ATR contracts                                                                  Arkateq -                                                                2003/11/01 Arkateq (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by ATR to develop a customer and asset management system. This system, which is the first of its kind locally in this area, will consolidate all assets, customers, purchases and rentals. "We are very exited about this contract as it's a challenge and we will rise to the occasion, " comments Thomas Muller, managing director of Arkateq. "The system is a first of its kind, integrating Linux Open Source technology with Microsoft based products and Internet technology " adds Muller The ATR Asset Management system (ATRAM) will give ATR's clients the means to remotely log on the system and manage their our assets as well as budget. Clients will be able to request reports as well as order equipment online. They will even receive notifications via SMS and / or e-mail as to the status of their orders. "We believe that many more companies will request similar integration or systems development as the benefits are huge. " says Andre Coetzee, marketing director of Arkateq. "Not only do we posses the skills and the knowledge to perform such integration, we also have the ingenuity to provide cost effective cutting edge solutions. " added Coetzee. Arkateq believes that more and more businesses will seek solutions that integrate customers systems with their own for real time collaboration and transactions. Arkateq is in a position to provide such integration.