TrackAbout Teams with Vendor Managed Gas

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Sept. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- TrackAbout Inc., a worldwide technology leader in asset tracking and management for the packaged gas industry, announced it formed a referral partnership with Vendor Managed Gas (VMG) to provide TrackAbout customers with remote access to cylinder levels, level alerts, temperature, and usage charts for high pressure and liquid cylinders.

VMG uses cellular and RF technology at an affordable price, eliminating the need for phone lines and expensive cellular contracts.The system eliminates the chance of gas run-outs and reduces charges through improved distribution efficiency and better asset utilization.

TrackAbout Chairman and Chief Storyteller Jim Glessner said, “I’ve seen many telemetry systems come and go in this industry over the past 20 years. VMG is well-designed, affordable and uses state-of-the-art technology. We’re excited to educate our customers about VMG and the value that can be achieved with telemetry.”

CEO and owner of Wright Brothers, Charlie Wright, said, “We identified the need for a low-cost solution for the remote monitoring of cylinder levels, level alerts, room temperature, and usage charts for HP and liquid cylinders. To make gas management easier and more efficient for companies for whom this might not be priority, Wright Brothers Global Gas launched VMG. We are excited to partner with TrackAbout, a company well versed in making life easier for clients.”

About VMG

Cincinnati-based VMG is a product supplied by Wright Brothers Global Gas.  Wright Brothers Global Gas is a NWBOC certified woman-owned business that manages supply of cylinder and bulk gases on a national level.  Wright Brothers Global Gas prides itself on customized, consolidated invoicing, affordable telemetry, and personalized service.  The company manages customized gas supply for the bioscience, research, fabrication, beverage and balloon industries; they provide global capabilities with local flexibility.

Wright Brothers Global Gas specializes in compressed cylinder gases, argon, hydrogen, CO2 and specialty gases, cryogenics, helium, oxygen, nitrogen, acetylene, consolidated invoicing, cryogenic freezers, and high-pressure regulators. To learn more, visit www.VMG.us.com and follow us on Twitter @VMGbuzz.

About TrackAbout

TrackAbout is a scalable software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to track, manage, maintain and optionally rent portable physical assets.Items are tagged using barcodes or RFID tags.Data is collected using rugged handheld scanners, smartphones, tablets or integration from other systems. Dynamic fields and forms may be easily added to support a company’s unique workflows. TrackAbout integrates all of this information with existing enterprise systems.Founded in 2000, TrackAbout has evolved through an active relationship with our customer base which includes world-class organizations in 10 countries. For additional information, visit www.trackabout.com.

Contacts

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