Chemical Distribution Network Selects @Road as the Preferred MRM Solutions Provider; Through the @Road Alliance Referral Program, the $750 Million Chemical Distributor-Owned Organization Will Promote @Road MRM Solutions to Its Members.FREMONT, Calif. -- @Road(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:ARDI ARDI Association Rwandaise pour la Promotion du Développement Intégré (French) ARDI Accounts Receivable Dollar Inventory ARDI Action Rwandaise pour le Developpement Integre ARDI Annually Renewable Disability Income ), a global provider of Mobile Resource Management (MRM MRM Marketing Resource Management MRM Mobile Resource Management MRM Metabolic Response Modifiers MRM Multiple Reaction Monitoring (mass spectrometry) MRM Mormonism Research Ministry MRM Mechanically Recovered Meat ) and intelligent field service automation solutions, today announced that the Chemical Distribution Network (CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ), a $750 million distributor-owned organization made up of 21 leading chemical distribution companies, has selected @Road as its preferred MRM solutions provider under the terms of the @Road Alliance Referral Program agreement. Through this alliance program and agreement, CDN agrees to promote @Road solutions, such as the @Road Transportation and Distribution Suite, to each of its members. In conjunction with its relationship with @Road, CDN has additionally agreed to promote @Road MRM solutions to all members of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD NACD National Association of Corporate Directors NACD National Association of Conservation Districts NACD National Association of Chemical Distributors NACD National Academy for Child Development NACD National Advisory Committee on Drugs ), an international organization of more than 250 chemical distributor companies that purchase chemical products from manufacturers. NACD has members throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. @Road has also applied for Affiliate Membership into NACD. "Critical to our decision making process was finding a financially stable vendor that not only had a robust Internet-based solution, but had the vision towards adding future, relevant functionality specific to our industry," said Chris Coates, executive director for CDN. "Candidly, it was not a difficult decision for CDN, as we believed @Road offered overall value that significantly differentiated them from competition in the same space." The @Road Transportation and Distribution Suite can extend the functionality of the @Road GeoManager(SM) MRM solution through optimized mobile resource allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs and by delivering on-demand visibility into driver productivity. The @Road Transportation and Distribution Suite, through GeoManager data integration capabilities, can also streamline daily activities for drivers and dispatchers by minimizing, and in some cases eliminating, manual tasks and paperwork for more effective management of mobile resources. Within the @Road Transportation and Distribution Suite are industry-tailored applications such as FieldServices Reports (for monitoring dispatching, early returns, job completion and on-time rates); State Mileage Reports (for automating and streamlining the fuel tax and mileage reconciliation process); Speed Radar (for alerts to dispatchers when vehicles exceed posted speed limits); and Driver Logs (for automatic recording of daily driver activities as required by the U.S. Department of Transportation). "Now, more than ever before, chemical distribution companies are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to drive down costs, enhance driver and equipment safety and security, and meet regulatory compliance, all while increasing customer responsiveness and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ," said Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Jolicoeur, @Road chief marketing officer. "We can help chemical distributors do that through our tailored MRM solutions that go beyond the scope of traditional GPS applications. We look forward to working with members of both CDN and NACD by providing them with innovative, industry specific solutions to meet their current and future mobile resource management needs." About The CDN The Chemical Distribution Network is a $750 million distributor owned organization incorporated in January 2000. Current CDN members include: Astro Chemicals, Springfield, MA; Barton Solvents, Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. , IA; Brown Chemical, Oakland, NJ; Colonial Chemical Solutions, Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. , GA; Industrial Chemicals, Richmond, VA; John R. Hess & Co, Cranston, RI; Hukill Chemical, Bedford, OH; Lowe Chemical, Cleveland, OH; Maryland Chemical, Baltimore, MD; Producers Chemical, Batavia, IL; Seeler Industries, Joliet, IL; Superior Solvents & Chemical, Indianapolis, IN; Viking Chemical, Rockford, IL; Webb Chemical, Muskegon Heights Muskegon Heights, city (1990 pop. 13,176), Muskegon co., W Mich., a suburb of Muskegon; inc. 1903. Its manufactures include foundry items, restaurant furniture, tanks and hoppers, and lubricants. , MI; Whitaker Oil, Atlanta, GA and the ChemGroup Companies consisting of Specialty Chemical A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. , Cleveland, TN; Chemical Resources, Louisville, KY; Chemicals Inc., Fairfield, OH; Chemical Services, Dayton, OH and Bonded Chemicals, Columbus, OH. CDN is based in Chicago. For more information e-mail Chris Coates at ccoates@cdngroup.com, call 630-778-2073 or visit www.cdngroup.com. About @Road @Road, Inc. is a global provider of solutions that intelligently automate the management of mobile resources and which are designed to optimize the service delivery process for customers across a variety of industries. By providing real-time Mobile Resource Management infrastructure integrating wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , location-based technologies, software applications, transaction processing and the Internet, @Road solutions are designed to provide a secure, scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class platform, and are offered in hosted, on-premise or hybrid environments that seamlessly connect mobile workers in the field to real-time corporate data on demand. @Road is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on @Road solutions, visit www.road.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. These factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, customer acceptance of the @Road Transportation and Distribution Suite; the ability of @Road to accelerate or continue to grow as a result of its investment initiatives; the ability of @Road and its partners to market, sell and support @Road products and services; the timing of purchasing and implementation decisions by SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. and other prospects and customers; competitive and pricing pressures; the dependence of @Road on mobile data systems technology, wireless networks, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and controlled by others; and general economic and political conditions. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the @Road Report 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. dated March 15, 2005, in the @Road Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. dated May 10, 2005 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. @Road is a registered trademark of @Road, Inc. The @Road logo and GeoManager are trademarks or service marks of @Road, Inc. All other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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