New Features & Updates in MARCUS® V8

4/4/2010 - Marcus v.8.7.3 deployed to production
General
• Added the ability to support data retention configuration. The timeframe for Reports and the History page now allows for available track history within a range of 3, 6 or 12 months.  New Product Name:  MARCUS® Vault; please contact your sales representative for details.

Find Tab
• Dispatch Status on the Mobile Information Window now corresponds to Mobile Status on the Dispatch Tab (Assigned, EnRoute, etc.).

Dispatch Tab
• Mobile Status list is now updated when the user clicks the Refresh Now button on the Jobs List or when the Notification service automatically updates the jobs List due to a PND status change.
• For Dispatch PND devices that calculated ETA, the ETA column will now display on the Jobs List when the Job is En Route.  View Job Details window will show the last ETA for historical purposes.

Reports Tab
• Updated Maintenance Reports to support Engine Hours.

Alerts Tab
• Improved accuracy of Posted Speed Alert processing to avoid cross-street conflicts.  New Product Name:  MARCUS® SpeedLimit; please contact your sales representative for details.

Maintenance Tab
• Added an option on the Maintenance menu for initiating Engine Hours for a Mobile.
• Added Engine Hours as an option when entering Maintenance Intervals.

Admin Tab
• Enhanced the ability for Account Administrators to add and assign Users from the Admin tab.
• Added the ability to create Location Groups and Zones Groups to facilitate filtering throughout the application.
• Enhanced the create/edit Custom Mobile Fields from the Admin menu.
• Added a Confirmation Dialog to display when deleting a Location.

2/28/2010 - Marcus v.8.7.2.4 deployed to production
Find Tab
• Added a new Route Search feature on the History page to facilitate comparing a mobile’s track path to a saved route

Routes Tab
• Added a new Route Search feature on the History page to facilitate comparing a mobile’s track path to a saved route

Web Services v 1.2.1 has been deployed to production
• Alert Manager, Route Manager, Driver Manager and Account User Manager are now available via a web service

11/19/2009 - Marcus v8.7.2 deployed to production
General Enhancements
• Improved handling of long lists of Mobiles and Locations throughout the application
• Pop-up dialogs now may be closed/canceled with the Esc key
• Updating User Preferences no longer requires an user e-mail address

Find Tab
• Enhanced zoom level settings for the map Terrain view
• Find Mobiles section on the Find tab now opens automatically without the need to expand the menu
• Added the ability to turn off marker labels on the History page
• Enhanced Find Address to show the Lat/long for address markers

Dispatch Tab
• Re-designed the Dispatch tab to improve ease of use and to show more detail
• Added a color-coded Mobile List to quickly identify mobile/driver status
• The Dispatch tab’s appearance changes to signal updates to jobs and messages
• Improved Job and In-vehicle Message filtering
• Added the ability to send Jobs and Messages from the Dispatch tab
• Added the ability to copy Jobs and Messages
• Added the ability to broadcast Messages from Dispatcher to multiple mobiles/fleets
• Added Estimated Time of Arrival information for Jobs en route
• Added a Refresh Now feature to update Dispatch information on demand

Reports Tab
• Redesigned Idle report to simplify presentation and correlate to Idle alert events better
• Modified Idle Report input parameters to removed Bold Stops > Min and change validation (> = 0)
• Corrected report titles for the Maintenance Schedule Summary and Maintenance Summary Detail reports
Maintenance Tab
• Added a custom Description box for Maintenance Schedules