Has your current software reached its life expectancy? Many have. In fact, many reached that point some years ago. So what is the state of your technology? Are you really running as efficiently as you possibly can, both operationally and administratively? If your IT infrastructure is outdated then you know that an overall upgrade could help you reach new levels of efficiency and competency that are simply not achievable with your current situation. In addition, the software you purchase has to be prepared and positioned to move forward as new technologies are developed. In deciding which direction to take your technology you should be aware that you have several options and the Express Transportation Management System is your best option. There's not one reason why Express is your best option, there are many.
One of the reasons Express Dispatching and Accounting Software is the most competent system in the transportation software industry is because it has the most correct architecture in the industry. Our architecture is better because of the tools we use and the methods we employ. Our software is developed with Microsoft Visual Studio, primarily with Visual Basic and C#. It is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Our Windows based mobile applications are developed with Microsoft Visual Studio for deployment on Windows Mobile 6 based devices. All of our software systems run exclusively on Microsoft SQL Server. By purchasing software created in and for a purely Microsoft environment you can be sure that your software is compatible now and will stay compatible into the future. This is no small thing. Microsoft software dominates. The vast majority of the world's servers and computers run on Microsoft operating systems and Microsoft databases. This means availability for you. It means there are a wide variety of capabilities and cost/benefit structures from which to choose. It also means lower overall costs. For more information:
Compare SQL Server to Oracle
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Compare SQL Server to IBM DB2
http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/compare-ibm-db2.aspx
Compare Windows Operating Systems with other Operating Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare.aspx
Who Has the Expertise?
There isn't any software that was developed 25 years ago that could be considered innovative today. Yet many transportation companies still run on software with black screens and amber text. All of these companies are less efficient than they should be. They are also burdened with the high costs of maintaining antiquated systems running on very expensive hardware. Windows has been in release in one form or another for almost 30 years. So is a text-based software system really innovative?
What is Innovative?
When choosing a Transportation Management Software System, it pays to know the evolution of your choices. Many of the software providers within the transportation software industry did not even write their own software. Some transportation software providers bought the software they sell and some grow their product line by merging with smaller companies that develop a niche software product. The point is, either a transportation software company has the expertise to develop enterprise level, fully integrated systems or it doesn't. PCS has the expertise. PCS writes more integrated systems internally than any of our competitors. Here are some examples of advanced capabilities that we have developed in house:
• Full payroll with federal and all state income taxes
• Integrated document imaging plus In-Cab Scanning
• Freight Tracking and Driver Messaging via XpressTrax.Com
• Smart phone based Mapping, Messaging and Tracking
• Web-based network faxing including inbound faxing
• Driver's Daily Log Scanning
At PCS Software, we believe in writing our own software. We do interface with other companies, QualComm, PeopleNet, seven fuel cards, five mileage and mapping systems, but all major systems are developed in-house. We believe that our core dispatch and accounting system is what will deliver the greatest operational efficiencies to any transportation service company. So we program to that system. All of our programming works in support of the core dispatching system.