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Barrett Warehouse & Transport Joins the Soneta Service Symphony.


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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2001

Full Service Distribution Company Brings over 500,000 Square Feet

of Distribution Space and Specialized Logistics Services

to Soneta's Managed Resource Network

Soneta, the first Commerce Exostructure Enabler(SM), today announced Barrett Warehouse & Transport Inc. has joined the Service Symphony(SM) -- Soneta's resource network of commerce service providers and technology specialists.

Headquartered in Boston, Barrett is a full-service distribution company operating over 500,000 square feet of distribution space, handling a wide variety of products such as apparel, liquor, electronics, food and pharmaceuticals. The company provides distribution, inventory management and storage services for several general merchandise, retail, food service, textile and related companies. Barrett's specialized capabilities include U.S. customs bonded storage, contract warehousing, refrigerated re·frig·er·ate  
tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates
1. To cool or chill (a substance).

2. To preserve (food) by chilling.
 storage and retail support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services .

"Our partnership with Barrett brings a multitude of specialized logistics services to our clients in need of services in the Northeast," said Douglas Mefford, Soneta's director of distribution services.

Soneta helps companies externalize externalize

see exteriorize.
 non-revenue generating operations by selecting, implementing and managing the best-of-breed technologies and service providers into cohesive cohesive,
n the capability to cohere or stick together to form a mass.
 infrastructure solutions. These Exostructure(SM) solutions are accessed and managed through Soneta as a single point of contact. As the first managed resource network of its kind, the Service Symphony features a complete cross-section of physical and digital infrastructure providers ranging from customer care centers, distribution and fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 providers, payment processors, delivery agents and technology providers, among others. Soneta leverages this network to identify and assemble infrastructure solutions of unprecedented fit, completeness, scalability and accountability.

"Joining the Soneta Service Symphony positions Barrett to provide value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions.  to its current client base, while extending our services to a new pool of clients," said Tim Barrett
For other uses, see: Tim Barrett (disambiguation).


Tim Barrett (c.1928 – 20 August 1990) was an English actor best remembered for playing Malcolm Harris, Terry's boss, in the sitcom Terry and June.
, Barrett's executive vice president. "We are looking forward to working with Soneta in this exciting new venture."

By joining the Service Symphony, a Member captures two primary benefits. First, Soneta's sales and marketing initiatives locate and assess potential clients, eliminate the time-consuming and expensive courtship courtship

paying attention to a member of the opposite sex with a view to mating; occurs in farm animals but is not highly developed other than estral display by the female and seeking by the male, activities that are rather more pragmatic than implied in the definition.
 between provider and client and allows Members to remain focused on their own core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
  1. It provides customer benefits
  2. It is hard for competitors to imitate
  3. It can be leveraged widely to many products and markets.
.

Second, Symphony Members are equipped to deliver to their existing clients the full suite of Soneta-empowered services to complement and complete their own core offerings. As a result, Symphony Members are able to efficiently and effectively open up new revenue streams while maintaining operational integrity.

About Barrett Warehouse & Transport Inc.

Barrett was established in 1941 as a 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.  Customs Bonded Warehouse bonded warehouse ndepósito de aduanas

bonded warehouse nentrepôt m sous douanes

bonded warehouse n
 and has developed over the past 60 years into a full service logistics company, providing distribution, inventory management and storage services for several general merchandise, retail, food service, electronics and related companies. Located in Boston, Barrett Warehouse & Transport has over 500,000 square-feet of distribution space. For more information please email mark.sotir@barrett-logistics.com

About Soneta

Soneta empowers commerce by bringing together businesses and third-party providers and then harmonizing and optimizing the way they design, build and manage commerce infrastructure solutions spanning logistics, customer care, supply chain and order lifecycle management. For businesses, Soneta provides a single point of contact, automating and synchronizing synchronizing,
n a technique that a therapist uses to coordinate his or her breath with that of the client; builds trust and establishes relationship.
 the way they select, access and manage commerce technologies, third-party service providers and in-house resources. Soneta's externalized infrastructure, or exostructure(SM) solution equips businesses with infrastructure of unprecedented fit, completeness, scalability and accountability. For service and technology providers, Soneta drives collaboration, enabling them to extend their offerings and client base, while maintaining operational integrity. As the first Commerce Exostructure Enabler(SM), Soneta objectively delivers best-in-class commerce infrastructure solutions that cannot be duplicated in-house or obtained from a one-size-fits-all service provider. Soneta delivers perfection by facilitating collaboration -- strategic, synchronized syn·chro·nize  
v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es

v.intr.
1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous.

2. To operate in unison.

v.tr.
1.
 and accountable. For more information, please visit www.soneta.com.

Information and announcements in this release involve Soneta's expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future and are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Soneta as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations.

Soneta, the Soneta logo, Service Symphony, Exostructure and Commerce Exostructure Enabler are registered servicemarks of Soneta. Any other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Any information or trademarks contained herein may be cited, provided that all portions of text are identified as "Source: Soneta, Inc."
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