Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated Sees Returns with FleetLocate from Spireon, Inc.

Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) March 28, 2012

Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated (CCBCC), the nations largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, announces significant cost savings and returns resulting from its partnership with FleetLocate’s Trailer and Asset Intelligence platform from Spireon, Inc.

FleetLocate is a powerful, easily configurable and scalable GPS Tracking and Monitoring System that allows organizations with large and widespread fleets to continuously track and control their trailers in real-time. CCBCC selected FleetLocate to address its logistical and operational challenges after reviewing a number of fleet monitoring systems available on the market.

We chose FleetLocate because it was the only system we found that provided continuous real-time and accurate views of our entire fleet, which consists of over 800 trailers operating at hundreds of landmarks across the Southeastern U.S., explains David Hopkins, Senior Vice President of CCBCC Operations. This unprecedented visibility into our fleet has allowed us to save significant costs, improve customer service and satisfaction, and make faster, more profitable business decisions.

FleetLocate provided the ideal platform for CCBCCs challenges and needs, says FleetLocate Vice President and General Manager Steve Blair. FleetLocate offers continuous trailer monitoring with exception based reporting that turns information into business intelligence. Working closely with CCBCCs logistics team, we were able to quickly configure a solution that provided precisely the kind of information they needed to know about each trailer and their location.

Using FleetLocates intuitive dashboard and unique user interface, CCBCC can now see the exact location of each trailer, as well as expected arrival, departure and idle times. This granular level of information allows us to ensure we have the right trailer at the right location at the right time, says Hopkins. Equipped with this intelligence, weve been able to eliminate bottlenecks and delays that can lead to costly shut downs of manufacturing lines and pallet-loading equipment. This makes our manufacturers happy as well.

Another benefit to real-time fleet visibility is the cost-savings related to trailer leasing and rentals. FleetLocate enables CCBCC to increase utilization of its existing fleet, eliminating the need to rent or lease additional trailers to handle loads. In addition, CCBCC now uses FleetLocate to quickly identify and locate trailers that require preventative maintenance, saving maintenance-related costs and hundreds of man hours.

FleetLocates flexible reporting feature has proven to be another valuable tool for the company. FleetLocate enables CCBCC to generate on-the-fly as well as automated reports customized for specific individuals within the company. We can quickly generate reports that contain actionable intelligence most pertinent to the person looking at it, explains Hopkins. This saves countless hours wading through pages of irrelevant data and allows the right person to make the right decision, faster.

Since implementing FleetLocate, CCBCC estimates the company has generated the following cost-savings as a result of improved fleet tracking and monitoring:

Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated Sees Returns with FleetLocate from Spireon, Inc.

Consonus Customer Leaves for Cost, Returns to Remote Backup Service for Technical Support

Cary, NC (Vocus) July 29, 2010

Consonus and channel partner BlueTech IT Solutions will once again provide St. Stephens Episcopal Day School, a private elementary school located in the Coconut Grove area of Miami, with Consonus Remote Backup Service (Consonus RBS), a fully-automated cloud backup solution that is backed by award-winning technical support.

The former Consonus/BlueTech IT customer left for a well-known, inexpensive provider. After less than two months, the provider was unable to successfully back up St. Stephens data. Incomplete backup attempts and poor customer service were the leading factors prompting St. Stephens to return to Consonus and BlueTech IT.

Despite six weeks of efforts, the low-cost provider was never able to successfully back up our 150G of data. We were thrilled to learn that Consonus still had our original data and that we were able to pick up where we left off, said St. Stephens Director of Technology Felix Jacomino. The expertise offered by BlueTech and Consonus is second to none. The team really bailed us out.

Consonus has consistently received praise from customers and channel partners for superior technical support. Consonus staff is among the most highly-credentialed and well-trained in the industry. With team members who average more than 15 years of industry experience, Consonus skilled engineers bring additional value to all IT solutions offered to significantly reduce downtime, boost productivity, and maximize the IT investment.

Often, a low-price provider can cost a company far more than they anticipated saving, said Consonus President Bob McCarthy. When evaluating cost, there are four critical factors to consider: security, resiliency, compliance, and support. If there is a breakdown in any of these key quality points, the cost to the client can be intensive.

Consonus RBS is a unique alternative to traditional data backup recovery methods, replacing conventional solutions with a fully automated online data backup solution. It provides an automatic backup of heterogeneous file servers as well as application and database servers with encrypted, secure offsite data storage and rapid online restoration. Powered by Asigra, the first and only cloud software provider to achieve FIPS 140-2 Certification the highest level of security assurance to date Consonus RBS also offers multi-level security authentication, agentless support for the broadest variety of platforms including Windows, UNIX, AS/400, and Apple, and hot backups for all leading databases and applications.

About Consonus Technologies

Consonus Technologies, Inc. is a leading national provider of Data Center hosting and colocation, Managed IT Services, IT Infrastructure, and IT Consulting solutions based in Cary, NC. Offering a comprehensive suite of IT services, combined with highly-secure, reliable, and energy-efficient data centers across the country, Consonus provides customers with complete cloud computing solutions addressing disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Consonus is an active, long-time member of The MSPAlliance, the worlds largest Professional Association and Accrediting Body for the Managed Services Industry. Visit Consonus Technologies on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

About BlueTech IT Solutions

BlueTech IT Solutions is an Information Technology service and consulting company based in Miami, FL. With more than 25 years of experience in the IT field with specializations in the financial, manufacturing and construction industry, BlueTechs array of services includes computer network design, implementation and management, network security and intrusion prevention, Microsoft Exchange server installation, configuration and administration, and disaster recovery solutions. Visit BlueTech on the Web at http://www.bluetechit.com.

About St. Stephens Episcopal

St. Stephens Episcopal Day School, serving PreK(3) to Grade 5, was founded by St. Stephens Episcopal Church in 1958. The original intent of the Church in creating the School was to accommodate the educational needs of Church families. Over the years, the constituency of the School has changed and the relationship between the School and the Church has evolved. The School is now a primary outreach of the Church into the broader community. Through the School, St. Stephens Episcopal Church touches the future. With a focus on using technology in the classroom, St. Stephens offers a 21st century learning environment that provides not only academic excellence but also spiritual formation. Learn more about St. Stephens at http://www.sseds.org.

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