Future Horizons And RAM Mobile Data Team Up To Deliver Mobile Maintenance Solutions.WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 1998-- Strategic Partnership Will Target Electric Utilities Nationwide BellSouth Corporation business venture RAM Mobile Data RAM Mobile Data was originally founded by RAM Broadcasting Corporation as American Mobile Data Communications, Inc. in 1988[1]. The name of the company was changed to RAM Mobile Data in 1989. RAM Mobile Data was the U.S. Operator of the Mobitex network. today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Future Horizons to market a wireless maintenance management solution to the electric utility industry, which is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of significant change because of deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. . The solution will combine Future Horizon's workforce automation software, Field-PAC(R) and RAM's two-way nationwide wireless data service. The companies will target remote plant maintenance workers responsible for keeping electricity-generation plants running at top efficiency. "The electric utility industry is about to undergo a dramatic change that's directly related to how productive and efficient power-generating and transmission companies can become," observed Joe Mediate, president and chief executive officer of Future Horizons. "Our strategic partnership with RAM will help address some of the key workforce productivity issues facing the industry." By acting as a wireless "front-end" to leading Computerized Maintenance Management System Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is also known as Enterprise Asset Management. A CMMS software package maintains a computer database of information about an organization’s maintenance operations. (CMMS CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management Software CMMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMMS Conceptual Model of the Mission Space CMMS Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies ) packages, Field-PAC and RAM's two-way national wireless data service make it possible for remote technicians to have near real-time access to the same data, maps, schedules, work orders and other information that office-based workers have. As a result, paperwork is significantly reduced, service records and labor time are more accurately reported, and field workers get dispatch messages in seconds so they can respond to emergency situations more quickly. In addition, organizations that have deployed Field-PAC report as much as a 15 to 20 percent gain in worker productivity. The newest version of Field-PAC offers support for both satellite and terrestrial-based wireless data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , automatically selecting the most cost-efficient routing. Based on RAM's Strategic Network, which complements it's terrestrial network with satellite coverage from Norcom Networks Corp., virtually 100 percent of a utility's plant workers located in the U.S. can benefit from the wirelessly-enabled Field-PAC solution. "This partnership means that utilities can now benefit from the combined expertise of RAM and Future Horizons, leading suppliers of proven, end-to-end wireless data solutions to electric companies for plant maintenance," said Lee Butts, vice president of industry marketing for RAM Mobile Data. Field-PAC 3.0 uses a "client/agent/server" architecture to manage the distribution and receipt of data from a host CMMS system to a wireless, remote computer. In addition to managing the challenges presented by wireless technology, Field-PAC's client/agent/server architecture can access multiple systems and data sources, such as global positioning systems maps and imaging systems for schematic diagrams. The client portion of Field-PAC 3.0 runs on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95 and supports Oracle's database. The agent/server runs on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms. The agent/server and client software developed by Future Horizons is easy to install and operate because of the system's open architecture. Since an agent server is simply being added to the corporate network, implementation of wireless capability can be accomplished in weeks rather than the months typical of full-scale infrastructure changes. Field-PAC with RAM's service is currently available. For more information about Field-PAC with RAM's service call Future Horizons. For more information about RAM's service, call RAM Mobile Data. About RAM Mobile Data RAM Mobile Data is an expert in providing wireless data communications solutions that eliminate the barriers between critical information and mobile users, delivering a competitive advantage to aggressive, innovative companies and individuals leveraging communications technologies to meet their strategic goals. RAM operates its wireless data service throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , which presently covers more than 93 percent of the urban business population located in 266 metropolitan areas with a total population of 200 million people. RAM Mobile Data USA Limited Partnership is a business venture of RAM Broadcasting Corporation and BellSouth Corporation, which provides telecommunications, 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. and information services See Information Systems. to 25 million customers worldwide. BellSouth has signed a definitive agreement to obtain 100 percent operational control of RAM. RAM Mobile Data is located at 10 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. E-mail: RAM.info@ram.com Web site is www.ram.com About Future Horizons Future Horizons, Inc. is a privately-held company based in Atlanta. It was founded in 1992 to provide workforce automation software that extends traditional computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to remote or mobile field service wo492-0373 brachlin@bmwpr.com sprimus@bande.com KEYWORD: GEORGIA with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com |
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