Freightpath software integrated into CargoWise-edi applications to give air cargo carriers a platform to coordinate air and surface operations
Mount Prospect, IL — April 20, 2006 — CargoWise-edi Inc., a developer of software products and services to the global airfreight community, is merging its FreightPath AirCargo software with the customs and customer relationship management (CRM) integration components developed by Eagle Datamation International, Australia's largest customs brokerage and third-party logistics software company.
The solution providers said that the integration with U.S. trucking companies through the CargoWise truck brokerage modules will create a global solution offering air cargo carriers a one-stop IT platform to coordinate air and surface operations. Accounting, operations, tracking and general sales agent/general handling agent modules also allow an airline to automate its entire network at one time, according to CargoWise-edi.
FreightPath will have sales and support personnel at all of Cargowise-edi offices in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas. Due to the recent merger of its parent company, Fountainhead International, with Eagle Datamation to form CargoWise-edi, FreightPath has expanded its staff, and the company said that revenues for its U.S. and international operations are expanding and growth is expected to continue.
Cargowise-edi has annual revenues of more than $15 million, with more than 1,000 clients and 25,000 users in 40 countries. The company plans to open offices in Europe and additional offices in the U.S. and Asian markets. With financial backing from private and institutional investors, CargoWise edi believes it is well capitalized to execute its expansion strategy.
Ted Braun, FreightPath's president, said Freightpath's role would be critical as carriers move beyond their traditional flying operations and position their businesses in a holistic manner to deliver end-to-end distribution solutions.
"We work in a modal-neutral world, where the line between where an airline stops and a trucking operation begins continues to blur," Braun said. "Today's air freighters resemble trucks and trains, with twin decks, ramps and payloads that defy imagination. Modern-day information systems must support services that seamlessly transition a shipment from an aircraft to a line-haul truck then to a delivery van. What customers desire most is service and process certainty, and we give airlines the tools to fulfill that expectation."
Richard White, founder of Eagle Datamation, said, "With airlines starting up around the world, air cargo cannot be ignored, nor can airlines defy reality and stay manual or continue to invest in legacy systems. Affordable air cargo automation is here and its name is FreightPath."
Additional Articles of Interest
— Businesses today continue to look for ways to reduce their logistics costs, but in order to identify further costs savings, companies need to tap into new information. The answer? Benchmarking. Read more in "Freight Cost Benchmarking: The Final Procurement Level," in the February/March 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— To build a competency in supply network design, this consumer products company first had to build confidence. Read more in "Designing the Best Supply Chain Gillette Can Get," in the February/March 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Mount Prospect, IL — April 20, 2006 — CargoWise-edi Inc., a developer of software products and services to the global airfreight community, is merging its FreightPath AirCargo software with the customs and customer relationship management (CRM) integration components developed by Eagle Datamation International, Australia's largest customs brokerage and third-party logistics software company.
The solution providers said that the integration with U.S. trucking companies through the CargoWise truck brokerage modules will create a global solution offering air cargo carriers a one-stop IT platform to coordinate air and surface operations. Accounting, operations, tracking and general sales agent/general handling agent modules also allow an airline to automate its entire network at one time, according to CargoWise-edi.
FreightPath will have sales and support personnel at all of Cargowise-edi offices in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas. Due to the recent merger of its parent company, Fountainhead International, with Eagle Datamation to form CargoWise-edi, FreightPath has expanded its staff, and the company said that revenues for its U.S. and international operations are expanding and growth is expected to continue.
Cargowise-edi has annual revenues of more than $15 million, with more than 1,000 clients and 25,000 users in 40 countries. The company plans to open offices in Europe and additional offices in the U.S. and Asian markets. With financial backing from private and institutional investors, CargoWise edi believes it is well capitalized to execute its expansion strategy.
Ted Braun, FreightPath's president, said Freightpath's role would be critical as carriers move beyond their traditional flying operations and position their businesses in a holistic manner to deliver end-to-end distribution solutions.
"We work in a modal-neutral world, where the line between where an airline stops and a trucking operation begins continues to blur," Braun said. "Today's air freighters resemble trucks and trains, with twin decks, ramps and payloads that defy imagination. Modern-day information systems must support services that seamlessly transition a shipment from an aircraft to a line-haul truck then to a delivery van. What customers desire most is service and process certainty, and we give airlines the tools to fulfill that expectation."
Richard White, founder of Eagle Datamation, said, "With airlines starting up around the world, air cargo cannot be ignored, nor can airlines defy reality and stay manual or continue to invest in legacy systems. Affordable air cargo automation is here and its name is FreightPath."
Additional Articles of Interest
— Businesses today continue to look for ways to reduce their logistics costs, but in order to identify further costs savings, companies need to tap into new information. The answer? Benchmarking. Read more in "Freight Cost Benchmarking: The Final Procurement Level," in the February/March 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— To build a competency in supply network design, this consumer products company first had to build confidence. Read more in "Designing the Best Supply Chain Gillette Can Get," in the February/March 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
