DecisionPoint Systems and Verizon Increase Productivity of Mobile Workers
Company Is Working With Verizon to Serve an $11 Billion Field Asset Management, Transportation and Distribution Market
IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/28/12 -- DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: DPSI), a leading provider and integrator of Enterprise Mobility and Wireless Application solutions, today announced further upgrades to two of its bundled solutions -- Fleet Control and the Field Force Manager Pro Kit -- developed in cooperation with and fulfilled for Verizon Wireless. XRS Corporation provides vehicle management applications for these mobile workforce efficiency solutions.
DecisionPoint has worked closely with Verizon and XRS to further enhance the Fleet Control mobile workforce efficiency solution to now include a robust combination of Managed Mobile Device Management support services and commercial turn-by-turn software which meet the unique challenges of operating fleets. This enhanced Fleet Control Manager, which can now be combined with a rugged, secure enterprise tablet pre-loaded with transportation and company-specific applications, helps manage fleets and operations in the field.
The new version of Field Force Manager, the flagship workforce management application for which DecisionPoint developed a hardware, software, service and support kit for Verizon, helps companies manage and empower employees in the field with work tools and new enhancements for use on rugged handheld computers. The FFM Pro Kit couples these enterprise class devices with comprehensive, no fault maintenance, provisioning, professional services and support.
Customers deploying Fleet Control and Field Force Manager have stated that these mobile workforce and mobile asset management solutions have transformed and improved their operations by creating complete visibility of distribution and logistics.
The Company is also pleased to announce that it has received the "Outstanding Sales & Field Support Award for Delivering Innovative Enterprise Solutions" from Verizon in recognition of the two companies' successful partnership.
"Our field mobility solutions truly streamline operations and create tremendous improvements in efficiencies. Driven by the robust mobile solutions we've been successfully delivering to enterprise customers, we've developed a unique symbiotic relationship with Verizon Wireless, America's largest wireless carrier," said Nicholas Toms, CEO of DecisionPoint. "As enabling mobility technologies continue to advance, we are developing enhancements and launching them into this $11 billion market which is growing at 40% per year."
About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc., headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with more than 94 million retail customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 188,000. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.
About XRS
XRS Corporation (/quotes/zigman/59034/quotes/nls/XRSXRS-7.32%) provides intuitive, automated fleet management software solutions to the trucking industry. By delivering real-time critical information on vehicle and driver performance, XRS makes it easy for fleet managers, dispatchers and drivers to collect, sort, view and analyze data to help reduce costs, increase safety and compliance, and improve customer satisfaction.
About DecisionPoint Systems, Inc.
DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: DPSI) delivers improved productivity and operational advantages to its clients by helping them move their business decision points closer to their customers. They do this by making enterprise software applications accessible to the front-line worker anytime, anywhere. DecisionPoint utilizes all the latest wireless, mobility, and RFID technologies. For more information on DecisionPoint Systems visit http://www.decisionpt.com/news.php.
Forward Looking Statements
Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results, performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from forecasted results, performance, and achievement. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or expectation.
Contact: DecisionPoint: Nicholas R. Toms Chief Executive Officer T: 973-489-1425 ntoms@decisionpt.com Investor Relations: Stephanie Prince Jody Burfening Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates T: 212-838-3777 sprince@lhai.com
Source: DecisionPoint Systems, Inc.
Released September 28, 2012