Consolidated Freightways Introduces State-of-art Supply Chain Management Software.

MENLO PARK, CA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1998--Logistics Manager 2-D, a powerful, PC-based shipping and logistics software package is now available through Consolidated Freightways (CF).

The menu-driven software -- which is Year-2000 compliant and written for the Windows(R) environment used by most businesses -- empowers customers to efficiently manage supply chain information. In addition to standard transportation and logistics functions, the package's capabilities include the ability to run on a network, generate international documentation, and create customized bills of lading and shipping labels.

Logistics Manager 2-D incorporates state-of-art two-dimensional barcoding technology from Symbol Technologies, the world's largest manufacturer of barcoding equipment. The 2-D technology enables the software to print PDF417 (Portable Data File 417) two-dimensional bar codes that contain all information included on a standard bill of lading.

"The breakthrough technology makes Logistics Manager 2-D the most sophisticated supply chain management software available today," says Joe Schillaci, executive vice president of sales and marketing at CF. "The 2-D technology allows users to capture multi-page documents and compress the contents into a two-dimensional bar code."

The software prints bill of lading information as a Portable Data File that is less than three square inches and follows ANSI standard, EDI (204) format. A light squeeze of the trigger on a hand-held scanner unzips the bar code contents with 100 percent accuracy -- eliminating the necessity of re-keying bill of lading data.

"Logistics Manager 2-D eliminates data entry errors, reduces paperwork and bundles several applications into one software package," Schillaci explains. "It's a better, faster, smarter way of managing transportation logistics information."

Logistics Manager 2-D bundles several software packages into one system. Major product features of Logistics Manager 2-D include:

-- generates international documents, bills of lading and shipping labels

-- fully EDI capable

-- networkable

-- interfaces with existing databases

-- allows document customization

-- state-of-art tracking and communications support

-- fully Year 2000 compliant

"For the last several years, CF has been working to upgrade its entire mainframe system to make all information Y2K compliant," adds Schillaci. "While we have been upgrading for years, companies installing Logistics Manager 2-D get a fully compliant Y2K supply chain system in about 20 minutes. That's a fast, smart way to tackle a big concern."

Logistics Manager 2-D was developed at Consolidated Freightways. The suggested retail price of the software package is $399.

CF estimates that at least 5,000 companies will install the upgraded software within the first year. Because Logistics Manager 2-D operates on Windows-based PC operating systems, small and medium-size companies can now manage supply chain information with the same efficiency as companies using large, main-frame based systems.

"With Logistics Manager 2-D, companies are instantly able to transmit industry standard, EDI bills of lading and receive status reports," Schillaci explains. "This product brings big time capabilities to our customers running PC-based and network systems."

Companies can manage all aspects of transportation logistics with Logistics Manager 2-D, regardless of the vendors or carriers used.

A product overview is easily obtained by visiting CF's Internet site at www.cfwy.com. Additional information is also available on the web site, or by calling 800-543-9942. Logistics Manager 2-D is available this month through CF sales representatives.

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