Frost & Sullivan Recognizes @Road GeoManager as 2004 Mobile Communications Product of the Year.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2004 Frost & Sullivan named @Road(R) GeoManager(sm), the turnkey See turnkey system. mobile resource management solution from @Road, as the 2004 Mobile Communications Product of the Year at last night's Excellence in Information and Communications Technologies Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry Awards Banquet. @Road has emerged as a dynamic industry leader in mobile resource management (MRM MRM Marketing Resource Management MRM Mobile Resource Management MRM Metabolic Response Modifiers MRM Multiple Reaction Monitoring (mass spectrometry) MRM Mormonism Research Ministry MRM Mechanically Recovered Meat ). Its GeoManager, a cutting edge solution designed on the @Road LocationSmart(tm) technology platform, integrates wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , location technologies (such as GPS), hosted software applications, transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and the Internet to help companies better manage mobile workers, resources and assets right from a desktop PC, or using any telephone. "As companies with remote workforces and assets increasingly push for applications that can provide greater visibility into field operations, GeoManager has materialized as a revolutionary mobility solution that improves asset utilization and maximizes workforce productivity and accountability," says Brent Iadarola, Frost & Sullivan industry analyst. The GeoManager service provides detailed location, dispatch, event confirmation, signature verification and form processing tools to customers, and can deliver highly customized reports, maps, messaging and other productivity tools to managers of mobile workers and assets. In addition, the service enables direct connection to customer legacy applications and enables two-way messaging between customers and mobile workers. With MRM expected to transition from a competitive advantage to a competitive necessity for many businesses with mobile workforces, GeoManager has seen a surge in adoption by a variety of enterprises in the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , field service, construction, facilities/waste management, transportation, delivery, security, utility, logistics and security industries. "GeoManager offers significant business-reporting capabilities that help companies to streamline customer invoicing and enhances data integrity. Reports can be customized to detail a variety of activities such as location, speed, direction of travel, stops, among other variables, all customized to the particular needs of the organization," says Iadarola. GeoManager has impressed end-users with demonstrated time and cost savings resulting in substantial and quantifiable Quantifiable Can be expressed as a number. The results of quantifiable psychological tests can be translated into numerical values, or scores. Mentioned in: Psychological Tests return on investment (ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ). The business case for GeoManager has become significantly more compelling as customers increasingly demonstrate tangible ROI, often benchmarked by time savings or average job completion rates. Held in Scottsdale, Ariz., the Frost & Sullivan banquet honored world-class companies for their outstanding performance and achievements in the information and communication technology industry. An annual event, the banquet recognizes the quality and merit of distinguished individuals and companies. About @Road Inc. @Road is a leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) services, integrating wireless communications, location technologies, hosted software applications, transaction processing, and the Internet to help companies better manage mobile workers. @Road delivers its MRM services to more than 117,000 mobile workers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. every day. The company has headquarters in Fremont, Calif. For more information, visit the @Road Web site at www.road.com. About Frost & Sullivan Founded in 1961, Frost & Sullivan is recognized as a global leader in growth consulting. Frost & Sullivan Awards A Sullivan Award may refer to:
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