CompuCom to Provide Palm Handheld and Palm HotSync Server Solution.Business/Technology Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2000 -CompuCom's Solution Includes Mass-Customized Integration for Handheld Marketplace; Helps Enterprise Clients Manage Total Cost of Ownership- CompuCom Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMPC CMPC Classified Matter Protection and Control CMPC Compañia Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones S.A. CMPC Cisco Multi-Path Channel CMPC Children's Media Policy Coalition CMPC Central Milk Producers Cooperative CMPC Connecticut Minority Purchasing Council ), a leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced it is providing advanced configuration, mass customization and user profile databases for Palm HotSync(R) Server and handheld computer A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. products from Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:Palm). The announcement formally launches CompuCom's systems integration offering for handhelds and related wireless communication products. CompuCom will provide configuration and systems integration services and onsite installation for Palm HotSync Server software, and mass-customization and synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. of Palm(TM) handhelds down to individual user profiles. As handhelds become more prevalent, CompuCom's customized outsourcing and systems integration solutions allow IT executives to better manage their distributed assets and mission critical information, and reduce the need for additional resources otherwise necessary to manage and support handheld computer implementations and profiles. "Customers need the ability to deploy the latest handheld technologies in a simple, cost-effective manner," says Chuck Yort, vice president, business and government for Palm, Inc. "CompuCom's integration services offer companies increased and robust access to their corporate data, further extending the Palm Economy and broadening the reach of mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings ." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. GartnerGroup's 1999 report entitled 'TCO for PDAs: Higher than Expected,' TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. analysis shows that technical support, asset tracking and synchronization activities could significantly raise handheld computer TCO. "CompuCom's configuration, integration and synchronization solutions allow companies deploying handhelds a competitive advantage and ensures superior management of critical data from any location," said Ed Coleman Ed Coleman is the name of:
CompuCom also provides IT consulting and IT outsourcing for Fortune 1000 clients, emerging digital businesses and leading systems integrators. About CompuCom Systems, Inc. (www.compucom.com) CompuCom Systems, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , provides people, process and technology to deliver infrastructure solutions that optimize E-business and enterprise applications. Combining knowledge, strategy and tactical experience, CompuCom offers business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in , IT outsourcing and IT consulting and systems integration for clients operating in the re@l world(SM). HotSync is a registered trademark and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. |
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