• Symbol PDT 8000 PocketPC series computers

• Integrated bar code scanners
• Bright color displays
• Built-in durability to withstand extreme conditions

• Symbol Spectrum24 Wireless Local Area Network
• SymbolCare services, 24x7 support
• Symbol’s Wireless Network Management System
• Symbol AirBEAM Software, for streamlining the wireless computing device management process including updating files, applications and operating systems
• Extended Technologies software for tracking

Pre-Sales Operations
PepsiAmericas Pre-Sale Account Sales Managers will use Symbol PDT 8000 PocketPC series computers to take customers’ orders on site. To ensue that delivery trucks are stocked efficiently and accurately for the day’s routes, orders are remotely uploaded to the central order and routing system at PepsiAmericas by way of cell phone connectivity.

Direct Store Delivery
Route Delivery Agents use PDT 8000 PocketPCs running software from Extended Technologies to track inventory, record deliveries and wirelessly print invoices to a portable printer. Using Symbol’s WLAN, the handheld computer receives the latest information on the day’s route to make certain that the driver has sufficient stock and the correct route information.

Each computer is DEX ready, for instant data synchronization, facilitating the electronic transfer of receivables and any new orders directly into the customer’s database. At the end of the day, each driver uploads route information to the host computer via the wireless LAN.