It just keeps getting better and better. These price levels can't stay this low for very much longer IMO.
(Applies to: ADSN MSFT)
MICROSOFT, INTERMEC AND ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CONNECT MOBILE
WORKERS AND ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS IN REAL TIME
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sep 27, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As early
as October of 1999, a forklift truck operator in a high bay warehouse
will be able to access and interact with all of the inventory
management tools resident in the corporate enterprise solution. The
operator will be using the handheld, Windows CE operating system-based
device, such as an Intermec 5020 data terminal, and an application
written in Visual Basic to communicate with the ATLink(TM) data
collection solution developed by Advanced Systems International ("ASI")
(OTC Bulletin Board: ADSN).
Don Richardson, industry manager for manufacturing at Microsoft Corp.,
said, "ASI's latest application, based on Windows CE and the Intermec
5020, is a brilliant example of advanced and innovative ways that the
Windows CE operating system extends the power of the Windows platform
to the plant floor."
Tony Black, group manager of business development for Intermec
Technologies Corporation, commented, "ASI has been very successful at
providing innovative solutions to SAP(TM) R/3(R) (the leading provider
of inter-enterprise software solutions) customers using Intermec data
collection equipment. We believe ATLink will provide an outstanding
application framework for the Intermec 5020 Data Collection PC and our
family of Windows CE devices."
According to Bill Mottram, Vice President, E-Commerce of ASI, and a
10-year data collection industry veteran, "The GUI-based (graphical
user interface) handheld interface to enterprise software such as SAP
R/3 from the shop floor, in real time and on-line, represents a major
industry breakthrough. We are currently showing it to a number of
existing customers and prospects and we anticipate having our first
installation before the end of this year. With our ATLink product, the
customer's application development cycle and related costs could be
reduced by as much as 90%. The market for this type of system is
substantial."
Mottram continued, "The SAP R/3 Certified ATLink handheld GUI
application is operational, stable and very, very fast. For example, it
queries back to the database in less than a second. For the first time,
it will enable mobile workers to directly access an enterprise system
via radio frequency communication and enter data at the point of
control. They will be able to use the same familiar icons and
user-friendly Windows-based tools as those found on the desktop. It
puts the power of the host computer into the worker's handheld unit,
significantly improving productivity and data reliability."
To implement the handheld terminal application, ATLink's
component-based framework is used to provide seamless interfacing
between Windows CE-based data collection devices and various enterprise
host systems, such as SAP R/3 inter-enterprise software solutions. This
component architecture is based on Microsoft's Distributed Internet
Architecture (DNA) model. Mobile Windows CE devices interact with a
variety of middle-tier ATLink services running on a Windows NT platform
over a wireless network. ATLink provides data services to effectively
and efficiently manage resources, such as database and host system
connections.
Paul Abraham, ASI's Manager of Engineering explained, "This enhanced
ATLink framework reaffirms ASI's approach to providing open solutions
that can be developed and deployed quickly. ATLink provides a data
collection device independent platform (DOS, Win9x, and Windows CE),
back-end independent layer (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase),
and uses industry-standard development tools such as, Microsoft Visual
Basic, Visual C++, and Visual Basic to quickly develop for all tiers."
Abraham added, "We continue to leverage both our investment and
momentum in Microsoft's COM (Component Object Model) technology for
ATLink. This was achieved by using Intrinsycs' DeviceCOM product to
provide a synchronized or real-time DCOM (Distributed Component Object
Module) bridge between our ATLink COM server components and custom
Visual Basic applications for the Windows CE platform."
Advanced Systems International is a leading supplier of mission
critical application solutions for the enterprise-processing
environment. Solutions include: the web-enabled LABORVIEW.com(TM) and
the ATServer(R) time and attendance/labor allocation applications,
which address the time collection and labor management needs of
corporations; and the ATLink(TM) product, designed to support
business-to-business electronic commerce, by enabling the collection,
communication and integration of critical data on different platforms
or operating systems.
ASI's cost-effective, comprehensive product offering encompasses the
application software, hardware, implementation services and on-going
support necessary for rapid deployment of enterprise-wide distributed
processing. Key markets include automotive, automotive supply, packaged
goods, pharmaceuticals, paper products, food processing and other
manufacturing industries. The company markets its products through
direct sales and in conjunction with strategic partners.
In conjunction with the provisions of the new "Safe Harbor" section of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, this news release
may contain forward-looking statements pertaining to future anticipated
projected plans, performance and developments, as well as other
statements relating to future operations. All such forward-looking
statements are necessarily only estimates of future results and there
can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from
expectations. Further information on potential factors that could
affect Advanced Systems International, Inc. is included in the
company's Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Microsoft, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows CE and SQL Server,
ActiveX, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other
countries.
SAP, R/3 and all SAP product and service names referenced herein are
trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG.
Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
SOURCE Advanced Systems International
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