@Road and Nextel Launch New Mobile Resource Management Solution; The iLM 2710 Leverages Nextel's National Digital Network to Deliver Comprehensive Solutions to the Mobile Workforce.Business/Technology Editors FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2002 @Road(SM) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ARDI ARDI Association Rwandaise pour la Promotion du Développement Intégré (French) ARDI Accounts Receivable Dollar Inventory ARDI Action Rwandaise pour le Developpement Integre ARDI Annually Renewable Disability Income ), a leading provider of location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management (MRM MRM Marketing Resource Management MRM Mobile Resource Management MRM Metabolic Response Modifiers MRM Multiple Reaction Monitoring (mass spectrometry) MRM Mormonism Research Ministry MRM Mechanically Recovered Meat ), and Nextel(R) Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTL), a premier provider of wireless business solutions, today announced the availability of the latest @Road solution, the iLM(R)2710 Internet Location Manager, which enables productivity tools to efficiently manage mobile workers and other assets other assets Assets of relatively small value. For financial reporting purposes, firms frequently combine small assets into a single category rather than listing each item separately. . The iLM 2710 connects Nextel's digital 2.5G nationwide packet data network with the @Road LocationSmart(TM) network, combining wireless, positioning and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. technologies with the Internet. The offering provides businesses with critical location information as well as monitoring and messaging data to enable enhanced reporting and scheduling features. The iLM 2710 is equipped with a Nextel iO1000 embedded wireless data modem A modem used for sending data and not faxes. See modem and fax/modem. that combines the ease and functionality of the @Road solution with the power and reach of Nextel's digital technology and 2.5G nationwide packet data network. "Nextel's wide geographic reach combined with the robust @Road solution delivers a powerful way for companies to access business-critical information regarding mobile assets," said Ernie Cormier, vice president, Enterprise Solutions for Nextel. "The @Road iLM 2710 is a welcome addition to our roster of wireless business solutions. We look forward to building upon our relationship with @Road and continuing to offer innovative wireless management solutions to our enterprise customers." "We are pleased to be able to partner with Nextel and add an embedded Nextel solution to our product lineup," said Krish Panu, @Road president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The addition of the iLM 2710 expands our line of Nextel wireless business solutions and enables additional subscribers to take advantage of our valuable service." For more information on this new solution and other @Road solutions and services, please call @Road at 1-877-4AtRoad or visit the Web site at www.atroad.com. About @Road Based in Fremont, CA, @Road is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. that provides location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management. Its patented LocationSmart technology platform combines wireless, positioning and XML technologies with the Internet into a fully integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. that supports the delivery of location-enhanced wireless Internet services for businesses and mobile professionals. For more information, visit the @Road Web site at www.atroad.com. About Nextel Nextel Communications Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. Inc., based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc., currently serve 197 of the top 200 U.S. markets. Through recent market launches, Nextel and Nextel Partners service is available today in areas of the U.S. where approximately 230 million people live or work. In addition, through NII (National Information Infrastructure) The U.S. government's policy for managing advanced technology in the country. The Clinton/Gore administration (1993-2001) was very enthusiastic about the Internet and proposed that it should be funded by private industry and be Holdings, Inc., wireless services are provided outside of Nextel's domestic markets, primarily in selected Latin American markets. For more information about Nextel, please visit http://www.nextel.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, acceptance by customers of new @Road products and services such as those described in this press release, the infancy of the wireless data industry where there is no established market for @Road products and services, ability of @Road to adapt to rapid technological change, dependence of @Road on wireless networks, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and controlled by others and general economic and political conditions. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the @Road Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. dated March 28, 2002 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: iLM is a registered trademark of At Road, Inc. @Road, the @Road logo and LocationSmart are trademarks and/or service marks of At Road Inc. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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