DAT Services Launches Internet Version of DAT Partners; Customers Can Now Gain Access to DAT's Freight Exchange Network Through Any ISP.Business/High Tech Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2000 For DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. Services' transportation carrier and intermediary Intermediary See: Financial intermediary intermediary See financial intermediary. customers who have access to the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises transportation industry's premiere freight information tool is now waiting for them online. DAT Services, the original and largest freight exchange A freight exchange is an online, real time service where hauliers search for freight (eg. for a backload) and freight forwarders offer freight to be transported. What a freight exchange does network, today announced the launch of a Web-based version of DAT Partners, making business transactions easier for customers. DAT Services launched DAT Partners online to provide convenient and fast access to the DAT Services database of load and truck information. DAT Partners is equipped with premium freight-matching functionality and a real-time Alarm Match to notify users of matches. Its online version enables even more customers to utilize DAT's online business applications and do so from any Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ). "Many transportation businesses are growing to appreciate the Internet's widespread accessibility and real-time connectivity," said Sherri Giger, product-marketing manager of DAT Services. "DAT Partners harnesses those new-found capabilities to enable customers' daily business use of the Web." "In the same respect, the Internet's nearly ubiquitous Found in large quantities everywhere. This English word means "all over the place." connection allows DAT Services to deliver expanded future services even sooner," added Giger. DAT Partners' additional features include a business directory, online credit reports and DAT Lanemakers(TM), a reliable source for historical lane activity and information for the past 12 months. The DAT Partners Internet version is currently available for single-user locations, with a multi-user version to be released soon. DAT Services also offers a browser-based freight-matching service, DATinternet, to owner-operators. About DAT Services Since 1978, DAT Services has maintained the original and largest business-to-business freight exchange network for the transportation industry. DAT Services harnesses a variety of electronic methods to deliver information services See Information Systems. that make its 17,000 customers more efficient and profitable. From creating the first of more than 1,200 electronic load-posting monitors in truck stops to developing an e-business infrastructure for its customers, DAT Services has built a long record of neutrality and innovative leadership. Headquartered in Portland, Ore., DAT Services has branch offices in Nashville, Tenn., West Palm Beach, Fla., and Brussels, Belgium. For further information, please visit www.dat.com. |
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