7th Aug 2007 07:01
ServicePower Technologies PLC07 August 2007 7th August 2007 SERVICEPOWER TECHNOLOGIES PLC ("ServicePower" or the "Company") Award of Contract ServicePower (LSE:SVR), the innovative supplier of outsourcing solutions andsoftware to the mobile repair and installations industry, is delighted toannounce today the award of two contracts to a marquee consumer electronicsretailer in the U.S.A. These contracts, which will involve the softwaresolutions being delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS), are worth £150,000 in2007 and more than £500,000 in annual fees. ServicePower will provide the full portfolio of SERVICEPower optimisationproducts as a SaaS solution that will increase productivity and reduce costswithin our client's service business. The SERVICEPower solution will improve theconvenience and flexibility of the current appointment booking process forconsumers who require installation or an on-site maintenance visit for theirconsumer electrical products; ServicePower will also create and maintain optimalservice schedules and despatch the jobs in real time using SERVICEMobility, forup to 2,200 field service technicians further reducing lead times for theconsumers. ServicePower has also been contracted to provide GPS monitoring and turn by turnnavigation solutions. These software solutions will allow our client to ensurethe optimised schedules are deployed diligently by the field staff and willenable management to monitor the progress of the job and the technicians in realtime. David Brisco, CEO, commented, "We have an increasing number of clients takingour SaaS products and the addition of this major retailer validates our strategythat SaaS is the way forward for many of our clients. Increasingly customers arelooking for SaaS solutions and to win a contract from such a prestigiouscustomer is a wonderful endorsement of our solution. It is particularlyencouraging that, as part of the service package, they have adopted both ourServicePower Optimisation and GPS tracking solutions. We look forward to rollingthis out to our independent service network which represents a significantbusiness opportunity for ServicePower." ENDS Note: ServicePower refers to the company and SERVICEPower refers to the product. For further enquiries please contact: David Brisco, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 0161 476 2277Barry Welck, Non-executive Chairman Tel: 07831 396539ServicePower Technologies PLC Bobbie Hilliam Tel: 020 7071 4300Evolution Securities Limited Tom Moriarty Tel: 020 7651 8688ICIS Limited About ServicePower ServicePower, publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:SVR), allowscompanies to locate their employed field resources in the right geography,ensure they have the right mix of skills, and outside this geography create anetwork of independent, authorized service contractors whose costs areefficiently managed by our sophisticated warranty management software. Theschedules and routes for both the employed field resources and the independentservicers are optimised by ServicePower's technology to ensure the right balancebetween the cost of operations and ensuring customers receive a superior serviceexperience. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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