State-of-the-art mobile computing software system developed by TouchStar® will utilize Motorola® and Mint® Wireless to process payments from Amalgamated Pest Control customers in the field.
TouchStar Solutions, LLC, has announced that one of its international customers, Amalgamated Pest Control of Australia (APC), has signed a 3-year contract with Mint Wireless Limited, valued at $400,000.Amalgamated Pest Control, Australia's largest privately-owned pest control company, will roll-out 300 mobile handheld computer devices during 2012. This software technology will increase efficiency by offering automated mobile payment support for its hundreds of field technicians.
In 2005, APC originally selected TouchStar to deliver an advanced mobile computing solution to their pest control field technicians.That automation technology has increased efficiency and greatly simplified the field technicians' data collection, record keeping and report generation tasks by incorporating critical functionality, including: inspections, invoicing and now payment through Mint Wireless' mobile payment software and the Mint Managed Payment Service.The solution will provide APC the ability to accept Credit Card payments and Electronic Funds Transfer at Point-of-Sale (EFTPOS) transactions for the collection of payments from customers.
Mick Farr, General Manager, Amalgamated Pest Control, said, "Mobile computing provides our field technicians with the ability to deliver high-quality service to our customers and further allows us to deliver process benefits through the total removal of paper-based systems."Farr continued, "Adding Mint Wireless card payments functionality to our already field-proven TouchStar®ServiCE™ solution will allow us to improve our cash flow and ultimately facilitate all card payment options for our customers."
The new mobility payment solution will be deployed in two phases, starting in February 2012 with 150 devices and licenses.An additional 150 mobile computers will be installed during the second quarter of 2012, once the initial rollout has been successfully completed.
About TouchStar Solutions, LLC
TouchStar Solutions, LLC develops mobile computing and automated field force solutions for a broad range of industries, encompassing Oil & Gas, Field Services, Consumer Goods, and Transportation/Fleet Management, across a multi-national marketplace.Primary offices include mobility software development and applications facilities in Sydney, Australia and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and two sales/support offices in Auckland, New Zealand and Montreal, Canada.With over two decades of field automation experience and over 30,000 successful installations worldwide, TouchStar is a global innovator in advanced enterprise mobility solutions.
Contacts:
TouchStar Solutions, LLC
Bob Callaway, 918-307-7100
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www.TouchStarGroup.com