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REDI News Remote Dynamics and Ascent Business Systems Announce Strategic Alliance to Provide Wireless Integrated Field Service Management & Telematics Solution
Combined Solution Provides Critical Information to Support Fact-Based Decision Making and Help Determine True Cost of Service
Remote Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: REDI), a leading provider of mobile resource management solutions for commercial fleets, announced today that Ascent Business Systems, Inc., a leading provider of field service software, has joined its REDIpartner(TM) program as a strategic, complementary solution provider. At a time when business owners are faced with increased competition, leaner profit margins, and escalating operational costs, the integrated Remote Dynamics/Ascent solution will enable mid-size to large enterprises to use field service ticket information and vehicle data to streamline and enhance operator efficiencies and improve cost control.
Remote Dynamics expects to provide the mobile communication link and the collection of vehicle-centric data to Ascent Business Systems' Point of Service solution through REDIview's open API. The combined solution should enable the corporate office to gather real-time information, such as vehicle location, job arrival and departure times, and cost of fuel per mile, and overlay this information with service technicians' job information, such as site, service type, job description, equipment, inventory and service agreement details. This all-inclusive information can be used to eliminate inefficient operations and determine the true cost of service.
"We are excited about this comprehensive solution offering that will give our customers a holistic view of their field service operations," says Scott Broudy, vice president of Channels and Partners at Remote Dynamics. "By seamlessly matching the vehicle telematics data with field service ticket information via REDIview's API, Ascent's clients should have the ability to utilize vehicle-centric data within the context of their enterprise systems. We expect that this will help ensure the integrity and timeliness of processing business information from which strategic business decisions are made."
"REDIview's fleet management technology provides our remote service ticket processing solution, Point of Service, with a real-time wireless data connection," according to Michael Hutar, president of Ascent Business Systems. "We expect that this capability will completely support the service ticket information needs between the home office and the service fleet. With the wireless transfer of service information, we believe that users of the combined REDIview and Point of Service solution should be able to significantly reduce operation costs related to traditional paper service tickets and manual work flow processes. I am very excited that the expected combination of the REDIview and Ascent solutions will offer small and medium service businesses the same wireless capability that until now has only been available for large national service fleet operators. Users of our solution should now be able to effectively compete and obtain the same profit-enhancing benefits as the 'big guys.'"
For pricing or additional information, please contact Remote Dynamics at 1-888-288-6060 or Ascent at 1-800-256-6853.
Remote Dynamics' REDIview(TM) solution is a complete suite of mobile resource management solutions created for managing and maintaining commercial fleets, providing businesses across North America affordable access to enterprise-level telematics designed to cut costs and improve operations, regardless of fleet or mobile workforce size.
Remote Dynamics' REDIpartner program is designed to align the REDIview solution with resellers, system integrators and complementary solution providers to bring industry-leading solutions and services to market. Through these strategic relationships, Remote Dynamics and its partners can offer workflow integration, automation and optimization to large business enterprises by leveraging state-of-the-art technologies that integrate in-field workforces with back-end office and management operations.
About Ascent Business Systems:
Ascent Business Systems is a leading provider of software for the field service industry. Its Automated Service product line now includes: Automated Service for MAS 90(R), MAS 200(R), and Automated Service for Business Vision(R), Automated Service for Peachtree(R), Automated Service Open, Automated Service CRM and Point of Service - a wireless field technician solution. Automated Service is currently in use by a wide range of businesses with revenues of $250,000 to $500,000, comprised of a multitude of service providers within the Trade, Technology and Capital Equipment industries. Founded in 1988, Ascent Business Systems, Inc. now services clients in every major service vertical and metro area in North America. For additional information, visit the ABS website at www.ascent-sys.com.
About REDIview:
Implementing today's leading wireless and network technologies, REDIview is a unique, easy-to-use, telematics system that enables any business fleet with mobile resource management capabilities, anytime and anywhere. The Remote Dynamics' mobile data logging unit, the REDI2000, transmits minute-by-minute vehicle information via GPRS networks to the company's network operations center, where the information is managed, stored and accessed securely through any Internet browser, using an intuitive Web interface. Combined with GPS tracking, REDIview gives fleet operators real-time tracking of mobile assets with graphical mapping or route data and position, along with exception-based reporting that identifies areas of cost and service performance improvement. Customer data is protected in Remote Dynamics' highly secure ISO 9001:2000 certified data facility. The REDIview solution delivers an immediate return on investment through increased revenues and reduced operating costs for customers with fleets of any size. More information on REDIview is available online at http://www.remotedynamics.com/product.html.
About Remote Dynamics:
Remote Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: REDI) provides patented state-of-the-art mobile resource management solutions that contribute to higher customer revenues, enhanced operator efficiency and improved cost control. Combining GPS and wireless telematics with supply chain management, the company's solutions improve mobile worker productivity through real-time position and route reporting, as well as exception-based reporting that analyzes mobile workforce inefficiencies for operational optimization. More information about Remote Dynamics is available online at http://www.remotedynamics.com.
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