Fall is in the air
Posted by: Richard Hagen on 03-09-2009
At this moment, I’m in northern America and see the first leaves falling of the trees. One thing is clear: fall is coming. The fall usually is the busiest period in our industry. We are preparing for a hot and busy last part of the year. The economy is picking up, deals are to be closed and Post Expo in Hannover is within 4 weeks from now.
Of course, Prime Vision will be present at Post Expo where we will be launching our new ParcelVision 3.0 platform including new advanced features. Come and visit us there, we’re at booth 2016. Apart from all the hassle and usual marketing material you’ll get at the show, our booth also offers you an oasis of peace and rest. Come and experience a relaxing chair massage. After ten minutes, you’ll feel like NEW and ready to sign orders!
I look forward seeing you in Hannover.
Help the environment, start today!
Posted by: Richard Hagen on 17-06-2009
It’s the best time of the year. The days are long, the sun is shining and we spend lots of time in the garden with the BBQ. The summer arrives in 4 days from now. When the weather is nice like this, people are more optimistic and look at life from the sunny side.
I’m of the opinion that this also influences our common thinking. The last few weeks, people tended to be more positive about the global economic slow down. Indexes are recovering, orders being placed: it seems that we found our way up. This was also my conclusion after visiting the National Postal Forum in Washington last month. Despite the fact that the show was probably half of its size compared to last year, the trend was positive and the line goes up, although slowly.
But even when the market circumstances improve, we, all of us, have another major issue to solve: our environment. We continue polluting our environment too much. We spend too much energy on production, transportation and food. We must find ways to live more efficiently with our natural resources. This starts with yourself. This starts today! I made a clear statement: I replaced my big MPV company car by a full hybrid car. This saves the environment and tons of CO2 emissions. I challenge you to follow me. Together we can save our planet. Also check out our mother company’s website TNT about the ‘planet me’ initiative (http://www.tntplanetme.com).
Prime Vision strongly supports this. Do you? Let me know and drop me a line how! ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).
OCR news from Washington
Posted by: Richard Hagen on 20-05-2009
I am at the National Postal Forum (NPF) in Washington DC at the moment, the show where technology and innovation come together.
Although not being as big as previous years, this is still a lively show with lots of technical innovations and novelties for the postal industry. The main postal integrators are present as well as many smaller niche-market players like Prime Vision. At NPF, we are exhibiting our latest demo installation of OCRlite, an advanced application to automatically read article numbers, quantities or destination codes on boxes. Such applications reduce manual handling in warehousing and wholesale operations and improve efficiency against very reasonable investments. Given the interest at our booth, it seems that the market is ready for these types of solutions.
As an industry leader we feel comfortable here. Washington DC is, of course, the centre of the political power in the US with Mr. Obama being the centre of that leadership. One could say, with some fantasy, that we are leaders among each other.
Our next public presence will be at Post Expo in Hannover after summer. I hope to meet you there by that time. We’ll be launching our new improved ParcelVision product suite to the industry.
Spring is in the Air!
Posted by: Richard Hagen on 03-03-2009
Spring is in the air. I can feel it when I bring the kids to school. The first crocuses are blooming, the sun is up earlier every day, days are getting longer and the first storks return from their winter holidays back in Delft. Everybody seems to get in a better mood, our team, our families and especially our customers.
Although the spring is in the air and winter holidays are almost over, at Prime Vision we are preparing for our annual skiing weekend. On Friday March 6th, 27 employees and some partners will leave for three days of skiing, boarding and lots of fun in the beautiful town of Nierderau in Austria. Although many of us are away from the office, our customers could always rely on our 24 x 7 support desk should unexpected problems occur. And that’s part of our mission statement: being always available for our customers, independent which time zone they’re located. Our after-sales and support strategies guarantee seamless production. Today and tomorrow.
The entire skiing team will be back at our head quarter Tuesday March 10th early morning, hopefully complete, in good shape and without injuries. But should you feel the need to call me during the skiing weekend, please do not hesitate. Call! I’m always open to your (new) ideas. At Prime Vision, our (potential) customers are in a Prime Position. No concessions.