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FROM THE BEGINNING
With the economic downturn it seems as though everyone is jumping on the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) bandwagon hoping to cash in on the buzz surrounding on demand software. According to the Wall Street Journal, spending on IT is expected to drop 3% in 2009. This is especially true in the logistics industry where shippers are looking for a fast and inexpensive way to get a state-of-the-art TMS which SaaS provides. However, unlike other logistics companies who recently discovered the SaaS phenomena and offer similar products, Transportation Management Solutions has been building TMS SaaS since 2001.
Built from the ground up as a SaaS Multi-tenant, multi-version application, UltraShipTMS™ provides LTL, TL, Air Freight and Spot Bidding capabilities that far exceed those of its competitors. Its modular coding gains many of the benefits of a multi-tenant process without sacrificing the ability to delivery total customization.
How UltraShipTMS™ compares to other platforms:
| Feature |
Managed Hosting Service |
Multi-tenant / Single-Version SaaS |
UltraShipTMS™'S Multi-tenant / Multi-version, Separate Database Instance, SaaS |
| Shared application execution infrastructure supports cost-effectiveness |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple versions of application are available simultaneously |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Data is physically separated from other clients |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Maximized privacy and security levels safeguard back-office processes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Preproduction and testing environment is available |
Vendor-dependent |
Vendor-dependent |
Yes |
| Clients have an option to migrate their implementation on site |
Difficult |
Difficult |
Yes |
| Maximum Customization/ Maximum Security |
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Fully Engineered and Supported Implementation & Integration
- Integrates seamlessly with your existing operations and warehouse systems to increase supply chain visibility and reduce inventories.
- Integrate your vendors without compromising security.
- Data is totally independent from all other customers.
Optimize Cost, focus staff activities on the Value Added
- Transaction-based pricing structure eliminates need for large capital investment, and ensures quick ROI.
- No need for additional IT cost such as hardware, software and the people needed to administer it.
- Ability to manage future growth with existing headcount.
Customized to meet your needs
- Modular nature of the software allows the use of components that only pertain to your specific needs, from order entry and pallet returns, to routing guide management and carrier scheduling.
- Access to modules is controlled through a highly customizable permissions system.
Scalability ensures growth
- Helps you react quickly to growth by offering additional avenues of expansion when you need it.
- Incremental pricing method negates the use of deploying additional staff or purchasing costly software upgrades.
Security is the key
- Zero downtime redundancy plan automatically replicates data to off-site servers.
- Disaster planning and recovery system consists of two mirrored servers-web and database-located in New Jersey with a backup center in Texas.
- All servers use a redundant RAID hard drive array to eliminate the possibility of losing data.
Access to information 24/7
- Easy access for plants, distribution centers, customers, vendors and carriers from any computer with an internet connection--anytime, anywhere.
- Data entered in one location is instantly available online to the rest of your organization.
Upgrades a thing of the past
- New releases are deployed instantly via a central network
- Users can be assured that they are always using the most up-to-date software
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