United kingdom : Cordic taxis despatched on time with new BT System.Byline: deepak03 BT Business today announced it has teamed up with Cordic Ltd, the leading provider of software and system solutions for the taxi, private hire and courier industries, to deliver a reliable and feature rich booking and despatch system for taxi firms, cPAQ. Cordic s GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. based cPAQ taxi despatch system allows Cordic customers to automatically allocate jobs out to the nearest available drivers, improving efficiency, reducing unnecessary mileage MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business. 2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his and giving the taxi and private hire firms better overall control of their business. The cPAQ system works on a portable device fitted to each vehicle ( typically a GPS enabled handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. ) which is linked via GPRS to a PC and broadband solution in the back office. This configuration enables automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. booking features including the interactive voice response ( IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. ) systems, web booking and text booking. The cPAQ system also comes with a back up solution should connection to the GPRS network fail, ensuring that calls are routed via a dial up internet connection at no extra cost to the taxi firm. Fara Arani, Commercial Director, Cordic, said: The communications package from BT Business has enabled us to improve our cPAQ Taxi Despatch System. The new back up solution eliminates any potential downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. as a result of a GPRS network failure, allowing our customers to provide an uninterrupted service. Taxi firms using the system can allocate jobs promptly and accurately and now have capacity to take even more bookings at no extra cost. BT Business is providing Cordic with broadband, phone lines, mobile connections and IT services to power their cPAQ taxi despatch system. Running over a public GPRS network, the service automatically allocates a job from the central office, sends an SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. to confirm the booking, includes the make and model and registration number of the taxi and provides customers with an expected pick-up time. Andy Hudson, director, BT Business said: We worked closely with Cordic to build a solution that gives it and its customers a lower total cost of ownership, as well as improved reliability and quality of service for their taxi booking and despatch system. Now, if the GPRS network goes down, Cordic customers do not need to worry about any downtime in service. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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