Safelite AutoGlass Recognized By Top Software Company For Custom Technology That Improves Both The Technician And Customer Experience

Technology Enables Largest Auto Glass Specialist to Test "On My Way" Text Alert Prior to Mobile Appointment

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Jul 08, 2014, 01:53 ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Safelite AutoGlass^®, the largest provider of vehicle glass repair and replacement services in the U.S., has been recognized for its customized technology that supports its mobile appointments: Mobile Resource Manager (MRM). Pegasystems, (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company powering the digital enterprise with Better Business Software^®, recently presented Safelite with the Mobile Productivity Award during PegaWORLD 2014, the company's annual user conference. Winners were selected from among Pega's 200+ customers who have deployed Antenna as a mobility solution.

To equip Safelite's technicians with the proper support to provide mobile service, the IT team developed MRM, a proprietary software that is loaded onto techs' smartphones. MRM represents a new way for mobile service professionals to interact with customers. It features everything a technician needs to provide an exceptional customer experience on the road, from daily work order lists and driving directions to secure payment.

Additionally, the latest iteration of MRM has allowed Safelite to test a new feature called "On My Way" text alert. Through customer feedback, Safelite learned that many customers would appreciate a text message 30 to 60 minutes prior to their appointment. This allows enough time to ensure they are at the service location when the technician arrives, but would be close enough to the appointment time to ensure that any schedule changes are unlikely.

Safelite expects to implement the "On My Way" text option nationally soon.

You can learn more about Safelite's MRM solution by watching this video shared at Pega's user conference.

Safelite's MRM technology also earned the company the 2014 CX Innovation Award from the Customer Experience Professionals Association.

About Pegasystems
Pegasystems Build for Change^® Platform is the heart of Better Business Software^®. It delivers business agility and empowers leading organizations to rapidly close execution gaps and seize new opportunities. Pegasystems leverages its recognized leadership in Business Process Management (BPM), Multi-Channel Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Rules, and Adaptive Analytics to uniquely give its clients the power to engage customers, simplify operations and Build For Change^®. For more information, please visit us at Pega.com.

About Safelite AutoGlass^®Safelite AutoGlass^®, founded in 1947, is the nation's leading provider of vehicle glass repair and replacement services, providing mobile service to more than 95 percent of the U.S. population in all 50 states. The Columbus, Ohio-based company employs approximately 10,000 people across the United States and serves more than 4.3 million customers annually. For more information, visit Safelite.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Media Contacts:
Melina Metzger, Safelite AutoGlass^® PR Manager, 614.210.9232, [email protected]
Brian Callahan, Pegasystems Inc., 617.866.6364, [email protected]

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