Mobile technology helps UPS ensure efficiency, reliability and reduce errors in more than 200 countries. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) will use the first handheld computer to include built-in wireless connectivity options to ensure maximum data transmission flexibility for its extensive fleet of UPS drivers. The introduction of this wireless component will ultimately result in customers having the most up-to-the-minute tracking information available at all times. The multiple wireless connectivity options can support personal, local or wide-area networks.
Pioneer StatusUPS pioneered the use of handheld computers in the shipping industry in 1991 when it introduced the first Delivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD). Since then, each successive generation of the device has broken new ground, opening the door to the comprehensive package tracking UPS customers enjoy today.
The fourth generation of the Delivery Information Acquisition Device, or DIAD IV, incorporates new radio communication links that allow it to communicate almost anywhere, anytime; dramatically expanded memory, and a color screen that allows alert messages to be color-coded for drivers. Each DIAD IV will feature wireless local area network connectivity (WiFi), a built-in Global Packet Radio Service (GPRS) or Code Division Multiple Access radio (CDMA) - depending on location and an acoustical modem for dial-up access. These will enable transmissions within a nearby UPS center. The device also features a Bluetooth wireless personal area network and an infrared port to communicate with peripheral devices and customer personal computers.
Pioneer StatusUPS pioneered the use of handheld computers in the shipping industry in 1991 when it introduced the first Delivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD). Since then, each successive generation of the device has broken new ground, opening the door to the comprehensive package tracking UPS customers enjoy today.
The fourth generation of the Delivery Information Acquisition Device, or DIAD IV, incorporates new radio communication links that allow it to communicate almost anywhere, anytime; dramatically expanded memory, and a color screen that allows alert messages to be color-coded for drivers. Each DIAD IV will feature wireless local area network connectivity (WiFi), a built-in Global Packet Radio Service (GPRS) or Code Division Multiple Access radio (CDMA) - depending on location and an acoustical modem for dial-up access. These will enable transmissions within a nearby UPS center. The device also features a Bluetooth wireless personal area network and an infrared port to communicate with peripheral devices and customer personal computers.
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