Critical Path Renews Messaging Service Contract with Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO--June 30, 2004--| Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. Reaffirms Critical Path Hosted Messaging as Most Efficient Email Solution for Distributed Users at More Than 1,100 U.S. Dealerships |
Critical Path, Inc. , a global provider of digital communications software and services, today announced that Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., the sales and marketing arm of Toyota in the United States, has renewed its messaging service contract and will continue to use Critical Path's Hosted Messaging service to handle electronic communication between the automotive company and its dealerships. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. has been using Critical Path's service for the past three years as part of its Dealer Communication System, which is used to transmit critical business information to more than 1,100 Toyota and Lexus dealerships throughout the country.
"With so many locations, we need a messaging solution that is reliable, simple to deploy and easy to use," said Andrew Barton, the Dealer Daily product manager at Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. "Critical Path's Hosted Messaging service enables us to improve communications with our dealerships easily and cost-effectively. We evaluated several messaging options and Critical Path provided the best solution, based on our requirements."
With Critical Path's Hosted Messaging service, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. is providing Web-based access to email for the various departments within its Toyota, Scion and Lexus dealerships throughout the United States. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. uses the email services to quickly and securely deliver key business information, such as corporate announcements, sales leads and product updates. This has enabled Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. to reduce costs in communicating with its field organization. Furthermore, because the solution is hosted by Critical Path and is Web-based, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. can provide email to its dealerships without deploying messaging software or installing desktop clients for its many widely distributed users. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. believes its improved field communication provides a competitive advantage over other automotive companies.
"Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. is a good illustration of how geographically distributed enterprises can simplify their messaging operations and control costs using Critical Path's Hosted Messaging," said Tracy Currie, executive vice president and general manager of hosted services at Critical Path. "With Critical Path's approach, such organizations can keep their efforts and resources focused on driving business, while we take care of delivering highly reliable, advanced messaging services."
Critical Path pioneered the field of hosted messaging in 1997. Its service is built upon the Critical Path Communications Platform, a messaging system designed for high scalability and reliability. Critical Path offers a comprehensive set of messaging solutions for enterprises, telecommunications carriers and service providers. Additional information on Critical Path Hosted Messaging is available at http://www.criticalpath.net/solutions/enterprise/hostedMessaging/.
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