com. Cautionary Statement Except for historical information, all of the expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the ability of customers to experience the anticipated benefits, such as increased efficiency, improved overall service, employee effectiveness, time savings and cost savings. For additional information regarding these and other risks associated with the companies' business, refer to the companies' latest filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Note to Editors: AvantGo, AvantGo Enterprise, AvantGo Mobile Engine, AvantGo Mobile Sales, AvantGo Mobile Delivery, Dynamic Mobility Model and the AvantGo logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of AvantGo in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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