CarrierPoint Launches New Version of its Web-Based Software Solutions.Business Editors & Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 Includes Integrated Web Dispatch A dispatch or dispatches can refer to:
and Trading Partner Management CarrierPoint(SM), Inc., a leading provider of Web-based logistics software solutions to the $154 billion less-than-truckload and full-truckload freight market, today announced a new version of its Web-based software solutions. Release 1.4 provides CarrierPoint customers with full-featured tools to streamline day-to-day transportation functions, both within their organization and among their trading partners. The integrated Web dispatch and dock scheduling features allow shippers and carriers to interact very efficiently by allowing "hands-free" scheduling when shipments are awarded. Release 1.4 also provides dock-to-dock execution, allowing shippers and their vendors, customers and transportation providers to interact in real time through the CarrierPoint solution. All information, such as scheduled and actual arrival and departure times, loading and unloading Unloading Selling securities or commodities whose prices are dropping to minimize loss. times, and shipment reconciliation information is collected for decision support and trend analysis. Release 1.4 also includes enhanced performance management features, allowing shippers and carriers to track partner performance. CarrierPoint solutions provide advanced Web-based and e-mail notification features that keep shippers and their business partners informed of critical events in the 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. lifecycle. CarrierPoint's powerful integration toolkit provides a cost-effective way to extend the transportation capabilities of existing enterprise systems. "We continue to expand our offerings, working closely with our customers to develop solutions that add the most value to their operations," said Brian Flint flint, mineral flint, variety of quartz that commonly occurs in rounded nodules and whose crystal structure is not visible to the naked eye. Flint is dark gray, smoky brown, or black in color; pale gray flint is called chert. , CarrierPoint's vice president of product development. "We will continue to rapidly extend our solutions, and will have additional releases throughout the year." Release 1.4 has been live on CarrierPoint's application service provider (ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). ) site since March 13, 2001 and is in use by CarrierPoint customers in many industries. It is also currently being deployed in the data center of a major licensee licensee n. a person given a license by government or under private agreement. (See: license, licensor) LICENSEE. One to whom a license has been given. 1 M. Q. & S. 699 n. and is immediately available to new CarrierPoint customers. About CarrierPoint Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CarrierPoint is a leading logistics software provider, supplying Web-based applications See Web application. that allow shippers and carriers to communicate in real time. Through the use of electronic commerce, advanced communications and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse technology, CarrierPoint leverages the Internet to facilitate both contract and spot market shipments and to improve operating efficiencies. CarrierPoint's value-added logistics toolset is available in an ASP format or through licensing of the software. For more information about CarrierPoint, visit its Web site at www.carrierpoint.com. |
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