BroadVision Helps Anderson Trucking Deliver at Internet Speed; Enterprise Self-Service Applications Enable Trucking Company to Streamline Logistics Processes and Reduce Costs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001 BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN BVSN Broadvision, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the leading provider of enterprise self-service applications A software application that allows a user to obtain information or complete a business transaction on the computer that has traditionally required the help of a human representative. Voice response systems and Web sites are widely used for self-service applications. See kiosk. , today announced that ATS/Sureway Transportation Co., a technology leader in the transportation industry and a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic Trucking Service, Inc. (ATS), has gone live with a new logistics web site using a suite of e-business applications from BroadVision. Based on BroadVision One-To-One(R) Enterprise and BroadVision(R) Publishing Center(TM), the new site for ATS/Sureway, the logistics division of ATS, now offers customers, independent trucking contractors and transportation brokerage agents the most extensively personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. logistics services and e-business site in the trucking industry. "ATS implemented their first BroadVision-powered portals back in March," said Chris Grejtak, chief marketing officer for BroadVision. "ATS/Sureway realized the benefits of BroadVision's technology on Anderson's main site and chose us as a technology partner for building the ultimate logistics services web site for their carriers, agents and customers." "We are using this site as an advanced marketing, publishing and logistics tool. It will provide transportation brokerage agents and independent trucking contractors with the most advanced capabilities in the industry," added Jason Netland, general manager for ATS/Sureway. "Thanks to BroadVision's technology, our agents will have more visibility, our carriers will have more options, and our customers will have more information -- all at the click of a mouse. Not only do we expect to see increased transportation brokerage agent recruiting and retention rates with this new site, but we also expect to save nearly $10,000 per year on publishing costs." Netland is expecting the new site to increase the company's communications abilities and help eliminate most of 2,000-plus individual faxes his company sends out daily. Using BroadVision Publishing Center content management tool, ATS/Sureway provides visitors with important company information, contracts and marketing materials online. Previously, these items were published and shipped manually -- a process that cost ATS thousands of dollars with every change in procedures, governmental shipping regulations or contractual agreements. ATS is not the only party reaping benefits from the new web site implementation. Carriers, agents, and customers benefit tremendously from the site's ability to provide logistics information via the Internet in real time. The more than 15,000 independent carrier partners who have already signed up with ATS can now log onto the site to view available loads within 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. . BroadVision's personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. technology is used on the site to tailor content for each brokerage agent based on a unique logon See login. 1. (jargon) logon - login. 2. (networking) logon - In ACF/VTAM, an unformatted session-initiation request for a session between two logical units. ID, and the agents have instant access to post their available loads and view load status. Additionally, potential customers can log onto the site to get rate quotes for shipping. About Anderson Trucking Founded in 1955, with headquarters in St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud (IPA: /ˌseɪntˈklaʊd/) is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the major population center in the state's central region. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59,107. , Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is one of the top 50 transportation companies in the U.S. and is the oldest privately held transportation company still under original ownership. The company has a fleet of over 1,000 tractors and 2,500 trailers, and delivers more than 100,000 loads each year to destinations in the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe. ATS replaced its previous static main web site with a dynamic new site based on BroadVision technology, offering customers, employees, and owner/operators the widest range of personalized information, logistics and e-business services in the industry. ATS/Sureway, a wholly owned subsidiary of ATS, provides the future of transportation technology today through its web site at www.atssureway.com. About BroadVision BroadVision's (Nasdaq:BVSN, Neuer Markt:BDN BDN Borland Developer Network BDN Bangor Daily News (Maine, USA) BDN Business Development Network BDN Bell Data Network BDN Bulk Data Network BDN Busy Doing Nothing (band) BDN Buffered Delta Network ) enterprise self-service applications create immediate business value by transforming the way organizations do business -- moving relationships to a personalized, self-service model that enhances growth, reduces costs and improves productivity. Leading global companies use BroadVision to power their enterprise self-service initiatives -- using the web and wireless devices to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. and extend an enterprise's applications, information and business processes to serve its employees, partners and customers in a personalized and collaborative way. For more information about BroadVision, Inc., call 650/261-5100, email info@broadvision.com or visit www.broadvision.com. Note to Editors: BroadVision and BroadVision One-To-One are registered trademarks of BroadVision, Inc. in the United States and other countries. |
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