United Pipe & Supply Lays Foundation for Sales Mobility With Gateway Wireless Notebooks
June 02 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
United Pipe & Supply Lays Foundation for Sales Mobility With
Gateway Wireless Notebooks Notebooks, Desktops and Servers Also
Power IT Infrastructure for Wholesaler POWAY, Calif., June 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For Portland, Ore.-based United Pipe
& Supply, keeping critical information flowing to its sales
reps is just as important as keeping water streaming through its
pipes. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO ) That's
why the $130 million utility supply wholesaler recently chose
wireless notebooks from Gateway to streamline information flow from
the company's 20 branch offices in Oregon, Washington and Idaho to
its mobile sales force. In addition, the company is consolidating
its back office with Gateway desktops and servers as well. United
Pipe & Supply already tracks and delivers thousands of
irrigation, golf and water pipes to agriculture, recreation and
civic sites across the Pacific Northwest. But through an initiative
to bring more personalized service to customers, the company rolled
out a mobile application to help its sales force access everything
from product availability to delivery status via a single click --
and while at the customer's site. Following a competitive bid
conducted by United Pipe & Supply's own salesforce, Gateway
bested the competition with its award-winning Gateway(R) 450
notebooks. The Gateway laptop PCs proved they could easily power
the new mobile application, as well as other enterprise
applications used by the company, much more effectively than
notebooks from IBM, Dell and Toshiba. Armed with 80
wirelessly-enabled Gateway 450s, United Pipe & Supply achieved
true mobility for its entire business within just months of
deployment. Users can now immediately access accurate and complete
customer information and product forecasts, improving efficiency
and enabling the wholesaler to be much more far-reaching and
profitable in its sales and customer service activities. "Not only
did we need wireless notebooks for our on-the-road salesforce, we
also needed fast, reliable servers and user-friendly desktops that
were easy to maintain," said Mike Green, CIO, United Pipe &
Supply. "Gateway's technology is helping us uphold our No. 1
priority -- maintaining the United Pipe & Supply reputation for
service and dependability." Due to the success of its rollout with
Gateway 450 notebooks, United Pipe & Supply is now also
consolidating its IT resources into a manageable, expandable IT
infrastructure powered by more than 250 Gateway E-4100 managed
business desktops and a two-processor, ultra-thin Gateway 975
rackmount server. "Small and medium-sized enterprises like United
Pipe & Supply are looking for a partner they can count on --
they can't afford to spend months implementing technology only to
find out it doesn't do what they need to effectively run their
business," said Bill Vivian, senior director of sales, Gateway.
"We're pleased to be able to deliver a portfolio of business
solutions to customers that help them save money, reduce support
costs and maintain business continuity." Gateway is a leading
branded integrator of technology solutions. From high-end servers
to market-leading plasma displays to comprehensive services,
Gateway delivers whole-office technology solutions, coupled with
high-touch service. Serving organizations for more than 15 years,
Gateway uses its multi-channel approach to make the purchase, use
and support of technology simple. Gateway customers include many of
the world's leading organizations, such as the U.S. Defense
Logistics Agency, the University of Arizona, California Highway
Patrol and others. For more information on Gateway Professional
solutions, visit http://www.gateway.com/business. About Gateway
Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a
technology and direct-marketing pioneer, using its call centers,
web site, direct sales force and retail alliances to build great
customer relationships. Gateway offers consumers, businesses and
schools a wide range of thin TVs, digital cameras, home networking
products, servers, storage and other products, which work together
seamlessly with its award-winning line of eMachines and Gateway
PCs. Its products and services received nearly 130 awards and
honors last year. With its acquisition of eMachines now complete,
Gateway is the third largest PC company in the U.S. and among the
top ten worldwide. Visit http://www.gateway.com/ for more
information.
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