Tideworks Technology Announces Forecast for Terminals; Forecast Leverages the Internet to Streamline Gate Operations.Business Editors SEATTLE & GENOA Genoa (jĕn`ōwə), Ital. Genova, city (1991 pop. 678,771), capital of Genoa prov. and of Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. , Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 Tideworks Technology, the leading provider of full-service terminal management and planning software solutions for terminal operators, today announced Forecast(TM), the industry's most comprehensive online tracking tool for terminal operators worldwide. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Terminal Operations The reception, processing, and staging of passengers; thereceipt, transit, storage, and marshalling of cargo; the loadingand unloading of modes of transport conveyances; and themanifesting and forwarding of cargo and passengers todestination. See also operation; terminal. Conference (TOC) Europe, the premier port industry conference. Tideworks is at booth B28. "In an industry that tends to lag behind in technology deployment, Forecast is truly revolutionary," said Mike Schwank, Managing Director, Tideworks Technology. "We can now offer our customers more efficient gate operations and reduced customer service costs. Customers already using Forecast are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. with the impact it's having on their operations." Forecast uses the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to help customers communicate faster and more efficiently with shipping lines, trucking companies, brokers and other interested parties. The system provides secure, 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. information such as import container availability, vessel schedules, activity reports and booking statuses before truckers arrive at the terminal. Once they arrive, processing is faster and trouble free. The result is faster gate turn times, which in turn reduces operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and increases customer satisfaction. Brooks Royster, 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. of POMTOC POMTOC Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company, LLC (Miami, Florida) , which operates in the Port of Miami recently deployed Forecast, along with two other anchor Tideworks products, Mainsail and Spinnaker. "Tideworks has bridged previously existing communication gaps between the terminal, its customers (the Liner services), and the many participants in the transportation chain by providing a Web-based tool that significantly increases the terminal's efficiency and speed," Royster said. "The positive impact the system has had and will continue to have on terminal operations is significant in terms of customer service improvements, cost reductions and operating efficiencies. It is changing the way we do business as terminal operators." About Tideworks Tideworks is the leading provider of cost-effective, reliable software solutions for growing terminal operations and shipping lines worldwide. The Company helps over 3,000 users at 40 terminals and 50 shipping lines run their operations more efficiently and profitably. From optimized equipment utilization to faster turn times, Tideworks works at every step of terminal operations to maximize productivity and customer service. For more information about Tideworks Technology, visit http://www.tideworks.com/. |
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