SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb 02, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB)
announced today that Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN), a phone, broadband,
and digital TV provider has selected Trimble as its Mobile Resource Management
(MRM) solutions provider. Windstream will begin utilizing Trimble's
GeoManager(TM) solution in approximately 2,100 of its service vehicles to
reduce its carbon footprint, improve technician efficiency and enhance
customer service. Trimble's GeoManager solution allows Windstream to better
manage mileage, idle time and fuel usage in an effort to reduce emissions.
Frank Schueneman, senior vice president - Network Services at Windstream,
who led the initiative to bring this new technology to Windstream said, "This
new technology initiative is aimed at assisting field technicians in providing
excellent customer service. It also will enable Windstream to reduce fuel
usage and related carbon emissions, which is increasingly important to our
environment."
"With the implementation of Trimble's GeoManager, Windstream can improve
customer response time, reduce fuel costs and emissions which will benefit the
environment," said Rick Beyer, vice president of Trimble's Mobile Solutions
segment. "Windstream will not only be able to document emission reductions but
the technology also provides their technicians with state-of-the-art
communications so they can provide the best possible service for their
customers. We are proud to provide our solution to customers like Windstream,
who are green-minded."
GeoManager provides an on-demand, Fleet Productivity & Management (FPM)
solution that integrates GPS, wireless and a standard Web browser into a
mobile solution that helps manage mobile workers by allowing real-time, two-
way communication. Using GeoManager, customers can map vehicles in a fleet,
find the nearest vehicle to send to a job, dispatch text messages to workers,
log work hours or view and print detailed reports. GeoManager helps manage
overall mobile workforce performance, reduce costs and maximize customers'
satisfaction with field services.
Trimble MRM solutions are designed to automate the management of mobile
resources and to optimize the service delivery process for customers across a
variety of industries. Trimble delivers MRM solutions on a global basis to
vertical markets which include: Telco, Ready Mix, Field Service,
Transportation & Distribution and Fleet Productivity. Trimble MRM solutions
are designed to provide a secure, scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class
platform, and are offered in on-demand software delivery, on-premise or hybrid
environments that can seamlessly connect mobile workers in the field to real-
time data. More information about Trimble MRM solutions can be found at
http://www.trimble.com/mobile_resource_management.
About Windstream
Windstream Corporation is an S&P 500 company that provides digital phone,
high-speed Internet and high-definition video and entertainment services to
residential and business customers in 16 states. The company has approximately
3.1 million access lines and about $3.2 billion in annual revenues. For more
information, visit http://www.windstream.com.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses
and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on
applications requiring position or location-including surveying, construction,
agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In
addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and
optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs
of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the
user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded
in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com.
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http://www.trimble.com
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