Movero Technology's Expense Management Software Helps Address IRS Record-Keeping Issues for Mobile Phones

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Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:01am EDT

  AUSTIN, TX, Jun 16 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Movero Technology, a leading provider of managed IT services for
enterprise mobility, today announced that the latest release of its
Wireless Management Portal provides enhanced call and message tagging
capabilities designed to address complex Internal Revenue Service
record-keeping requirements.

    Many organizations, especially tax exempt organizations like universities,
have stopped providing employees with mobile phones after IRS auditors
have denied deductions related to their use because of insufficient
record-keeping. Under a 1989 law, workers who use company-provided mobile
phones for personal calls are supposed to record the value of those calls
as income and pay federal income taxes accordingly. To date, it has been a
record-keeping nightmare for corporations to try to determine how many of
an employee's calls are work related and how many are personal.

    "Our customers compete in a global business environment where 24-hour
contact is a necessity. That requires providing employees with mobile
phones," said Melanie Gray, president and CEO of Movero. "After listening
to our customers describe the challenges associated with keeping detailed
call records, we decided to help automate and simplify the process."

    The latest release of Movero's expense management software provides unique
capabilities designed to help organizations address complex compliance
issues related to mobile phone usage. Customizable split billing, complete
with call and message tagging, provides organizations with the ability to
quickly identify business charges versus personal charges. The interface,
which features easily exportable reports, ensures that accounting and
finance departments can maintain accurate records and stay in compliance
with evolving IRS requirements with a minimum of effort.

    "Forcing organizations to move away from giving employees corporate-based
phones to solve a recording-keeping issue is not the answer," continued
Gray. "Asking employees to go out and purchase their own phones and
service plans actually creates a new, higher cost problem for corporate IT
organizations; forcing them to take on the challenge of supporting diverse
phone platforms with multiple wireless carriers."

    Providing IT support for a broad range of mobile phone platforms is a
challenge. Phones from different manufacturers all behave differently.
Unlike the relatively homogenized desktop and laptop environment, where
Windows computers dominate the landscape, the myriad of competing
platforms can quickly overwhelm IT help desk and support organizations.
Not to mention that an installed base of 2,000 mobile employees can
generate almost 6,000 technical support calls annually -- with each call
lasting as long as 30 minutes.

    "We don't want to see our customers exchange a recoding-keeping problem
for a more expensive IT problem," said Gray. "We'd rather help them solve
both issues at once."

    Movero's unique expense management capabilities are available and in use
by Fortune 500 corporations today. The company's suite of managed IT
services for enterprise mobility is delivered in a single, integrated
Software-as-a-Service platform. The solution requires no investment in
hardware, software licenses or annual maintenance fees and there are no
lengthy implementation or integration cycles.

    The Movero solution is backed by a world-class, US-based Certified
Mobility Support center, staffed with experts available to help
organizations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Every Movero client receives
a unique toll-free phone number along with a dedicated team of
specialists that focus entirely on that account. Over 96 percent of
support calls are answered within 60 seconds.

    To learn more about how your organization can leverage this solution to
reduce costs, improve productivity and gain a competitive business
advantage, please visit www.moverotech.com or call 888.668.3760.

    About Movero

    Movero Technology, Inc. is a proven provider of managed IT services
focused exclusively on mobility. Our track record is built on more than
25 years of enterprise mobility experience helping customers successfully
deploy and manage mobile devices in enterprise environments. Movero
combines recognized domain experts, reliable and scalable technology and
established processes to deliver a complete managed mobility solution
that is customized to your organization. Our unique Software-as-a-Service
mobility platform is backed by a certified 24x7 mobility support center
to enable enterprise organizations to provide the highest quality of
service to their mobile employees and the lowest possible cost.

    

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