Pointandship Adds Radium to Client Roster, Upgrades BackWeb to Shippoint Platform.EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Pointandship Software, Inc., an Emeryville, California-based leading provider of Web-based Shipping Expense Management Software (SEMS SEMS Standardized Emergency Management System SEMS Screw and Washer Assemblies SEMS Student Emergency Medical Services (various universities) SEMS Support Enforcement Management System ), announced today the addition of San Francisco-based visual effects studio Radium radium (rā`dēəm) [Lat. radius=ray], radioactive metallic chemical element; symbol Ra; at. no. 88; at. wt. 226.0254; m.p. 700°C;; b.p. 1,140°C;; sp. gr. about 6.0; valence +2. Radium is a lustrous white radioactive metal. to its account roster. The company also upgraded existing client, San Jose-based BackWeb Technologies, (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BWEB BWEB Broadcast Web BWEB Bacula Web Interface ) a software solution that mobilizes existing web applications, by adding Shippoint (desktop shipping platform) to its existing Viewpoint platform. With offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , a number of outside contractors and creative projects ranging from film and television (Spider-Man 2, Something's Gotta Give) to commercials (Disney, Target, Boeing) to music videos (Kayne West, Jessica Simpson), Radium is faced with a variety of media shipping needs beyond the ordinary office documents. Prior to employing the Pointandship software solution, the company was shipping directly through a variety of carriers, receiving a number of invoices each month and had no overall control or visibility of the company's total shipping activity and expense. "We didn't really have enough volume to merit any discounts with the carriers," comments Radium Chief Financial Officer Dore Hainer, "What's more, the carriers are limited in their ability to provide easy-to-use, dynamic information reporting, which is critical to our efficiency and bottom line. With Pointandship, I have an instant snapshot of the company's shipping activity: one place to go to compare shipping costs and choose a carrier, one bill to pay, one point of reference to track packages, and one point of reference for client invoicing. It is so much more efficient both in terms of time and money. There is not one disadvantage, not one reason I can think of not to use them." BackWeb, a San Jose-based company with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Israel and Germany, and an existing Pointandship customer, recently added Shippoint to its Pointandship Viewpoint platform in order to increase efficiencies and manage the company's total shipping costs. "BackWeb realized a 20-25% savings on shipping costs right out of the gate when they deployed the Viewpoint solution three years ago," comments Ted Mesa, Pointandship president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Now, with the upgrade to the Shippoint platform, they will have the capability to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. shipping practices and policies so that they can manage their entire shipping process up front." "Convenience often drives a company's choice of carrier - whichever carrier has the closest office or drop box is what is used because it's easy," comments Ken Holmes, vice president, Finance for BackWeb. "Up until three years ago, this is how our company functioned, which became difficult and very costly with our offices located internationally. We now have a lot more control over expenses, just one bill per month and with the individual log-ins made possible with Shippoint, we have control over who can ship and how they ship, as well as the benefit of increased visibility into all of our shipping activity. It's a no-brainer." About Pointandship Software, Inc. Pointandship Software, Inc. provides Web-based Shipping Expense Management Software (SEMS) that gives businesses greater visibility and control over their express and ground shipping expenses, enabling clients to reduce costs and refocus manpower on business issues. Pointandship's end-to-end shipping management solution simplifies shipping tasks for users, standardizes procedures and increases efficiency of operations while delivering enterprise level management reporting and cost analysis. Pointandship Software, Inc., founded in 1994 and based in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. , is a privately-held corporation. For more information, visit www.pointandship.com. |
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