AT&T Broadens Mobile Applications Portfolio with Actsoft’s Comet Suite

Actsoft’s GPS based Solutions Now Available Directly from AT&T
Tampa, FL: AT&T* business customers will now be able to manage their mobile
resources - field employees, vehicles, inventory, and more – using Actsoft, now
available directly from AT&T. The Actsoft solution utilizes the latest advances
in GPS, mobile and web technologies to improve workforce productivity, better manage
assets, control operating costs and mitigate risk, using various mobile devices
AT&T offers for businesses.
The newest addition to AT&T’s Mobile Resource Management portfolio, Actsoft’s suite
of applications benefits any-sized business, across a range of industries. Location-based
software (LBS) solutions combine the strength of GPS and wireless technology, which
enables location and time tracking, vehicle and asset mapping, direct job dispatching,
wireless invoicing, and barcode scanning. Businesses that purchase Actsoft through
AT&T will have the added convenience of consolidated billing. All charges for Actsoft
applications will appear on the company’s AT&T bill, streamlining the payment process
and eliminating extra paperwork.
- AT&T customers can choose from the following Actsoft solutions:
- Comet EZ is a web-based GPS tracking and time keeping solution, accessible from
any PC with internet connectivity.
- Comet Tracker is a more robust, client-based solution with web access. It provides
order entry dispatch, landmark alerts, geo-fencing, basic wireless forms, signature
and photo capture, alerts, and robust reporting capabilities.
- Comet Mobile Worker is Actsoft’s most comprehensive product and includes all of
Comet Tracker’s features, plus calendars, automated customer communications, work
order/invoice updating from the field, and work order sequencing.
AT&T is also offering advanced wireless forms capability with Comet Tracker and
Comet Mobile Worker. With Actsoft’s advanced wireless forms, businesses can to turn
paper forms into wireless clones. From a wireless device, employees in the field
can easily populate the form and send that information back to the office via AT&T’s
wireless network.
“Companies need visibility into their mobile resources to help maximize productivity
and efficiency,” said Chris Hill, Vice President, Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions,
AT&T Business Solutions. “At AT&T, we’re committed to providing our business customers
with a wide spectrum of mobile applications so that businesses can better deliver
high-quality services to their customers.”
“The real cost benefits of Mobile Resource Management in today’s market are very
tangible. Actsoft is pleased to provide AT&T’s enterprise customers with a valuable
and reliable tool that will enable them to work smarter, and realize a quick ROI,”
- said Tom Mitchell, Founder and President of Actsoft.
AT&T delivers information to Actsoft applications users in real-time over the nation’s
fastest mobile broadband network.
About Actsoft, Inc.
Actsoft, Inc. is a leading developer of mobile applications for today’s business.
Their products include Comet EZ, Comet Tracker, Comet Mobile Worker and House Arrest
Solution. Actsoft, Inc. provides enterprise solutions to thousands of companies
throughout the United States, Canada and many locations around the world. Founded
in 1998, Actsoft, Inc. is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Most recently, Actsoft
was the recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s 2009 Customer Service Excellence Award.
For more information visit
Actsoft Inc.
about AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries
and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in
the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources
that includes the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider
of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband,
AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless
phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under
the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T │DIRECTV brands. The company’s suite of IP-based business
communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets,
AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in
local search and advertising. In 2010, AT&T again ranked among the 50 Most Admired
Companies by FORTUNE® magazine.
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