OMI Announces Release of Mobile Distribution System Version 2.0.RICHARDSON Richardson, city (1990 pop. 74,840), Dallas and Collins counties, N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; founded in the 1850s, inc. as a city 1956. Richardson manufactures telecommunications equipment, medical devices, supercomputers, computer chips, and fiber optics. , Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1999-- New release offers unprecedented 3 Dimensional Graphics built into the application for `fly-over' effect of the warehouse plus links to PinPoint Corporation's 3D-iD(TM) local positioning system (LPS LPS - Sets with restricted universal quantifiers. ["Logic Programming with Sets", G. Kuper, J Computer Sys Sci 41:44-64 (1990)]. ) technology. OMI (1) See Open Market. (2) (Open Microprocessor Initiative, Brussels, Belgium) An organization that functions under the umbrella of the European Commission. It funds projects that research and develop advanced microcontroller technologies. International announced today the availability of Mobile Distribution System (MDS MDS, n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome. MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there ) Version 2.0, a major release that features significant enhancements to its existing capabilities, as well as a new link to PinPoint Corporation's 3D-iD local positioning system technology. Mobile Distribution System Version 2.0 is a comprehensive and flexible set of integrated yard and dock management tools, that supports the full spectrum of yard and dock management processes, including fully-automated arrival, door assignments and labor management. Also released in this new version is a link to PinPoint Corporation's location and tracking application, that allows instant location and tracking in a local positioning system. "These new enhancements and application support developed for MDS continue OMI's tradition of `full application integration' with the remainder of the OMI application suite, but also reflect integration of new, rapidly changing technology. Today's most progressive warehouse facilities have asked OMI to enhance MDS to take full advantage of the use of Radio Frequency and RFID tags An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it is usually part of a "smart" packaging label. to improve asset utilization," commented Ben Pena, Vice President, Transportation and Logistics for OMI, "and this new release incorporates the industry's most advanced RF technology for real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. yard and dock management." -0-
Major enhancements include:
-- 3 Dimensional Warehouse views - Powerful new graphics
capabilities that allows the MDS user to `fly-over' a 3D map of
the yard and dock to see occupied and empty dock doors in
real-time. This graphical display technology enables companies to
zoom in to determine open and available docks and fully utilize
every dock door the moment it becomes available. This ability to
see the yard in a glance helps eliminate the cost of labor and
assets waiting for an empty door or dock.
-- Links to PinPoint Corporation's 3D-iD LPS - Designed for clients
that need instant access to location information without data
entry requirements, 3D-iD allows tracking and monitoring of the
movement of a person or asset to within a few feet. This new and
innovative technology uses GPS-like processes and can improve
asset utilization, and reduce the need and expense for excess
capacity leased trailers and virtually eliminate lost equipment
and delayed shipments.
"We are very excited that OMI is using PinPoint's LPS technology to enhance the performance of its new MDS Version 2.0," said Paul Sereiko, vice president, Marketing, PinPoint. "Combining MDS and PinPoints LPS capabilities will help OMI's clients significantly improve their asset management and labor efficiency by providing immediate access to real-time location data." About PinPoint PinPoint Corporation, based in Bedford, Mass., is a technology leader that develops real-time electronic asset tracking solutions for the healthcare, distribution and manufacturing markets. PinPoint's LPS (Local Positioning System) takes the operating concepts behind wireless LANs A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , global positioning systems Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. , and radio frequency tagging and identification, and forms them into a new, patent-pending solution. With PinPoint technology, corporations can leverage their existing IT infrastructure and empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems it to precisely and affordably locate, track and secure valuable, or hazardous objects and personnel. For more information, contact PinPoint Corporation at 781-687-9720 or visit www.pinpointco.com. About OMI OMI is a leading provider of Supply Chain Inventory Visibility systems for the food, perishables, general merchandise and drug industries. OMI's systems integrate enterprise-wide purchasing, advanced Radio Frequency support for warehouse management with specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. billing capabilities and offer the latest technologies for electronic commerce. Throughout 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. , one or more OMI software systems are currently in use in over 58% of the top 100 Retail Grocery organizations and in 46% of the Wholesale Grocery businesses in North America. Founded in 1984, OMI International is privately held with offices in Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, United Kingdom, France and South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . OMI's home page address is www.omiintl.com. |
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