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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce From: Conrad_Geiger@next.com (Conrad Geiger) Subject: Skyway Freight Systems Purchases NEXTSTEP for its Strategic Development Organization: Next Announcements Approved: sanguish@digifix.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Holly Straub Skyway Freight Systems, Inc. 408/722-3133 or Karen Logsdon NeXT Computer, Inc. 415/780-3786 SKYWAY FREIGHT SYSTEMS PURCHASES NEXTSTEP FOR ITS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND END-USER ENVIRONMENT SAN FRANCISCO _ May 25, 1993 - Skyway Freight Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific, Corporation, and NeXT Computer, Inc. today announced that Skyway will purchase 500 copies of NEXTSTEP for Intel processors, NeXT's object-oriented system software, to develop strategic applications for corporate and customer use. Skyway is a multimodal logistics management company specializing in the movement of electronic and consumer-electronic goods nationwide. An industry leader in logistics, Skyway is well-known for its advanced information systems technology and innovative logistics services. "Skyway continually investigates technology whose application may result in productivity gains and cost reduction for our customers and our own operations," said Gary Roberts, Skyway's vice president of information systems. "We looked at every object-oriented development company in the industry and we chose NEXTSTEP. It will enable Skyway to tap more sophisticated computing opportunities to benefit our customers and vendors." "Skyway is an ideal example of how NEXTSTEP can directly improve a company's fundamental operations," said Warren Weiss, vice president of sales and marketing at NeXT. "We are pleased that a company with Skyway's technical and operational excellence has chosen NEXTSTEP for Intel processors to both develop and deploy leading-edge applications." Skyway operates a real-time freight tracking system that provides up-to-the-minute status and information management. With NEXTSTEP for Intel processors, Skyway's customers and vendors will be able to access that information via computer rather than by phone or facsimile. "As we move toward a more competitive and aggressive marketplace, our customers will demand increasingly specialized applications delivered in record time," Roberts said. "NEXTSTEP will allow us to meet this expected speed-to-market demand." Skyway's decision to use NEXTSTEP is also driven by the company's need to integrate a multitude of data feeds from various providers into a single, powerful workstation for its agents' use. Skyway continues to expand its Electronic Data Interchange and Funds Transfer efforts, which necessitates an all-in-one workstation for on-demand information retrieval and delivery. With NEXTSTEP, Skyway can incorporate data feeds simply and on demand, without restricting access to existing corporate or Windows-based applications. Skyway has also experienced a 30 to 35 percent growth in revenues since 1987, which puts extra pressure on the company to make optimal use of all available technology. "You can be certain that the transportation industry will see world-class business applications being release by Skyway," Roberts said. "We are confident that NEXTSTEP is the technology that will give us an even greater competitive advantage for years to come." About NeXT NeXT develops and markets the industry-acclaimed NEXTSTEP object-oriented software for industry-standard computer architectures. NEXTSTEP is used by customers to develop and deploy client/server applications, using both custom and shrink-wrapped productivity software. NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063. About Skyway Skyway Freight Systems, Inc., of Watsonville CA, is recognized as the industry leader in integrated logistics programs. Skyway emphasizes its total logistics capabilities tied to a single-source real-time information management system. Its comprehensive computer system provides customers with up-to-the-minute freight tracking capabilities to coincide with Just-In-Time manufacturing and distribution techniques. Today, such Fortune 1000 companies as Apple Computer, Babbage's, ComputerLand, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Motorola use Skyway's logistics services. #### Skyway is a registered trademark of Skyway Freight Systems, Inc. NeXT, the NeXT logo and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corp. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
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