KOAM TV: When Alexandre Bayen and other University of California, Berkeley researchers tested a fleet of 100 cars carrying GPS-enabled cell phones in February, he was trying to see how well they could monitor the flow of traffic without betraying the identity of the individual drivers.

He couldn't have anticipated the five-car pile-up on the San Francisco Bay Area freeway that was about to happen. But the satellite-linked, two-way connected phones told the story.

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PR-USA.net: Grey Island Systems International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GIS) announced today that the Agence metropolitaine de transport (AMT), awarded a contract for an application of its NextBus information and operations management system . The contract award is worth just over $550,000.

Grey Island will provide the AMT with a real-time passenger information system to provide its commuter rail passengers with accurate information about of the status of their trains as well as provide operators historical and real-time schedule adherence data.

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p r inside: DAILY's customziable RFID tags for RFID automotive applications are used mainly in these apsects, including in theft prevention, in car tires, in payment of gas station and road toll. And DAILY is committed to designing suitable RFID tags for each end-user in automotive applications. For theft prevention in automotive, DAILY's RFID key fob is a low-cost, pesonalized choice for integration into

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PR News Wire: DALLAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- IDENTEC SOLUTIONS announced today that its industry-leading active RFID technology has been selected by DP World, one of the world's largest container terminal operators, for truck identification and access control at all their Australian container terminals.

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Sydney Morning Herald: Yarra Trams has launched an iPhone version of its popular tramTRACKER program, allowing patrons to automatically find arrival information for trams in Melbourne. The free iPhone application provides real-time information about the location of each tram on the network, using the phone's inbuilt GPS system.

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Vending Times: Global Fleet Management Inc., Positrace, GPS, global positioning system, Bill Kornilo, fleet management, vending, vending machine, vending business, vending operator, vending routes VANCOUVER -- Global Fleet Management Inc. is taking affordable, professional GPS tracking to new levels with its Positrace system. Not unlike other systems, it employs an onboard GPS "black box" to relay vehicle data over cellphone networks. However, Positrace stands out from its off-the-shelf counterparts in the wide range of functions it offers to users, GFM officials said. The firm markets two Positrace versions. A basic package provides standard real-time locating functionality with a set roster of report generators. A professional version provides the full Positrace suite of features to deliver a wider range of vehicular analysis.

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RTLS For Dummies Book Review at amazon.com: RTLS for Dummies is the most comprehensive book written for anyone who is involved in the Location system business. It also provides an excellent study for anyone entering this business or educational institutions who could use it as a textbook or a reference for all RTLS related seminars.

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PRNewswire: The system tracks all vehicles in the fleet in real time as well as measuring, collating and analyzing asset and fleet usage, making it possible to zero in on problems such as excessive idle times, underused vehicles and non-compliant driver behavior that can drive up costs. Advanced features include wide area mapping down to the street level, the ability to identify individual drivers, polygonal geofence functionality for defining driver territories, robust two-way messaging options, and a full reporting suite providing actionable information for fleet optimization.

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eMediaWire - A PRWEB.COM Newswire: JMobile, the new software from Mobil-i adds truly mobile tracking capabilities and a graphical mapping feature enabling users to pinpoint the location of their fleet on a mobile phone or other mobile device.
Irelands longest established and leading Fleet Management and GPS vehicle tracking company, Mobil-i, today announced a mobile version of their highly successful fleet management software. Already Mobil-i clients have the flexibility of desktop and web based versions of the system. With the addition of JMobile they now truly offer the widest range of options for Fleet Managers in Ireland.
Greg Davidson, Mobil-i Managing Director said "With this release, Mobil-i is giving its clients the maximum flexibility. Now clients can access their fleet information from their mobile phones allowing them to make important business decisions on the move. Our service already allows fleet managers to make large savings and maximize employee productivity and now this can be done without the need to log on to a PC". The new Mobil-i JMobile software is a Java based application which means it can run on all of the popular mobile devices regardless of phone network or brand of device. Users can bring up their vehicles current location & status which can quickly be displayed & plotted onto either satellite view or map view. JMobile, like all of the software from Mobil-i, is developed in house by Mobil-i's team of developers. This means that they are best placed to be able to develop custom code for clients who have a particular need to interface their fleet information into other applications. This new software version is in addition to Mobil-i's existing MSTrack Pro desktop based software and MS Track Web browser based software which provides robust fleet reporting and real time gps tracking. Mobil-i allows fleet managers to view their vehicles in real-time, and reports vehicle status, location and speed. Messaging capabilities are also included which allow for improved dispatching increase workforce efficiency.

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pr-inside.com: BERKELEY, CA, January 8, 2009 - PINC Solutions, the leader in cost-effective yard management solutions based on real-time asset visibility technology, has been named by Food Logistics Magazine among its 2008 top-100 providers of technology solution and service to the food industry.

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