Press Release
@Road® Selected by Qwest to Provide Mobile Resource Management Services to Assist Management of Field Operations
Fremont, CA -- January 7, 2003 -- @Road (Nasdaq: ARDI), a leading provider of location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management (MRM), has been selected by Qwest to provide MRM services to help Qwest manage its field operations. Under the deployment plan, @Road will host and deliver a suite of MRM services to Qwest using the patented @Road LocationSmart(SM) technology platform.
Using the global positioning system (GPS) satellite network, wireless communications and the Internet, the LocationSmart technology platform provides mobile service organizations with a suite of management services, including activity and workflow reporting, mapping, location-on-demand and maintenance scheduling. Additionally, Qwest will use the new @Road DirectData service, which feeds business-critical data from the field directly to Qwest's computer systems. The technology is designed to increase the effective utilization of mobile workers, control operations costs and improve the delivery of customer service.
Qwest evaluated several alternatives prior to selecting @Road as its primary MRM services provider. During the selection process, the parties conducted a pilot program of the @Road MRM service suite. Qwest employs over 5,000 mobile workers across a number of lines of business.
"We are very pleased to announce the agreement with Qwest, a leading telecommunications services provider in the United States," said Krish Panu, CEO of @Road. "This agreement further supports our belief that the @Road LocationSmart technology platform is a critical tool for companies seeking to dramatically improve the satisfaction of customers using their telecommunications services," concluded Mr. Panu.
About @Road
@Road is a leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) services, a rapidly growing category of productivity solutions integrating location technologies, wireless communications, transaction processing, software applications and the Internet to help companies better manage mobile workers. Any size organization, in any industry or public sector, in which improving the productivity of mobile workers has an impact on revenue, expenses, customer service and competitive advantage, will benefit from @Road MRM services. Because @Road offers its services on a hosted basis, customers avoid expensive and complex software and IT infrastructure investments. Since @Road delivers MRM services using a pay-as-you-go subscription model, customers experience an immediate and measurable return-on-investment.
@Road delivers its MRM services to over 84,000 mobile workers in North America every day. The company has headquarters in Fremont, CA, and secure networked data centers on both U.S. coasts. For more information, visit the @Road web site at www.road.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ability of @Road to successfully deploy and support the services described in this press release, dependence of @Road on mobile data systems technology, wireless networks, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and controlled by others, and general economic and political conditions. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the @Road Report on Form 10-K dated March 28, 2002 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. @Road undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
@Road is a registered trademark of At Road, Inc. The @Road logo and LocationSmart are trademarks and/or service marks of At Road, Inc. All other trademarks and/or service marks are the property of their respective owners.