Faster data collection means that UPS can let customers know in advance that they can expect to receive a parcel and when it will arrive, UPS Chief Executive Mike Eskew said. "Visibility has already allowed us to improve our service and cut costs (of customer queries) from $2 to one penny," he said. Drivers will also be able to transmit parcel data directly into customers' systems when they make deliveries using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies. Information about routes and how to pack a vehicle will be downloaded to the new data collection terminals. The company also plans for the terminals to connect via satellites using Global Positioning System, so it will be possible to tell drivers if they are in the right place for a particular delivery.

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Freescale, which is wholly owned by Motorola, recently priced shares of its stock for an initial public offering. Its goal is to raise $2.7 billion, according to the most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has filed to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FSL." After it goes public, Motorola will still be the primary owner, but the company plans to gradually reduce its ownership in Freescale by distributing the shares to its shareholders before the end of 2004. Motorola is also one of the largest customers for Freescale chips.