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An Overview of OnTime Technology
The Information Age has dramatically altered customer expectations. People have become accustomed to having real-time information at their fingertips. If your company is not providing this to your customers, you are not just lagging behind your competitors; you may be losing significant business opportunities.

Being able to quickly and easily receive reliable and up-to-date information about your operation is critical to keeping it efficient and successful. This information can enable you to provide unparalleled service and benefits for your customers; benefits that will guarantee your customers loyalty and your company’s continued growth.

But how do you do that? How can you instantly and automatically collect and manage all this information; and share it with managers, drivers, dispatchers and customers?

The Old Method
In the past most companies have used an in-house server-based system. With such a system your company was responsible for buying up front, the hardware and software licenses, often costing tens of thousands of dollars or more. You also had to perform system upgrades, back-ups, and maintenance yourself. If you wanted technical support for any of the software, you needed to pay for a maintenance contract. In addition, every time your company grew or its requirements changed you needed to upgrade those systems; with new hardware, software, and lots of time and money. The traditional server based setup is expensive, and can be a real headache if you want to expand your business.

Because it can be difficult to properly back up and secure data, some small businesses ignore the problem and end up gambling with their company. Others, due to the perceived cost or difficulty, have allowed themselves to avoid technology altogether and fall far behind their competitors.

The problem is that even if you do everything right, these systems are notoriously difficult to connect to anything outside a single office. For a delivery company with drivers in the field and dispatchers often offsite, the old method simply will not work.

The OnTime Solution
Vesigo Studios has been a pioneer of a method that does work; and that is being used today. The OnTime System is a suite of applications; each perfectly suited to your specific needs, and designed with the best technology for that specific function. Utilizing the capabilities of Internet to its fullest, the OnTime System technology is quickly becoming the method of choice; enabling you to offer unparalleled service to your customers.

For instance, the OnTime Customer Portal is great tool for your customers allowing them to check order status, history or even enter new orders. Because it is all run through your web page, it runs from any location, and there is no software to install. However, this technology is where many of our competitors stop, and there is only so much you can do with a web page.

To overcome the limitations of other internet enabled solutions, the main components of the OnTime System are what we call Smart Clients. A Smart Client is a full blown application, just like Microsoft Excel or QuickBooks, but rather than only storing their data locally, they also transmit and receive data over the internet. With the OnTime System, you are constantly communicating over the Internet with your users, however you are not dependent on your internet connection’s reliability or speed. Even if you completely lose connection to the internet, users can continue to perform their critical duties, dispatching and performing deliveries. When the internet connection returns any changes made while offline are automatically synchronized with everyone connected to the system.

Another benefit is that once deployed, the OnTime desktop applications can automatically update themselves to the latest version. So if you need a fix or enhancement we can often have it out the same day. If you have an employee or agency that dispatches offsite, you don’t have to worry about maintenance, you can be sure everyone is always running the latest software.

Benefits
With the OnTime System you don’t just get great software, you get a great partner. Vesigo Studios, has a staff of seasoned IT professionals, ready with the expertise and support your business requires, so you can forget about the hassles and expense in trying to do everything yourself.

You can’t afford to be left behind; and the OnTime System is the fastest and easiest way to put your company, not just at the front of the field, but ahead of the pack. Even the smallest companies can successfully compete with the outstanding tools and capabilities of the OnTime System. Whether your company is large or small you will be able to focus on what you do best. With the OnTime System you have the tools for virtually unlimited growth, and can unleash your full potential.

Thank you, and I hope this presentation has been informative, but if you have any further questions about the OnTime Technology, please contact one of our knowledgeable staff.