CarrierPoint Delivers Transportation Logistics Solutions on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT Systems
Availability Gives CarrierPoint's Customers More Options for Seamless Exchange of Information
ATLANTA, GA, March 14, 2001 /CarrierPoint/
CarrierPoint(SM), Inc., a leading provider of Web-based logistics software solutions to the $154 billion less-than-truckload and full-truckload freight market, today announced availability of its transportation logistic solutions for both Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT operating environments.
CarrierPoint has extended its multiple transportation logistics product offerings from the original Sun Solaris UNIX environment to include both the Windows 2000 and Windows NT platforms. These offerings will enable CarrierPoint's customers to implement CarrierPoint's software applications in the environment that is most suitable for them.
"The Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT platforms are a perfect fit for high-transactional B2B applications such as CarrierPoint's," said Marty Paradise, general manager, E-Commerce Solutions Group at Microsoft Corp. "Through CarrierPoint's ability to improve shipping efficiency and Microsoft's commitment to delivering agile e-business solutions, customers will realize significantly improved performance and the greater scalability required today to meet the changing needs of companies that depend on shipping."
"CarrierPoint saw a growing demand for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT solutions in heavy commercial environments. Our product offerings have been designed from their inception to maximize flexibility for our customers", said Bill Wied, CarrierPoint's senior vice president of engineering. "Whether it's platform, language or customized functionality, CarrierPoint leaves the choice to the user."
"We are very excited about our support for Windows 2000 and Windows NT " said John Thomson, chief executive officer of CarrierPoint, "Porting our applications to Microsoft platforms allows us to piggyback a growing sector of the market that is turning to Microsoft-based servers as its platform of choice. This move further enables us to build out true collaborative networks and capitalize on Microsoft's interoperability, regardless of platform."
This latest announcement furthers CarrierPoint's position as a leader in the software applications market within the transportation freight industry.
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