The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company selects Agentek to provide Real-Time Field Sales Automation
ATLANTA, GA – Oct. 17, 2002 – The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the 4th largest distributor of Coca-Cola products nationwide announced today that it will deploy a fully integrated Wireless Mobile Field Force Pre-Sales application using Agentek’s Agent Route Delivery mobile and server software, and Symbol Technologies’ PPT-8000 Mobile Computer. This solution will allow Philadelphia Coca-Cola’s sales reps to produce and send sales orders, with full pricing and electronic signature capture, from the field using their cell phones in a matter of seconds. Armed with the ability to modify orders on the fly, access specific delivery pricing information, display updated promotional activity and change delivery instructions, the Company’s sales reps expect to increase their level of customer service and productivity dramatically.
Unique technology from Agentek, Inc. allows the field sales rep to access backend systems from a wireless device while sending large data files in seconds using just a normal cell phone and portable data terminal. Agentek’s ability to integrate directly into multiple backend systems at Philadelphia Coca-Cola provides real-time information to the field without a complicated IT integration project.
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Agentek, Inc. expect a long and prosperous technology partnership, which will eventually service all aspects of Philadelphia Coca-Cola’s business.
About Agentek
Founded in 1995, in Atlanta Georgia-- Agentek is a full service systems integrator and wireless/mobile solution provider. Our advances in mobile and wireless technologies allow us to provide robust systems that use existing wireless communication mediums, such as 2nd generation cellular, wireless data and satellite based networks. Speed, reliability and security are the cornerstones of any system built by Agentek's mobile systems engineers. There is no need for you to wait for technology to catch up with your business when you can have it today with Agentek!
About The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Located in the heart of Northeast Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company is proud to be the third largest African-American owned business in the country. As the 4th largest distributor of Coca-Cola products nationwide, Philly Coke serves 5.6 million consumers and garners $400,000,000 in annual sales. The single largest bottling complex in North America, Philly Coke makes and distributes over 35,000,000 cases of soft drinks each year offering 35 beverage choices.
