The latest release is now being installed at new customer sites and existing customers are in the process of being upgraded during this financial year. While this is a new product, SmartMove 3.7 (released June 2006) set the foundation for this next generation product. It will incorporate all the existing functionality, with a lot of new features.

The solution comes bundled with IBM middleware and a new client (thin client) allowing ease of deployment over any platform and a local or wide area network.

There are a large number of benefits to this new release, namely;

• New look & feel
• Improved user interface
• More deployment options
• More functionality
• New workshop & fleet management modules
• New resource scheduling module
• New GPS/Mapping interface

New Look & Feel

• new graphical user interface (gui)
• ring menu
• browse function
• navigation
• query by forms (any field is searchable, even in hidden tabs)
• ad-hoc reporting - output to CSV (spreadsheet)

Improved user interface

• grouping of data into tabs
• drop down boxes
• tick boxes
• calendar pop-ups

Consignment Entry screenshot

More deployment options

• application server or client/server
• support for terminal server
• any platform;
  Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
  Windows 2008 Server (under beta testing)
  Linux Suse 10
  Redhat 10
  IBM AIX 6.1
  Sun Microsystems Solaris 10

More functionality

• support for more complex functionality;
• duplicate consignment numbers (up to 40 char long)
• parent/child consignments (with consolidation)
• quick entry & item detail entry option
• event/user login & auditing
• high speed OCR (optical character recognition) drivers 50 ppm
• meta data storage in imaging (user, date/time, depot, customer data)
• call center with drill down and call login
• serial tracking (in addition to lot or batch tracking)

new subsystems;

• roster module (refer to SendSmart for more information)
• agent interface (refer to e-commerce for more information)

Roster Schedule screenshot

New Workshop & Fleet module

• with service scheduling function, which can be used as forecast tool over any period as well as creating of jobs for those flagged with tick box.
• See Asset Management, FleetSmart & ServiceSmart for more information

Service Schedule screenshot

New Resource Scheduling Module

• with job/task hierarchy (pickups, jobs, connotes, manifest)
• resources hierarchy (drivers, trucks, trailers, equipment & carriers)
• utilisation (bar charts)
• mass management (checks & alerts)
• See Operations Management, SendSmart for more information

Resource Schedule screenshot

New GPS/Mapping interface

• capable to work with integrated & 3rd party bluetooth GPS receivers
• See Asset Management, GPS Tracking for more information

Trip Relay screenshot