Symbol will show its PDT 8100 and PPT 2800 handheld computers, optimized for the DSD Route Accounting industry, running on Microsoft’s recently introduced Pocket PC 2002 platform, along with its full suite of wireless and mobile computing solutions.
Extended Technologies, Ross Computer Systems, Integrated Solutions, Versatile Mobile Systems and Mobile Computing have joined Symbol’s global network of business partners to provide leading solutions on the most advanced mobile computing platforms on the market today.
Customers turn to us for product and market expertise with local solutions and expect the stability and reach of a global technology company like Symbol to back up the promises, said Frank Borghese, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Support, Symbol Technologies. We’re excited to be working with each of these newly certified business partners to provide that specific DSD Route Accounting expertise and application solutions using our latest technology implementations. With over 300,000 routes in North America alone, these partnerships will bring a whole new dynamic to customers in the DSD Route Accounting industry.
Route sales automation for the DSD industry is entering the next generation of technology driven by the newest Pocket PC devices, said Seymour Weiss, President, Ross Computer Systems. Ross’ in-depth knowledge of Route Accounting, expertise with the Pocket PC platform and years of experience in the bakery industry, coupled with Symbol’s PDT 8100 series and PPT 2800 series hardware solutions, provides for a successful collaboration that will drive a new genre of customer solutions for the bakery industry.
The DSD industry is facing monumental change in supply chain strategy and technologies, said Bill Hampton, Chairman of Extended Technologies. The combination of our years of developing bakery-specific DSD applications, the introduction of our new CE-based RouteXpress software and Symbol’s PDT 8100 hardware platform addresses these challenges and brings a total new solution to streamline operations on the route and in the distribution center.
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