DHL signs deal with MzDitel

International express delivery company DHL has signed a partnership deal with MZditel in Morocco concerning the transmission of delivery data collected by DHL agents via MZditel’s GSM network. The system works by the agent’s pocket computer automatically sending a request to the agent’s MZditel telephone to be connected to DHL’s database. Once connected, all the pocket computer’s information is transferred to DHL’s world-wide network. Requests to retrieve a parcel can be sent back to the agent within five to ten minutes. Senders will also be able to track their packages on the web site. DHL chose MZditel for the operation, the first of its kind in Africa, because the network covers the whole country.