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Chapel Hill, NC. July 1, 2005 – The restaurant chain restaurant Chick-fil-A and USAT Corp. were recently awarded a 2005 Value Chain Award at the M2M United conference held in Chicago, IL. M2M Magazine, the leading publication covering machine-to-machine communications, awarded Chick-fil-A the Silver Prize in Retail Innovation for the company’s work in implementing a portable POS solution that is used at grand openings for new restaurant locations. USAT Corp. provided wireless data hardware, integration support, and wireless data plan activation services to the internal Chick-fil-A Information Technology team that managed the project.
M2M Magazine created the Value Chain Awards to honor the most successful adopters of M2M technology and their enablers, the teams of solution providers that made their successes possible. Also recognized as part of the Chick-fil-A Value Chain were the modem manufacturer Airlink and the wireless data carrier Sprint.
In summing up the benefits reaped from his department’s M2M project, Chick-fil-A Senior IT Supervisor Tony Letts said “USAT’s wireless connectivity innovation greatly facilitated the process of Check-fil-A opening new storefronts. Now, using wireless technology, Chick-fil-A can begin processing credit cards as soon as we open a new location, and we do not have to worry about delays caused by lags in getting the landline POS infrastructure in place.”
About USAT
USAT Corp, a privately held company headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC, is a field communications systems integrator that specializes in ruggedized computers, reliable wireless data communication systems, and technology installation services. As part of USAT's wireless offering, USAT provides wireless WAN modems and activations and installations. Since USAT's clients often contend with harsh environmental factors during day-to-day operations, USAT makes it a priority to provide technology solutions built on durable, industry-tested hardware. A full-service hardware partner, USAT provides and installs ruggedized laptops, handhelds, printers, data modems, GPS receivers and specialized antennas into vehicles and non-traditional work environments. USAT also offers client services focused on helping companies successfully manage a large deployment of communications technology into vehicle fleets or remote locations. Smart Workers, Smart Machines, Smart Grids.
About Chick-fil-A Inc.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc., the nation’s second-largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain (based on sales), currently has more than 1,200 restaurants in 38 states and Washington, D.C. Credited with inventing the chicken sandwich and first introducing the chicken nugget concept, Chick-fil-A serves nutritious and freshly prepared food products in malls, free-standing units, drive thru-only outlets, Chick-fil-A Dwarf House® and Truett’s Grill® full-service restaurants, and through licensed outlets in college campuses, hospitals, airports, businesses and industrial sites. More information about Chick-fil-A is available on the chain’s websites, located at www.chick-fil-a.com, www.chick-fil-apressroom.com or www.truettcathy.com.
Media Contact:
Beverly McRae,
919-942-4214 x 205
beverlym@usatcorp.com
