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Areas highlighted include Aviation, Fleet/Freight Tracking, Vehicle Integration, Marine, Rail, and HazMat. 2008-07-09T03:39:57Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Location-Based-Technologies-Testing-PocketFinder-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528163?ref=25 Personal locator provider Location Based Technologies says it successfully carried out the initial laboratory testing required to receive approval for European GSM wireless networks for its PocketFinder technology 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/282008/528163null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Giddy-Up-Horsey-Track-the-Pony-Express/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526559?ref=25 It was technology, namely that new-fangled wireless technology, the telegraph, that heralded an end to the short-lived Pony Express. Now GPS technology, a wireless technology not foreseen yet in the 1860s, is helping riders recreate the historic route on horseback, the Associated Press reports. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/262008/526559null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/US-DOT-California-Developing-Traffic-Data-Test-Bed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526558?ref=25 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have announced a $12.4 million partnership as part of DOT's SafeTrip-21 initiative. The initiative will test various technologies designed to reduce gridlock and traffic-related fatalities and injuries. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/262008/526558null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Blue-Sky-Debuts-IridiumGPS-Tracker/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526344?ref=25 GPS fleet tracking supplier Blue Sky Network has rolled out the D411, its device designed for fleets operating in remote areas with unreliable cellular coverage; it uses the Iridium satellite network for two-way communication. 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/262008/526344null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Intelleflex-Minds-Offer-Crop-Harvest-Tracking-Syst/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525796?ref=25 RF identification (RFID) supplier Intelleflex Corp and IT automation specialist Minds Inc. have developed combination GPS and RFID tracking system specifically for crop harvesting. 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/262008/525796null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehicle-Tracker-to-Keep-Tabs-on-Yacht-Race/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525797?ref=25 While tracking competitive racers on land is taking off, GPS technology is also getting put to use tracking racers on the water. Fleet management and vehicle tracking provider Pointer Telocation Ltd. and G4S Telematix S.A. will provide tracking technology for live coverage of a series of premier Mediterranean sailing races, the companies said today. 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/262008/525797null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Hexagon-Acquires-GPS-Fleet-Tracking-Company/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525551?ref=25 Swedish measurement company Hexagon AB has acquired all outstanding shares in the Swedish startup software company Viewserve AB; Viewserve specializes in GPS- and web-based fleet management for the construction market. 2008-06-23T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/262008/525551null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Now-You-Too-Can-Track-Lawn-Chair-Balloonist/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525252?ref=25 Kent Couch, the Bend, Oregon, man who successfully flew a lawn chair and 105 helium balloons in 2007 for 9 hours and 193 miles, is planning another flight in July. And this time he has a sponsor providing GPS-based tracking technology. 2008-06-20T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/252008/525252null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Southwest-Airlines-Preparing-for-RNP-Implementatio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525251?ref=25 Southwest Airlines says it will invest $175 million over the next six years to implement Required Navigation Performance (RNP) procedures at all 64 airports it serves. It made the announcement at the Eco-Aviation Conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 19. 2008-06-20T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/252008/525251null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Lockheed-Martin-Oz-Proceed-with-Modernized-Train-M/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/524506?ref=25 Australia is looking to GPS and inertial sensor technologies as the basis for a modernized train management system, and has turned to GPS satellite builder Lockheed Martin to help develop it. 2008-06-17T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/252008/524506null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Discrete-Wireless-Link-It-Partner-for-Tracking-Mai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/524508?ref=25 Discrete Wireless Inc. and Link It Software Corp. today announced a strategic partnership which they say can save vehicle and fleet owners 15 percent or more on fuel costs via a web-based software tool and GPS tracking. 2008-06-17T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/252008/524508null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Raveon-Tracking-Combines-GPS-UHF-Radio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523877?ref=25 Raveon Technologies has unveiled a real-time GPS tracking system using licensed UHF frequencies, its M7 series GPS transponder, as well as its RavTrack PC AVL software application. 2008-06-13T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/242008/523877null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/SpeedGauge-Scores-GPS-Based-Driver-Assessment-Pate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523525?ref=25 Fleet analysis provider SpeedGauge has received U.S. patent no. 7,356,392, "System and Method for Evaluating Vehicle and Operator Performance," which covers the use of GPS data to help assess driver and fleet safety. 2008-06-12T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/242008/523525null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/SkyBit-Launches-Globalstar-Simplex-Tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523211?ref=25 Globalstar Inc. said today that mobile asset tracking and information management service provider SkyBit Inc. has launched the Globalstar Simplex-based GLS 100 satellite mobile communicator for use in asset tracking and fleet management. 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/242008/523211null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Homeland-Integrated-Security-Previews-GPS-Tracker/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522941?ref=25 Homeland Integrated Security Systems Inc. plans to release what it described as a low-cost, portable GPS tracking device for a wide range of target markets, the company said today. 2008-06-10T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/242008/522941null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/SysLocate-Opens-Regional-Service-and-Distribution-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522620?ref=25 SysLocate today announced the launch of its first set of regional service and distribution depots; the depots will develop localized ground-level support for customers, the asset management firm said. 2008-06-09T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/242008/522620null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Discrete-Wireless-Adds-Garmin-Nav-to-Fleet-Trackin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522268?ref=25 Atlanta-based fleet management provider Discrete Wireless Inc., is providing a Garmin-based in-vehicle navigation and routing extension to its Marcus 3G2 GPS tracking device. 2008-06-06T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/232008/522268null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/OxLoc-Partners-with-TomTom-for-Fleet-Management/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521937?ref=25 TomTom Work and asset and tracking provider OxLoc have integrated their respective technologies for equipment monitoring and fleet management, the companies said. 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/232008/521937null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/NovaTracker-Puts-an-End-to-Playing-Hooky/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521537?ref=25 A Dallas high school is using a GPS wireless device in a pilot program to track truant students who are under court order to attend class, according to the units' supplier, NovaTracker. 2008-06-04T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/232008/521537null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehiclepath-Expands-Tracking-Units-Features/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/520709?ref=25 Vehiclepath said today that it has added new capabilities to itsVehiclepath GPS fleet-tracking units, giving them the ability to disable a starter, unlock doors, and locate a vehicle instantly. 2008-06-02T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/232008/520709null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Xsens-Upgrades-Software-for-AHRSGPS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519909?ref=25 Xsens Technologies B.V., a Netherlands supplier of the MTi-range of inertial motion trackers, has released new software and firmware containing predefined settings for optimized orientation output in applications combining GPS with attitude and heading reference systems (AHRS) and intertial measurement units (IMUs), applications relying on data output for orientation, stabilization, or navigation. 2008-05-29T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/222008/519909null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/EGNOS-Service-Provider-Regroups-for-Operation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519493?ref=25 As the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) nears its date for full certification – planned for some time in 2009 — the CEOs of the Members of the European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) met in Rome on May 18 to agree on the process for incorporation of the new company ESSP Société par Actions simplifiée (SAS).  This company will be based in Toulouse and established under French Law in the coming weeks in order to become the certified service provider for EGNOS. 2008-05-28T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/222008/519493null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/CalAmp-Implements-u-blox-5-Across-MRM-Products/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518379?ref=25 Wireless data communications provider CalAmp Corp. today unveiled a series of mobile resource management (MRM) products built around Swiss chip maker u-blox's fifth generation GPS platform. 2008-05-21T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/212008/518379null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/WebTech-Unveils-Personal-Locator-for-BlackBerries/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518383?ref=25 Telematics provider WebTech Wireless Inc. today launched its WebTech Wireless Personal Locator, a GPS personal tracking system designed to operate with Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones. 2008-05-21T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/212008/518383null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/FAA-Grants-Beta-3-Approval-for-GPS-WAAS-Antennas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516716?ref=25 Sensor Systems has received Federal Aviation Administration TSO C190 approval in Beta 3 applications for its new models of GPS WAAS antennas. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/202008/516716null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/TeleNav-Comes-Through-For-Pine-Hall-Brick/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516054?ref=25 TeleNav Inc. customer Pine Hall Brick, a provider of brick and clay pavers, has been able to improve its day-to-day operations, including managing resources, transportation costs, and customer service, through the use of Tele Nav Track, the company's GPS-enabled mobile resource management (MRM) service. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/192008/516054null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehicle-Telematics-Driving-Machine-to-Machine-Mark/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515359?ref=25 Market research firm Berg Insight forecasts that vehicle telematics applications will dominate the machine-to-machine cellular market in most parts of the world and account for more than half of all network connections in 2012. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/192008/515359null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/SysLOCATE-Debuts-Tracker-for-Buy-Here-Pay-Here-Lot/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514627?ref=25 SysLOCATE today launched its S2800 GPS vehicle tracking unit, designed specifically for buy-here pay-here automobile dealers. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/192008/514627null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Contigo-Tracking-Tech-Scores-US-Patent/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514167?ref=25 Asset tracking and fleet management provider Contigo has received a U.S. patent, no. 7,327,258, for its technology for monitoring the movements of mobile items. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/182008/514167null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Trimble-Unveils-Marine-DGPS-Station-Software/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513881?ref=25 Trimble today introduced a modernized software package designed to continuously monitor and control Differential GPS (DGPS) broadcast sites for marine navigation, Trimble Coastal Center software. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/182008/513881null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Vehicle+Integration/Safety-Afoot/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516309?ref=25 A pedestrian alert system can help reduce deaths and injuries caused by vehicle collisions with pedestrians, and could be adapted for bicycle safety, airport-ramp and construction-site pedestrian safety. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/202008/516309/safety_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/202008/516309null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Celevoke-Inc-Acquires-Brazils-Crown-Telecom-Assets/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512454?ref=25 Current Technology Corp. and MSGI Security Solutions Inc. today announced Texas-based Current Tech subsidiary Celevoke Inc. has formed Star One Telematica SA to market and sell Celevoke's telematics in Brazil. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/172008/512454null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Remote-Dynamics-Unveils-Portable-Asset-Tracker/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510728?ref=25 Asset tracking and fleet management supplier Remote Dynamics today introduced a portable asset tracker, Redi2go. 2008-04-17T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/162008/510728null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Celevoke-Prepares-National-Rollout-for-its-Telemat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509774?ref=25 Texas-based telematics startup Celevoke, Inc. has appointed 20th Century Fox Federal Credit Union a distribution channel partner for its telematics products. 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152008/509774null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/iTrak-Adds-E-mail-Option-to-its-Fleet-Management-S/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508569?ref=25 Tracking and fleet-management supplier iTrak Corp. today introduced the commercial release of its new iTrak Messenger vehicle-mounted terminal, supporting text-based e-mail communication. 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152008/508569null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Garmin-Gets-Approval-for-Synthetic-Vision-Tech/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508161?ref=25 Garmin Ltd. has received Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for its Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT), which presents a 3D depiction of terrain, obstacles, and traffic, the company said today. 2008-04-07T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152008/508161null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Xora-to-Offer-Weatherbug-for-Mobile-Tracking-Softw/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507314?ref=25 Mobile resource management provider Xora is partnering with weather network WeatherBug to provide location-specific severe weather alerts on mobile phones equipped with Xora software. 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/142008/507314null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Vehicle+Integration/Innovation-A-GNSS-Odometer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509416?ref=25 To reduce road-maintenance costs, some administrations are charging per kilometer of travel with data coming from an odometer recording. To fairly implement such schemes, accurate odometers are critical. Could an odometer based on GNSS be a solution? 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152008/509416/i6_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152008/509416null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Omnilink-Uses-Dewalt-Hardware-for-Shipment-Tracker/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507079?ref=25 Omnilink Systems debuted today a mobile tracking system designed to track goods in transit, basing it on its own FocalPoint location-based services (LBS) software and Dewalt hardware. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/142008/507079null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Aviation/Shaping-Aviation-Integrity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509417?ref=25 Relative RAIM and absolute RAIM both enable an aircraft to raise a flag within seconds of receiving faulty data. This article evaluates the protection-level equations for both methods, and examines them in the light of GNSS constellations optimized for 24, 27, and 30 satellites. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152008/509417/aviation_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/152008/509417null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehiclepath-Expands-Fleet-Monitoring-to-Mobiles/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506635?ref=25 Asset management and fleet-tracking provider Vehiclepath today announced the availability of access to its GPS-based fleet-tracking service via handheld devices like a PDA or cell phone with browser capabilities. 2008-03-31T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/142008/506635null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/FleetMatics-Upgrades-Its-Tracking-Software/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/505585?ref=25 Commercial vehicle tracking provider FleetMatics has upgraded its tracking software with enhanced web-based reporting capabilities and a comprehensive dashboard that provides an immediate representation of total fleet performance. 2008-03-26T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132008/505585null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Kyocera-Unveils-M2M-Module-for-Aeris-Network/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/505588?ref=25 Kyocera Wireless Corp. has released a version of its machine-to-machine (M2M) communications module, the Kyocera 200 Module, preconfigured for Aeris Communications' network. 2008-03-26T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132008/505588null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Safefreight-Updates-SmartFleet-Manager-Software/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/505584?ref=25 Safefreight Technology has released the latest version of its GPS fleet tracking software, SmartFleet Manager V.5, adding route optimization and compatibility with Google Earth. 2008-03-26T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132008/505584null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Jeppesen-Gets-FAA-Approval-for-Class-2-EFB-Maps/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504934?ref=25 Jeppesen has received FAA approval for its Airport Moving Map application for Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) devices, and is the first and only company to have received approval, the company said. 2008-03-24T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132008/504934null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Boeing-737-Lands-in-Germany-with-Honeywell-GBAS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504932?ref=25 A Boeing 737-800 operated by German airline TUIfly successfully demonstrated a prototype ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) manufactured by Honeywell on March 11, flying a precision approach to the Bremen, Germany, airport without a conventional instrument landing system. 2008-03-24T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132008/504932null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Digital-Angel-Brings-New-COO-Aboard/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504935?ref=25 The shakeup at Digital Angel continues as the company appoints a new chief operating officer just a few months after its hiring of a new chief executive. 2008-03-24T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/132008/504935null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Global-Trek-Xploration-Deeas-Resources-Enter-Merge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504576?ref=25 Global Trek Xploration, a provider of embedded miniaturized GPS technologies, has completed a share exchange transaction merger with Deeas Resources Inc. 2008-03-21T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122008/504576null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Ward-Track-Incorporates-NovaTracker-Tech/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504405?ref=25 Fleet asset management company E.J. Ward Inc. has selected NovaTracker's GPS/wireless real-time GPS unit as the basis of its Ward Track GPS vehicle tracking system, the companies said today. 2008-03-20T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122008/504405null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Globalstar-Expands-Data-Asset-Tracking-Infrastruct/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504211?ref=25 Satellite communications provider Globalstar Inc. has signed an agreement with Radyne Corp. business unit AeroAstro to purchase additional AeroAstro Sensor Enabled Notification Systems (SENS) to expand Globalstar's Simplex data geographic coverage, the company said today. 2008-03-19T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122008/504211null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Homeland-Integrated-to-Acquire-Global-Tracking-Tec/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503837?ref=25 Asset management provider Homeland Integrated Security Systems Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Global Tracking Technologies LLC (GTT) for stock and other considerations, the companies said today. 2008-03-18T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122008/503837null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Ground-Travel-Technology-to-Offer-GPS-Tracking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503524?ref=25 Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS) and ground-transport supplier Ground Travel Technology Team (GT3) will work together to provide GT3 customers with GPS tracking, the companies said today. 2008-03-17T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122008/503524null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/LandAirSea-Systems-Sets-Sales-Record-in-2007/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503532?ref=25 GPS-based surveillance provider LandAirSea Systems has recorded record sales for its GPS tracking products in 2007, some 25,000 systems in total, the company said today. 2008-03-17T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/122008/503532null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/North-American-Telematics-Market-to-Hit-647B/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503207?ref=25 The North American commercial vehicle telematics market appears poised to experience a second wave of technology innovation, application penetration, and market growth, says market research firm Frost & Sullivan. 2008-03-14T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/503207null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Remote-Dynamics-Adds-Satellite-Imagery-Web-20-to-R/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502898?ref=25 Asset tracking and telematics provider Remote Dynamics has introduced an array of Web 2.0 features in its new REDIview 2.1 product release, the company said today. 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/502898null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Qualcomm-Rolls-Out-Fleet-Management-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502575?ref=25 Qualcomm Inc. has introduced its first fleet-management offering under its OmniVision Metro service, Service Fleet Manager. 2008-03-12T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/502575null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Kore-Telematics-GPS-GSM-Telematics-Foils-Equipment/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502577?ref=25 Machine-to-machine (M2M) telematics provider Kore Telematics says that its network played a fundamental role in exposing an organized ring of rental equipment theft. 2008-03-12T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/502577null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/On-Demand-Materials-Delivery-Co-Turns-to-Networkca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502576?ref=25 Fleet management provider Networkcar has partnered with Turnkey Programming to integrate GPS location and vehicle odometer information data into Turnkey's On-Demand Delivery System, the companies said today. 2008-03-12T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/502576null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Sensis-Unveils-VeeLo-NextGen-Locator-Unit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502139?ref=25 Sensis Corp. introduced its latest vehicle locator unit designed for airport grounds, incorporating an improved WAAS-enabled GPS receiver that broadcasts its location and identity using the Mode S Extended Squitter ADS-B message format, the company said today. 2008-03-11T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/502139null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehiclepath-Scores-Texas-Fuel-Distribution-Client/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501740?ref=25 Texas-based Sun Coast Resources Inc., a wholesale distributor of petroleum fuels, lubricants, and transportation services, has selected Vehiclepath GPS fleet tracking to optimize its logistics and distribution operations, the companies said today. 2008-03-10T04:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/501740null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Infrastructure/Dear-Diary/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502628?ref=25 Gathering data on who is traveling where, when, and why is being made possible through the use of the Global Positioning System Automated Travel Diary. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/112008/502628null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Digital-Angel-Warns-of-Operating-Income-Loss/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/494911?ref=25 Digital Angel said today that it didn't achieve positive operating income as its management originally anticipated for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2007. 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/092008/494911null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Syslocate-Names-Accurate-Auto-GPS-as-Midwestern-Di/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/494913?ref=25 Syslocate has appointed Accurate Auto GPS Systems as its master distributor for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri. 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/092008/494913null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/TeleNav-Debuts-Vehicle-Tracker-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/494643?ref=25 TeleNav today announced the addition of the TeleNav Vehicle Tracker to its Mobile Resource Management product line. 2008-02-26T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/092008/494643null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/North-American-Telematics-Revenue-to-Hit-15B-by-20/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493786?ref=25 In 2012, there will be strong overall growth in North American telematics revenue, including commercial, OEM, and aftermarket sales, reaching almost $1.5 billion, market research firm ABI Research said today. 2008-02-22T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/082008/493786null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Vehicle-Tracking-Solutions-Adds-Government-Contrac/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493502?ref=25 GPS-based fleet management provider Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS) has created a government contract service division to its existing operations, the company said today. 2008-02-21T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/082008/493502null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/WebTech-Wireless-Scores-Communications-Provider-Co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492707?ref=25 LBS and telematics provider WebTech Wireless Inc. announced today that it has delivered more than 1,300 of its Locator GPS tracking devices to a large Canadian communications provider. 2008-02-19T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/082008/492707null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/BSMs-SecTrack-Settles-Dispute-with-Supplier/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492133?ref=25 Tracking and surveillance company BSM Technologies Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, SecTrack N.V., has reached a final settlement of all outstanding legal disputes with its key supplier — Satamatics Limited — and a former employee, the company said today. 2008-02-15T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072008/492133null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Alanco-Losses-Grow-in-December-Quarter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492131?ref=25 Tracking and asset management provider Alanco Technologies Inc. saw sales for its fiscal Q2 decline and took a loss for the quarter, thanks to product delays and an inability to repeat sales, the company reported Thursday. 2008-02-15T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072008/492131null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/MWC-Rohde-amp-Schwarz-Software-Helps-Simulate-A-GP/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/491261?ref=25 New software from Rohde & Schwarz will enable manufacturers of mobile devices with built-in GPS receivers to simulate and test all GPS scenarios and conformance test cases defined by the assisted-GPS protocol, the company said today 2008-02-12T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/072008/491261null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Inrix-Wins-I-95-Corridor-Traffic-Study-Contract/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488693?ref=25 U.S. traffic data supplier Inrix has been awarded a three-year, multi-million-dollar contract by a multi-state coalition to provide travel time and speed data on a network of U.S. highways and arterial roads along the I-95 corridor, the company announced this week. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052008/488693null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/AirIQ-Looks-to-Expand-Its-Telematics-Distribution-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488306?ref=25 Canadian telematics supplier AirIQ Inc.'s first shipment of its next-generation heavy equipment application has been tested and formally accepted by a new channel partner, the company said today. 2008-01-30T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052008/488306null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Ivox-Updates-GPSAccelerometer-Based-DriverScore-20/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/487718?ref=25 Driver risk management company Ivox has released DriverScore 2.0, a driver risk-management system designed to predict individual driving behavior within the fleet industry, the company said Monday. 2008-01-29T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052008/487718null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/TeleNav-Offering-Asset-Tracking-Device-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/487714?ref=25 Mobile navigation software provider TeleNav Inc. has added TeleNav Asset Tracker, a small, battery-powered GPS tracker, to its mobile resource management product line, the company announced Monday. 2008-01-29T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052008/487714null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Wavetrend-System-Planning-Corp-Open-Their-GlobalEy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/487318?ref=25 Wavetrend Technologies Ltd. said today that it is launching GlobalEyes, a global tracking system incorporating multiple communications and tracking technologies with a software management suite. 2008-01-28T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052008/487318null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Inrix-TomTom-Expand-Joint-US-Traffic-Offerings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/486701?ref=25 Traffic data provider Inrix announced an agreement today to provide its traffic and fuel pricing services for additional TomTom PNDs in the U.S. market. 2008-01-24T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/042008/486701null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Astrata-Group-Sales-Grow-Red-Ink-Shrinks/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/486455?ref=25 Astrata Group saw net sales from continuing operations rise to $4.7 million for its fiscal Q3 ended November 30, 2007, a 522 percent increase year over year, the company said today. 2008-01-23T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/042008/486455null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/LoJack-Adds-GPS-Asset-Management-to-Vehicle-Recove/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/486226?ref=25 Tracking and recovery provider LoJack Corp. unveiled a fleet management system today that layers GPS-based asset management capabilities on top of its RF-based stolen vehicle recovery system, according to the company. 2008-01-22T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/042008/486226null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navman-Wireless-Brings-Hybrid-Maps-to-Its-Telemati/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484220?ref=25 Vehicle tracking and fleet management provider Navman Wireless recently unveiled the next generation of its tracking and logistics software, OnlineAVL2, incorporating hybrid map display options. 2008-01-14T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/032008/484220null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/SARS-Startup-Scores-133-Million-in-Financing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483611?ref=25 Asset management and telematics startup SARS Corp. has closed a financing round of $13.3 million through the private placement of its securities, the company said today. 2008-01-10T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/022008/483611null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/FAA-Approves-Satellite-Guided-Aircraft-Approaches-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483604?ref=25 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved United Parcel Service's (UPS) use of ADS-B technology for its flight operations at Louisville International Airport, marking the first such use of satellite-guided merging and spacing during airport approaches in the United States, UPS confirmed this week. 2008-01-09T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/022008/483604null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Smart-Move-Looks-to-Acquire-Arpin-Group-Subsidiary/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/481837?ref=25 Smart Move Inc. plans to acquire the business assets of Star Relocation Network Alliance Inc., a privately owned operating division of Arpin Group Inc., the company said today. 2008-01-03T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/012008/481837null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Expert+Advice+%26+Leadership+Talks/Expert-Advice-mdash-eLoran-Superhero-Sidekick/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/481241?ref=25 Enhanced Loran, eLoran, is GPS's new best friend and superhero sidekick. It is independent of GPS with dissimilar failure modes and delivers complementary levels of performance to multi-modal users. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/522007/481241/SallyBasker_sm_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/522007/481241null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Innovation/Innovation-Good-Better-Best/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488284?ref=25 While WAAS was already a much-valued addition to standalone GPS, significant improvements were made to WAAS over the past three years, including expansion of the reference station network and the commissioning of two new GEOs. 2008 will see even more enhancements. In this month's column, we take a look at WAAS's recent upgrades and take a peek into its future. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052008/488284/thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/052008/488284null XML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Novatracker-Vehiclepath-Tracking-Tech-Recovers-Sto/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/481220?ref=25 While PNDs and other GPS consumer electronics are popular targets for thieves, at the same time the underlying technology is being used more and more often to thwart criminals. 2007-12-27T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/522007/481220null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/BSM-Technologies-Acquires-Fleet-Management-Provide/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/481216?ref=25 Canada's BSM Technologies Inc. has acquired fellow Canadian company Netistix Technologies Corp., a provider of fleet management technology. 2007-12-27T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/522007/481216null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Descartes-Systems-Acquires-RouteView-Tech-for-3M/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/480478?ref=25 Canadian software-based logistics supplier Descartes Systems Group has acquired privately held Burnsville, Minnesota-based RouteView Technologies Inc. in a $3 million deal, the companies said today. 2007-12-20T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512007/480478null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/CalAmp-Unveils-Aircept-LMU-1400-Asset-Tracker/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/480317?ref=25 CalAmp Corp. has launched the Aircept LMU-1400 Location Messaging Unit for mobile asset tracking, the company announced today. 2007-12-19T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512007/480317null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/DriveOK-Launches-Dealer-Only-Distributor-Program/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/480314?ref=25 GPS tracking device supplier DriveOK Inc. has instituted its DriveOK Dealer Program, a dealer-only GPS tracking program for DriveOK distributors, the company said Tuesday. 2007-12-19T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512007/480314null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Global-Tracking-Communications-Turns-to-WebTech-Wi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/480312?ref=25 LBS and telematics provider WebTech Wireless Inc. has signed a strategic supply agreement with Global Tracking Communications Inc. (GTC), a North American supplier of GPS-based asset tracking and fleet management, the companies announced today. 2007-12-19T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/512007/480312null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Foreign-Currency-Values-Weigh-on-WebTechs-Bottom-L/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/479166?ref=25 Telematics provider WebTech Wireless Inc. saw revenue of $4.7 million for the quarter ended Oct. 31, an increase of 21 percent year over year, the company said Wednesday. 2007-12-13T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/479166null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/NavStar-Teams-With-Chinas-Audex-for-Voice-Navigato/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478888?ref=25 Kansas-based NavStar Technologies Inc. has entered into a strategic partnership with China's Audex Telecom Industrial Co. Ltd. to combine Audex's hands-free technology with NavStar's navigation tech, the company's said today. 2007-12-12T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478888null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/ATampT-Introduces-RFIDGPS-Based-Tracking-for-Schoo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478885?ref=25 AT&T Inc. today unveiled its interoperable 802.11-based RFID and GPS-based mobile resource management (MRM) applications for the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) education market segment. 2007-12-12T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478885null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Navteq-Expands-Speed-Limit-Data-Adds-Road-Side-War/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478883?ref=25 Digital map and traffic data supplier Navteq has expanded its data on posted speed limits and launched road-side warnings as part of its content offerings, the company said Tuesday. 2007-12-12T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478883null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/NEC-Unveils-Next-Gen-ARM-based-Vehicle-Processor-O/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478633?ref=25 Japan's NEC Electronics today unveiled prototypes for a system LSI chip and operating systems that will serve as a platform for next-generation automotive information systems including PNDs, the company says. 2007-12-11T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478633null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/BSM-Raises-Capital-with-Private-Placement-of-Share/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478631?ref=25 Vehicle tracking technology supplier BSM Technologies Inc. recently completed a private-stock placement, the company said today. 2007-12-11T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478631null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/DriveOK-Licenses-CalAmp-Vehicle-Tracking-Patents/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478632?ref=25 CalAmp Corp. has entered into a patent license agreement with DriveOK Inc., a provider of GPS-enabled vehicle tracking solutions, for use of CalAmp?s U.S. patent nos. 6,025,774 and 6,249,217 B1, the company said Monday. 2007-12-11T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478632null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/Columbus-Geographic-to-Launch-OnOff-Road-Navigatio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478282?ref=25 Columbus Geographic Systems Ltd. recently unveiled software for PNDs and other mobile devices that it says can be used for navigation on- or off-road without requiring different sets of software or a change in memory cards. 2007-12-10T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478282null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/DriveOK-Introduces-Small-Fleet-GPS-Tracker-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478279?ref=25 Telematics and fleet management supplier DriveOK Inc. has launched a vehicle tracking unit designed for small fleet owners and parents of driving-age children, the company said today. 2007-12-10T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/502007/478279null HTML http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/Avionics+%26+Transportation+News/WebTech-Wins-Volvo-Truck-Dealer-Contract/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/477968?ref=25 LBS and telematics supplier WebTech Wireless Inc. said today that Dixtreme, the company's strategic reseller in Italy, has signed an exclusive supply agreement with Dorini Group, one of the largest Volvo truck dealers in Italy. 2007-12-07T05:00:00Z http://tl.gpsworld.com/gpstl/data/articlestandard/gpstl/492007/477968null HTML