State College, PA – Scanlon Associates announced today that responsibility for one of their
flagship products, LogPak, has been assumed by Codebottle of Rochester, NY. Leading
Codebottle is David Kilmer, one of Scanlon Associates programming consultants.
Stan Scanlon, owner of Scanlon Associates, said that LogPak users can look forward to the same
level of programming and support that they have always enjoyed. "David Kilmer was the original
programmer and architect of LogPak for Windows in 1995. He authored the most recent updates
for the regulation changes that took effect in October 2004. LogPak users will be able to access
the same expertise through Codebottle that they have always had with Scanlon Associates."
LogPak was originally written for PCs running DOS in the 1980's. It was migrated to the MS
Windows platform by Mr. Kilmer in 1995 as Scanlon's first Windows-based product. Currently there
are several hundred LogPak systems in operation.
David Kilmer said that LogPak customers can look forward to the same level of service as well as
the same licensing and pricing that are currently offered. "LogPak customers will now receive
support directly from Codebottle and all current support contracts will be immediately transferred
from Scanlon's to Codebottle." When current support contracts expire, LogPak clients will be
invoiced directly by Codebottle. This will start with support plans expiring on January 31, 2006.
Codebottle will offer LogPak at the same value prices: $49 for the Two-Driver system, $199 for up
to 20 drivers, and $479 for unlimited drivers. Kilmer also said that his company intends to steer
LogPak in new directions. "There is a large untapped market for log auditing for over-the-road
drivers. LogPak can fill this need as more and more drivers and teams get laptop and notebook
computers. But it is well-suited for log entry on a home and office computers as well." Recent
surveys show that the number of computers at home continues to increase, and broadband and
wi-fi Internet access is also increasing. "With this combination of greater resources, more drivers
will take advantage of this kind of system to help track their hours of service," Kilmer added.
LogPak has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years. 2004 saw a new sales record and 2005 was
pivotal because of the regulation changes that were implemented. LogPak downloads from
www.logpak.com are at an all time high as word of mouth spreads about the software. LogPak has
also been recently featured on radio stations catering to truckers, including XM satellite radio.
LogPak is sold as "trialware" on a 30 day trial basis. It can be downloaded for free from the
logpak.com website. You can then use the software for a full 30 days before deciding to purchase.
Codebottle will offer users assistance in getting the software running after downloading. For
complete information and to download the software, visit www.logpak.com.