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For Immediate Release
ST. LOUIS (August 30, 2007) – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Motion Computing, a leader in ultra-mobile computing and wireless communications. WWT will leverage the Motion partnership and its long-standing relationship with Cisco Systems® to bring innovative mobility solutions to its customers.
“Motion’s technology saves time, reduces errors and ensures the most up-to-date information stays with decision makers in their work environment at their point of need,” said Robert Olwig, vice president of business strategy for World Wide Technology. “Through our relationship with Motion and Cisco, we will be able to offer our customers enhanced mobility solutions that can range from point of sale applications and inventory management solutions in retail to ensuring mobile healthcare professionals are connected at all levels of patient care.”
Motion Computing designs and adapts tablet PCs for the way people work, creating advances in productivity and efficiency without compromising work styles or environments to accommodate a machine. By bringing the most advanced mobile technologies to market early, Motion has earned its reputation for leading the industry in tablet PC innovation. For example, in the healthcare industry Motion is using tablet PC technology to help organizations deliver improved patient care, higher clinician efficiency and lower costs by:
- Increasing clinician mobility and accessibility
- Automating forms, processes and workflows
- Providing greater access to data at the point of care
- Eliminating duplicate efforts
- Facilitating of real-time communications
- Improving in patient charge capture and compliance
WWT helps organizations efficiently deliver and deploy the latest technology solutions necessary to improve communications and collaboration, secure data and corporate assets, manage the accelerated growth of information and enable the mobile workforce. With technology products from more than 3,000 manufacturers and over 1,000 technology certifications, WWT provides the highest quality products, tools, training, and services to manage its customers’ technology and supply chain planning, procurement and deployment processes.
About Motion Computing
Motion Computing is a mobile computing and wireless communications leader, combining world-class innovation and industry experience so professionals in vertical industries such as healthcare, field sales and service and government can use computing technology in new ways and places. The company’s enhanced line of tablet PCs, mobile clinical assistants and accessories are designed to increase productivity for on-the-go users while providing portability, security, power and versatility. Motion combines those products with services and unique vertical market knowledge to deliver complete solutions – platforms, peripherals, services and wireless – customized for the needs of a particular industry. For more information, visit www.motioncomputing.com.
About WWT
World Wide Technology Inc. is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO); AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: US:T); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 1,000 people and operates more than 1.7 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information on World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.