FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Van Neidig APEIS Corporation 1109 S. Johnny Carson Blvd. Norfolk, NE 68701 phone: 402-379-9487

GRAND TRAX DATABASE BRINGS VALUE TO THE BEEF INDUSTRY

February 16, 2001 (Norfolk, Nebraska) APEIS Corporation president, Van H. Neidig, announced today the development of the Grand Trax database.

The Grand Trax database is specifically designed for Grand Laboratories customers, offering 24 standardized reports that can be customized to fit an operator’s specific needs.

Dr. Bob Parker, Head of Veterinary Services for Grand Laboratories, believes that both veterinarians and producers will benefit from this technology.  “Grand Trax will allow the veterinarian to become more involved in the consultative services that they offer to their clients.  This will also allow producers to evaluate their operations and help in the decision-making process.

CattleTrax, the advanced animal tracking system developed by APEIS Corporation, offers several ways to collect data on each individual animal, including an online data entry system and a hand-held computer with an attached radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner.  The hand-held computer also contains a modem, which can be connected to a standard analog telephone line to upload any collected data to the central APEIS database.  Once data has entered the APEIS database, it can be immediately accessed by its owner via the Internet from anywhere in the world.

For more information about the Grand Trax or CattleTrax systems, please contact the APEIS Corporation by calling 402-379-9487 or visit www.apeis.com. 

Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, the APEIS Corporation has developed and maintains a fully integrated cattle tracking system for today’s beef producers.

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