Descartes Unveils Real-Time Transportation Management Solution Integrated With Instant Messaging From Microsoft.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003 Leveraging the Microsoft Office Live Microsoft Office Live is an Internet-based software service designed for small businesses with fewer than ten employees launched on February 15, 2006,[1] and is part of Microsoft's Windows Live initiative. Communications Server See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. 2003 to bring real-time synchronization to load tendering At the worldwide launch of the Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. System, The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (Nasdaq:DSGX DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Xtra (Sony) DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Extra ), (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :DSG DSG Direct Shift Gearbox (Audi) DSG Dosage DSG Deputy Secretary General DSG Dressing DSG Designate DSG Desmoglein DSG Duke Student Government (Duke University) ), a trusted provider of supply chain services, today announced that the Company's transportation management solution, Roadshow Transport(TM), is now providing instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or capabilities using the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003. Designed to bring real-time synchronization to load tendering, Roadshow Transport, integrated with Microsoft's instant messaging, enables companies to communicate with carriers in real-time helping to save time and enhance operational efficiency. Showcasing Roadshow Transport as part of the worldwide launch of the Microsoft Office System today in New York Today in New York is WNBC-TV's pre-Today newscast, also post-Today on weekends, airing from 5 AM to 7 AM weekdays with the local news cut ins being branded as such. City, Descartes and Averitt Express Supply Chain Solutions are demonstrating how the solution, using the Live Communications Server 2003, can help companies gain deeper insights, make better decisions and take more effective action in creating and executing upon optimal mode and rate combination for shipments. Averitt, a valued Descartes customer and leading third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. provider (3PL), will begin using Roadshow Transport with instant messaging to manage the real-time tendering of shipments for its customers. Commented Dan Singer, Averitt's vice president of Supply Chain Solutions, "Three years ago, Averitt chose Descartes' transportation management system for product innovation and rapid deployment. The release of Roadshow Transport using the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 is another example of this innovation. This solution integrated with instant messaging from Microsoft will help us to reduce the time it takes to tender freight helping us to improve service for our customers." "The Microsoft Office System connects people with instant messaging capabilities achieved with Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003," said Murari Narayan, director of Partner Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "With Roadshow Transport and the Live Communications Server 2003, users will be able to detect the presence of carriers, enabling them to engage in real-time communication." As order cycle times shorten, manufacturers and distributors have less and less time to tender freight and get it to customers. The use of instant messaging in Roadshow Transport through Live Communications Server 2003 provides real-time communication capabilities between companies and their carriers enabling loads to be tendered more quickly and helping companies to save time and enhance operational efficiency. Providing in-the-moment exchange of information about the tendering of shipments, Roadshow Transport enables managers to see which carriers are online and available to accept shipments. By leveraging instant messaging, companies can assign freight to carriers more quickly and communicate in real-time about special needs or instructions. "We share Microsoft's vision and are committed to working with their technologies to deliver an integrated suite of supply chain services," said Manuel Pietra, Descartes' chief executive officer and president. "Integrating Roadshow Transport with the Live Communications Server 2003 demonstrates our continued commitment to the Microsoft platform and enables Descartes to provide our valued customers with a solution that leverages real-time communication for enhanced supply chain performance." Roadshow Transport is now generally available using the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 for instant messaging. Live Communications Server 2003 is an enterprise real-time communications server providing an extensible platform to deliver presence capabilities and instant messaging to connect people, information, and business processes within a familiar, integrated, user experience so that employees can make better decisions faster. About Averitt Express Established in 1971, Averitt Express is a leading provider of global freight transportation and supply chain services. Based in Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. The 2004 Census estimate of Cookeville's population is 27,648, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's ZIP codes in 2000 is 55,448. , Averitt's transportation services include less-than-truckload; truckload; time-critical ground; domestic airfreight air·freight n. 1. A system of transporting freight by air. 2. The amount charged for transporting freight by air. air ; ocean less-than-container load and full-container load; and global airfreight. Backed by more than 32 years of transportation and logistics experience, Averitt's supply chain services include customized pool distribution, consolidation, warehousing, and port management services, as well as outsourced services such as facility operations, dedicated fleet operations, transportation network design and operation, and complete transportation management. For more information about Averitt Express, customers can call 1-800-AVERITT or visit http://www.averittexpress.com. About Descartes The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is a trusted provider of supply chain services. Helping companies reduce costs, save time, and enhance customer satisfaction, Descartes' integrated suite of services provide connectivity and document exchange, route planning and wireless dispatch, inventory and asset visibility, transportation management, and warehouse optimization. Enabling distribution-sensitive companies in industries such as retail, consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one , manufacturing, transportation, third-party logistics, and distribution to optimize and gain real-time control Real-time control is a popular term for a certain class of digital controllers. For effective digital control, it is critical that sample time be constant. Real-time control achieves nearly constant sample time. See also
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