(Jersey City, NJ) March 24, 2004 - Antenna Software (Company
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Studies), Inc., the leading provider of mobile enterprise solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed post-merger integration activities after its strategic acquisition of RPA Wireless in December, 2003. As part of the integration, Antenna released its newly combined suite of products and services, called Antenna A3 Mobile Solutions, which enable companies to combine enterprise-class mobile business applications with global wireless network communications and management capabilities. Antenna A3 is comprised of the following integrated components: A3 Mobile Services for guaranteed end-to-end message delivery via wireless networks; A3 SmartClient end-user applications for mobile field service management, sales force automation, and knowledge management; A3 Studio for developing and maintaining mobile applications using industry best practices; and A3 Connectors for interfacing to back-end enterprise CRM/ERP systems.
“Since acquiring RPA Wireless, we have focused our efforts on uniting the strengths of both companies,” said Jim Hemmer, Antenna’s CEO. “We have consolidated and simplified the product lines to help our customers streamline the complexities of global mobile deployments as well as rapidly demonstrate measurable business value. By accomplishing this integration of our combined resources, we have created a true, worldwide leader in the mobile enterprise market space.”
Antenna A3 Mobile Services is a managed services environment whereby Antenna monitors and manages global wireless communications for its customers. A3 Mobile Services helps customers achieve rapid ROI on mobile enterprise deployments by managing all the moving pieces of an enterprise-wide mobile deployment – multiple devices, carriers, and networks – and allowing organizations to concentrate on core competencies rather than building, managing, and administering a complex wireless implementation. Included with Antenna Mobile Services is the A3 Mobility Dashboard, which provides access to an integrated set of Web-based products that administrators and managers can use to easily control and monitor their mobile computing environment.
Antenna's A3 SmartClient mobile applications are device-side, always-on wireless solutions that extend the power and functionality of leading CRM systems to the field force. More than piping data to a device or “wirelessly enabling” a system, Antenna A3 SmartClient applications deliver rich functionality and relevant information intelligently; that is, remote or disconnected employees get precisely the information they need to do their jobs in a format that is easy to use. Antenna A3 SmartClient applications are supported on today’s leading mobile platforms and wireless devices, including BlackBerry wireless handhelds, Pocket PC devices, Tablets, Smartphones, and laptops.
Antenna A3 Studio is an open, standards-based, application development platform that enables organizations to fully customize, configure, administer, and maintain their mobile applications easily and comprehensively. It transparently supports multiple device form factors, networks, and back-end systems and offers the unique ability to update applications "over the air" without taking devices out of the field, which provides the ability to keep devices in use and ensures no lost productivity.
Today, tens of thousands of mobile users from over 37 countries use Antenna A3 to execute millions of transactions per month through Antenna’s state-of-the-art, disaster-proof facility. In addition, Antenna provides end-to-end, 24/7 customer support for implementations that span multiple time zones and geographies, and incorporate a myriad of device and network types.
“Other software vendors may offer simple device-side functions and connectors, but only Antenna combines easy-to-use applications, wireless communications management, and customer service excellence into one integrated offering to ensure our customers’ success,” said Hemmer. “We are ready to leverage our combined 20+ years of experience to help shape this exciting, emerging marketplace.”
Visit www.antennasoftware.com for more information on Antenna’s products and services.
About Antenna Software
Antenna Software is the largest, privately held mobile enterprise solutions provider in North America with thousands of users worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, Antenna’s products provide proven, powerful mobile solutions, which integrate enterprise-class business applications with global wireless network communications and management capabilities. Antenna supports a growing client base of leading service organizations throughout the world. Key customers include Pitney Bowes, L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Siemens, Verizon, and Fujitsu.
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