Philadelphia Newspapers Cut Down On Phone Line Expenses
About the Company
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. publishes the two major dailies Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer. Both are thriving publications of high regard in their industry and community. The Philadelphia Inquirer is the country's third-oldest surviving daily newspaper and a winner of 18 Pulitzer prizes. The Philadelphia Daily News enjoys unprecedented success as the readers' choice among local publications.
Frontline Challenge
With 36 warehouses, Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. was looking for an economical way to provide shared information and customized reporting to each of the locations. They had previously relied on dialup phone connections with remote terminal controllers in the warehouses to transmit such information as printing schedules and deliveries. In addition, upon receipt of the printed papers, each warehouse requires a manifest, as well as unique subscriber and distribution reports so that they can properly deliver the newspapers to their customers. When providing the schedules and reporting via dial-up connections to the warehouses proved too costly, Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. called on XcelleNet.