Nextjet Technologies Licenses Software Development and Applications to UPS SonicAir®
Customers to Gain Shipment Visibility Tools and On-line Ordering Capabilities
DALLAS, Texas (November 14, 2002) – Nextjet Technologiessm, whose recent business wins have staked out a clear leadership position in the quickly growing web-services logistics marketplace, announced today that its order management and transportation management technology has been licensed by UPS for its SonicAir shipping operations.
Under the non-exclusive software licensing deal between the two companies, Nextjet will provide sophisticated routing algorithms, on-line visibility enhancements, transportation management applications, and customer service applications.
"UPS is a winner in time-critical transportation services," said Joseph P. Lane, co-founder and co-chairman at Nextjet Technologies. "We are proud to support their growth with leading-edge technology that will enhance the customer experience — from order placement to dispatch and delivery."
About Nextjet Technologies
Nextjet Technologies, the proven provider in the global web-services logistics marketplace, addresses key supply chain management objectives including lowered transportation expenses, reduced inventory carrying costs, and improved visibility.
Nextjet Technologies web-native, J2EE applications enable its clients to increase the productivity of their transportation and logistics operations while improving on-time reliability. Nextjet Technologies systems have been deployed by third party logistics firms, logistics service providers, and in-house logistics groups to manage the full set of time-definite, multi-modal shipments, including service parts.
Nextjet Technologies applications offer unparalleled real-time, end-to-end execution, basing each shipment off precise, optimized routings, plus a user-friendly, highly automated workflow that monitors exceptions in shipment progress against schedule. Nextjet Technologies clients include UPS, Menlo Worldwide, Con-Way, United Airlines, and American Airlines. For more information on Nextjet Technologies, visit www.Nextjet.com.
Transportation Management