Verizon Enhancing Field Force Manager and Fleet Control

Verizon (News - Alert) is enhancing Field Force Manager and Fleet Control to help companies achieve greater returns from managing mobile workforces to fleets on the street.

Officials with Verizon said the company’s enhanced offerings combine location management, cloud services and tablet-based solutions to meet the unique challenges in operating fleets.

The offerings feature a new version of Verizon's Field Force Manager, the company's flagship workforce management application, to help companies manage and empower employees in the field with mobile work tools and applications, and new enhancements for use on 3G and 4G LTE (News - Alert) smartphones, tablets across various mobile operating systems as well as enterprise-grade, rugged barcode-scanning devices.

An enhanced Verizon Fleet Control application can now be combined with a rugged, secure enterprise tablet pre-loaded with transportation and company-specific applications to help manage fleets and operations in the field.

"Rising fuel and labor costs are making it increasingly challenging for businesses to meet profit targets while complying with government and industry regulations," said Mike Palmer, vice president of product strategy and global alliances for Verizon Enterprise Solutions, in a statement.

Palmer said that Verizon recognizes the challenges and opportunities associated with getting mobile workforces safely and on time to their next destination.

“For many of our customers, the fleet is the core of the organization, and Verizon works closely with them to develop solutions that have a real impact on operations and ultimately the bottom line," Palmer said.

Working with Xora, a provider of mobile workforce management solutions, and mobile solutions provider DecisionPoint Systems, Verizon is rolling out an advanced version of its workforce management solution that leverages the power of smartphones and tablets to provide employees with more work tools and mobile applications in the field, including electronic forms, location-based services, mobile timecards and job dispatch.

The enhancements includes substantial design, functionality and feature enhancements that make the software even easier to use and provide faster and easier ways to access and share critical data about the business, including giving  managers near-real time visibility into operations through a cloud-based management application.

Verizon is working with DecisionPoint Systems to offer Field Force Manager as a turnkey mobile business solution encompassing professional services and mobile device management on rugged enterprise devices connected through machine-to-machine data plans.

Working with mobile fleet optimization provider Xata and DecisionPoint Systems, Verizon is making its Fleet Control solution available on the rugged secure enterprise blank tablet – a "blank slate" that can be tailored for individual customer needs.

According to company officials, by combining Verizon's leading wireless network with Xata Turnpike's fleet management software, mobile workers and fleet managers can benefit from a robust mobile work tool ideal for use in and out of the truck.

Company officials said that with Fleet Control, which is a build-to-order solution ideal for both private and for-hire fleets, transportation and distribution businesses can leverage technology to redefine the everyday driver experience while monitoring vehicles and drivers, optimizing routes, simplifying driver inspections, managing speed and fuel consumption and helping to remain compliant with regulatory reporting requirements.

Fleet Control also comes with a series of other optional applications that can improve business operations and can integrate with new or currently used proof-of-delivery applications.

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