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AVANTGO SHIPS MOBILE DELIVERY APPLICATION
URL(s): www.avantgo.com
Helps Fleet Operators
Reduce Delivery Errors, Cut Costs and Provide Access to Real-Time Package
Tracking
La Jolla, Calif./DEMOmobile - September 5, 2001 - AvantGo, Inc.
(Nasdaq: AVGO), the leading provider of mobile infrastructure software and
services, today announced that it is now shipping AvantGo Mobile
Delivery(tm), a packaged supply chain management application for mobile
devices. Richard Owen, AvantGo's CEO, will debut the application at
DEMOmobile tomorrow in La Jolla, Calif.
AvantGo has leveraged its expertise in mobile fleet operations garnered
from extensive work with McKesson Corporation to deliver a pre-built
application for the Fortune 1000 that enables delivery fleet operators to
reduce delivery errors, cut costs and provide real-time package tracking
information to customers. AvantGo Mobile Delivery accomplishes this by
replacing error-prone, paper-based processes with an automated delivery
system featuring route management, manifest reconciliation and electronic
signature capture. The Mobile Delivery application is the second packaged
application from AvantGo this year.
John Distefano, Vice President and Practice Director of Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young's Mobility Center of Excellence, said: "In order to compete
effectively enterprises worldwide are trying to improve the efficiency and
responsiveness of their supply chains with mobile solutions. The mobile
delivery solution from AvantGo provides our clients with a proven
application for increasing delivery performance through reduced delivery
errors as well as increased supply chain visibility with real-time wireless
delivery tracking."
Built on award-winning AvantGoŽ 4.0 mobile infrastructure software,
AvantGo Mobile Delivery ensures true Dynamic Mobility by enabling both
wireless online and offline connectivity. AvantGo's unique Dynamic Mobility
Model ensures that delivery transactions can be completed regardless of the
type, quality or even presence of a wireless connection. AvantGo Mobile
Delivery also integrates easily with back-office systems and existing
transportation management and routing systems through open communications
standards.
McKesson Gains Efficiencies with AvantGo Supply Chain Application
The new application leverages AvantGo's supply chain management
expertise with Fortune 35 customer, McKesson Corporation, the world's
leading healthcare service and technology company. Using AvantGo enterprise
mobile solutions, McKesson has realized direct productivity gains from its
mobile delivery application. By streamlining existing delivery processes,
McKesson has seen significant savings and delivery errors have dropped to
zero. For instance, using the mobile application, McKesson reports that it
has reduced imaging costs by 100 percent, legal claims by 50 percent, order
errors by over 50 percent and delivery claims by 30 percent.
"Automating our supply chain processes with AvantGo application
software and mobile devices dramatically improved our delivery accuracy,"
said Tom Magill, vice president, Logistics Technologies at McKesson. "A
major benefit of the AvantGo Mobile Delivery solution is its ability to
easily integrate with our existing back-office systems using open standards.
This accelerated our time to market and had a positive effect on customer
satisfaction."
Solution Features Benefit Fleet Deliveries
Key features of the new AvantGo Mobile Delivery application include:
* Route Management - Reduces misdirected deliveries and increases
productivity by ensuring that drivers have accurate information
on stop sequence, delivery address, phone number and delivery instructions.
* Manifest Reconciliation - Decreases delivery errors and reduces the
time required for delivery with automated barcode scanning and enforced work
rules.
* Electronic Signature Capture - Improves customer service by enabling
immediate proof-of-delivery (POD) confirmation to customers and reduces
delivery costs by providing a feedback mechanism to ensure that deliveries
are completed accurately.
"AvantGo Mobile Delivery takes the knowledge and experience that we've
gained through our work with large enterprise organizations and packages
them into an application that will save fleet operators time and money,
while increasing productivity and improving customer satisfaction," said
Richard Owen, AvantGo's CEO. "AvantGo Mobile Delivery automates the supply
chain management process, leveraging existing systems to capture information
at the point of delivery."
About AvantGo
AvantGo, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGO) is the leading provider of infrastructure
software and services that power the mobile economy. AvantGo M-Business
software enables businesses to increase the value of their corporate
information systems by extending existing enterprise applications and
critical information to employees, customers and business partners. The
company also provides the AvantGo mobile Internet service, a hosted network
that enables hundreds of businesses to deliver their content and
applications to more than 3 million mobile consumers. AvantGo is a pioneer
in delivering real-world solutions for both wireless and off-line use. For
more information, please visit www.avantgo.com
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