Packard Bell NEC Awards Skyway National Transportation Contract.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1997--Packard Bell NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Inc. has awarded Skyway sky·way n. 1. A route regularly used by airplanes; an air lane. 2. An elevated highway. Noun 1. skyway - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another Freight Systems Inc., a leading, integrated logistics provider and subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : UNP Unp The symbol for the element unnilpentium. ), a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide nation-wide transportation services. Skyway will handle all Less than Truck Load (LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic ) deliveries of Packard Bell NEC (Packard Bell, The Netherlands, www.packardbell.com) A major PC manufacturer that is the consumer brand of NEC Computers International and the home computing market leader in the U.K. and much of Western Europe. PC products and operate on-site at Packard Bell See Packard Bell NEC. NEC's Sacramento facility, the world's largest computer manufacturing facility. In its role as a national transportation provider for Packard Bell NEC, Skyway will provide expedited, time-definite LTL transportation services for the computer company's PC products from the manufacturing facility to retailers across the country. Skyway also provides transportation services for a number of Packard Bell NEC suppliers. "Packard Bell NEC selected Skyway because of our expertise in providing value-added transportation services," said Kip Hawley, chief executive officer of Skyway. "In selecting Skyway, Packard Bell NEC will be able to assure secured and quality handling of its products and significantly reduce delivery time to retail outlets. This is central to its commitment to customer satisfaction." Skyway's relationship with Packard Bell NEC began in August, 1996, with Skyway providing premium transportation services for Packard Bell NEC's Western region. The success of the regional program lead to Skyway's winning the national contract. "Packard Bell NEC places significant value on expedited, time-definite transportation service," said Jerry Mercurio, Skyway's director of operations. "They want to ensure Packard Bell NEC customers receive the best service possible, and Skyway's customized solutions provide that level of performance." Based in Sacramento Packard Bell NEC Inc., is the number two PC supplier in the United States and number three worldwide. The company designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of desktop, notebook, and mobile computers, network servers and Net PCs under the Packard Bell and NEC brands. The company's major manufacturing operations are in California, Washington, France, China, Malaysia and Australia. Skyway Freight Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation, provides integrated value chain management services and information-based logistics and transportation services. The 20-year-old company, based in Watsonville, Calif., is a leading logistics company that manages distribution and inventory for manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Skyway's customers include Compaq Computer Corp., Corning Consumer Products, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Entex Information Services See Information Systems. , Gateway 2000, Hewlett-Packard, Inacom Corp. and NordicTrack. For additional information, visit Skyway's website: http://www.skyway.com. -0- Skyway(R) is a registered trademark of Skyway Freight Systems Inc. CONTACT: Skyway Freight Systems Inc. by Hager Sharp Inc. Cris Imai 408/763-7599 Jerry Mercurio, 916/387-9714 Chad Couser, 202/842-3600 |
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