Online Seminars Will Focus on Wireless Workforce Management Solutions for Mobile Engineers
Southborough, Mass. - October 18, 2000 - ViryaNet, a provider of wireless workforce management solutions for field service communities, today announced that it will conduct a series of online seminars during October and November with the Freedom Group, publishers of Field Force Automation magazine. The three-part series will feature in-depth presentations that discuss the benefits of wireless technology for wireless mobile workforce management.
"The purpose of these seminars is to bring valuable industry insight into the trends associated with wireless applications," stated Jack McAvoy, vice president, marketing programs at ViryaNet. "The seminars will focus on how service organizations can improve workforce productivity, operational efficiency, and customer responsiveness by automating and supporting their workforces with wireless
devices. Our experts will discuss how better managing a field service workforce and equipping them with wireless technology will improve customer satisfaction and the bottom line. ViryaNet's wireless workforce management solution ensures that the right person arrives at the right place, at the right time, with the right part and the right information."
"We are proud to sponsor ViryaNet's thought leadership seminar series," said Spencer Ewald, Freedom Group publisher, Field Force Automation. "All three wireless workforce management seminars cover topics that are important to our readers, and we are certain they will derive immense value from this informative series. ViryaNet is a leader in providing organizations with wireless solutions
for real business challenges and we plan to partner with them on similar events in the future."
Led by a ViryaNet speaker, each online seminar is targeted for participants in the field service sector and will highlight a specific topic relating to wireless workforce management, such as uniting the service community on an integrated wireless Internet platform, deploying a state-of-the-art wireless workforce management solution, and measuring return on investment (ROI). Jennifer Sakurai, editor of Field
Force Automation magazine, will act as moderator, while industry analyst Donald Blumberg will add further commentary on trends in the marketplace.
The online seminars will be one hour in length. Dates, topics, and speakers are as follows:
Thursday, October 19, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Empowering the Service Community on a Wireless Internet Platform
Ron Ben-Natan, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering, ViryaNet
Monday, October 30, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Deploying a Wireless Workforce Management Solution
Glenn Martin, Vice President, Wireless, Mobile and ASP Business, ViryaNet
Thursday, November 9, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Measuring the ROI for Wireless Workforce Management
Ken Accardi, Director of Business Solutions, ViryaNet
To register for any of the online seminars, visit
www.viryanet.com.
About ViryaNet
ViryaNet Inc. (Nasdaq: VRYA) is a provider of wireless workforce management solutions for field service communities. These solutions unite on an Internet platform the many participants involved in the service delivery process, and support mobile field engineers using wireless devices, such as PDAs, two-way pagers, and WAP-enabled cell phones. The Company's wireless workforce management solutions enable a
service organization to expertly schedule, monitor, report, and measure field service activity, meeting and exceeding installation, preventative maintenance, and break-fix obligations.
ViryaNet's professional services team and implementation partners enable implementation of the Company's solutions for wireless workforce management.
For additional information about ViryaNet and its solutions, visit the Company's website at
www.viryanet.com.
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