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G-Log
and TransOption Form Global Alliance
Industry Leaders Combine Expertise to Provide Winning Solutions
to the Transportation Industry
SHELTON, Conn.
& CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2001--G-Log, the leading
provider of collaborative Global Enterprise Transportation (GET)
software, announced today the creation of a strategic partnership
with TransOption Inc., a global transportation and logistics, consulting
firm.
G-Log and TransOption
will jointly deliver transportation and logistics solutions that
include business process consulting, logistics system design, software
implementation, and systems integration to serve the increasingly
sophisticated needs of their enterprise customers.
The partnership
will leverage G-Log's comprehensive logistics software solution
with TransOption's ability to identify and deploy superior technologies
that create a strategic advantage for their clients. The joint offering
will provide their clients a robust logistics management solution
using G-Log's Internet-based technology that will increase customer
satisfaction, and lower transportation costs.
``The combination
of G-Log's software applications and TransOption's logistics expertise
provides customers, both large and small, with a winning transportation
solution,'' said Darcy MacClaren, senior vice president of business
development for G-Log. ``We can now provide an even greater value
proposition, by leveraging our superior product and technology offering
with TransOption's breadth of industry knowledge.''
G-Log's industry
leading Global Enterprise Transportation software, in addition to
TransOption's operational expertise, provides multiple value generating
solutions for clients. This alliance will bring to market solutions
tailored to reflect real world experience with faster implementations
due to combined knowledge of both client business operations and
logistics technology.
G-Log solutions
offer an intelligent, real-time, web-based platform from which all
aspects of transportation are managed. Shippers using G-Log offer
added value to their customers through global integration, customization,
and optimization that deliver visibility of all shipments, and continuous
planning for unexpected circumstances.
``We are pleased
to be entering a strategic relationship with a company such as G-Log
whose vision in global logistics management is unmatched in the
marketplace,'' said Emilia Castro, senior vice president and founding
partner of TransOption. ``With next-generation solutions, G-Log
is bringing to life logistics strategies designed by TransOption.
This powerful combination will help our clients achieve their ultimate
goal of improving their bottom line.''
About TransOption
TransOption
Inc. is a global transportation and logistics, consulting firm headquartered
in Chicago, IL. TransOption provides custom global solutions to
manufacturers, distributors, carriers, freight forwarders, vertical
marketplaces, and third party service providers. The firm offers
a broad spectrum of services including global supply chain and logistics
design and optimization, B2B e-commerce solutions, and technology
selection, implementation and integration. TransOption customers
and partners include Estee Lauder, GATX Rail, Laidlaw, Pepsi Bottling
Group, Inchcape Shipping Services, eSASA.com, Alliance3PL, and Envoc.
For additional information, visit TransOption's website www.transoption.com
or call (312) 759-1212.
About G-Log
G-Log is the
leading provider of Internet-based collaborative Global Enterprise
Transportation (GET) software for manufacturers, distributors, retailers,
third-party logistics providers, net market exchanges, and logistics
portals. G-Log solutions are designed to improve customer service,
decrease transportation costs, reduce risk of failed delivery, improve
visibility and control, and enable superior decision support. In
production today, G-Log solutions support the mission critical process
of managing all freight, all over the world, in a multi-client environment,
by incorporating traditional domestic and international transportation
components into a single end-to-end system. G-Log customers and
partners include Eastman Chemical Company, Exel Logistics, FedEx
Corp., United Airlines, DuPont, and Kimball International. Founded
in 1999, G-Log is a rapidly growing organization that currently
employs over 200 transportation and supply chain professionals.
With corporate headquarters in Shelton, CT and development centered
in King of Prussia, PA, G-Log has offices throughout the US and
Europe. For additional information, visit G-Log's website www.glog.com
or call (877) GO-2-GLOG or (203) 225-0335.
G-Log(TM) is
a trademark of Global Logistics Technologies, Inc. All other product
and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners.
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