Clarkston-Potomac, Inc. Opens Two Wireless Laboratories.Business Editors/High Tech Writers DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 8, 2000 These Mobile Solutions Labs Provide Extensive Technical Testing and Developing Capabilities for the Firm's Wireless Service Offering Building on its commitment to further extend its clients' e-business models to their mobile workforce and customer base, Clarkston-Potomac--a high technology and e-business consulting firm--has announced the opening of two Mobile Solutions Labs. The labs, located in Atlanta and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , will allow Clarkston to deploy, develop and demonstrate the Mobile Solutions it is currently developing and has developed in the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , life sciences, pharmaceutical, technology and manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation . Clarkston is a global leader in providing a mix of emerging business and technology solutions such as e-business strategy and implementation, customer relationship management, digital marketplaces, enterprise application integration, and hosting. The firm applies these solutions via various platforms, including Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , client-server, and wireless. As the center of high technology in the Western Region, Clarkston is very excited about hosting one of the wireless labs in it's newly acquired West Coast Office at 595 Market Street, San Francisco. "Our growth in the West has been strong over the last four quarters, and with the inception of the wireless lab in San Francisco, we expect this wireless offering to accelerate our strong growth in this region", says Michael Fein, the Managing partner for the Western Region. Monty (programming, abuse) monty - /mon'tee/ Any program with a ludicrously complex user interface that performs a trivial task. An example would be a menu-driven, button clicking, pulldown, pop-up windows program for listing directories. Hamilton, Managing partner for the South East Region, cites Atlanta's tremendous technology industry growth and development as determining factor in opening the second Mobile Solutions lab in Atlanta. "Combined with the talent supplied in the Atlanta area, we are confident that this location will accelerate our growth," says Hamilton. In the labs, Clarkston consultants will apply technologies such as WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. , Bluetooth, GPS, Voice Recognition and Satellite technologies to develop business and industry solutions. The firm will develop a number of applications for handheld devices such as web phones, PalmOS(TM), EPOC A 32-bit operating system for handheld devices from Symbian Ltd., London, (www.symbian.com). Used in Psion and other handheld computers, it supports Java applications, e-mail, fax, infrared exchange, data synchronization with PCs and includes a suite of PIM and productivity applications. (TM), Microsoft CE(TM), Pocket PC(TM), etc. "We are now seeing the rapid convergence of a number of mobile technologies such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , voice recognition, GPS, and wireless web access. By leveraging our backend integration expertise coupled with these new technologies, Clarkston consultants will be able to provide our clients with the most innovative business solutions in their respective industries," said Bruce H. Weber Weber, river, United States Weber (wē`bər), river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., N central Utah, and flowing north and northwest to join the Ogden River at Ogden. The combined stream flows to the Great Salt Lake. , Clarkston-Potomac's director of Mobile Solutions & Strategies. "These labs, coupled with our commitment to R&D, change management, training and the cultivation cultivation, tilling or manipulation of the soil, done primarily to eliminate weeds that compete with crops for water and nutrients. Cultivation may be used in crusted soils to increase soil aeration and infiltration of water; it may also be used to move soil to or of key strategic relationships will enable us to remain a leader in e-Business and continue to play a major role in shaping the direction of mobile solutions." Clarkston-Potomac is a recognized leader in application integration and e-business. The company's Wireless Service offering is tightly integrated with its e-Business front and back-office practice areas. These Mobile Solutions Laboratories further showcase the company's ability to fully provide e-commerce solutions, extend those solutions to their client's mobile workforce, and tightly integrate these solutions with front and back office applications A front office application is any software that has a direct relation to customers. In turn, a back office application has no such direct relation. Examples . Clarkston has supplied business oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. end-to-end technology solutions for its clients for the past 10 years and has continuously integrated the latest emerging technologies into its multiple service offering. "There are a number of variables in the world of wireless application solution development and we feel that by making a commitment to be a Mobile Solutions leader and working with these technologies in-house, we can cut through the hype hype 1 Slang n. 1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial. 2. to deliver business solutions," said Weber. "Mobile services are beginning to drive dynamic changes in virtually every industry. Expanding our development, integration, and test capabilities within the wireless service offering enables Clarkston to meet that demand with the most advanced technologies and services." Clarkston is a member of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum, the world's largest organization dedicated to developing wireless information and telephone services for digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals. In addition, the firm recently announced plans to provide extensive training for more than 150 members of its Emerging Technology Group (eTG) on wireless application development by year's end. Clarkston-Potomac's eTG is comprised of the industry's foremost technology consultants who each must be trained in at least two emerging technology disciplines. Their skills are continuously refined through ongoing training for their primary and secondary skill sets. About Clarkston-Potomac Clarkston helps its clients Seize seize v. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions. the Advantage by providing comprehensive, strategic business solutions driven by e-business. The company harnesses the power of the Internet to unleash its clients' business potential by providing a full range of services including strategy, implementation and application support. Through a client partnership approach, Clarkston collaborates with its clients to articulate articulate /ar·tic·u·late/ (ahr-tik´u-lat) 1. to pronounce clearly and distinctly. 2. to make speech sounds by manipulation of the vocal organs. 3. to express in coherent verbal form. 4. a competitive business vision and assemble a high-energy deployment team to build business models with Coherent Speed. Clarkston guides clients in the pharmaceutical, high technology, telecommunications, and manufacturing markets. The company, with headquarters in Durham, N.C., has locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco and India. For more information, visit the Clarkston-Potomac's Web site at http://www.clarkstonpotomac.com . |
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