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In creating the award winning wireless / mobile computing solution, technology from Emrys Technologies was instrumental in mobilizing Producers Lloyds' applications, which gives company executives, agents, and claims adjusters access to mission-critical application functionality and data from a variety of computing devices (desktop computers, laptop computers, PDS, and Internet-enabled telephones), over any public or private computer network - at the point of need.

One benefit of the solution: better and faster decision-making.

"In the property and casualty insurance business, accurate information is an absolute necessity," said Larry Latham, chief executive officer for Producers Lloyds. "Making a decision too late because the coverage and cost information was not available could spell disaster. Mobile computing gives us a definite competitive advantage, this is fundamental to our business."

"Our partnership with Producers Lloyds has improved the quality of life for Producers Lloyds associates and greatly improved customer satisfaction," said Kevin Rachel, director of field operations for Emrys. "We are excited to be recognized for our pioneering work in mobile computing and within the insurance industry."

At the core of Emrys' product offering is the Visions product suite, the industry's most powerful development tools and most robust deployment infrastructure to allow organizations, large and small, to overcome the most difficult distributed and mobile computing challenges with extraordinary ease and simplicity.

Producers Lloyds Insurance Company, headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, is a property and casualty insurance company focusing on the agricultural industry. Today, the Producers Lloyds Policy Management System manages over $200 million assets, processes $25 million in annualized premium volume, and administers over 20,000 in-forcepolicies. The Emrys-enabled mobile computing solution provides data and application interaction to over 400 agents and has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to allow PLI to be the first company to sell and administer agricultural insurance via the Internet.

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