ABI Research: Industry Consolidation Buoys Commercial Telematics' Strong Performance.OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. , N.Y. -- The modest economic recovery currently under way in many regions underpins increased sales for trucks and trailers in recent months, and for the commercial telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the systems that go into them. Commercial trailer sales are now at record levels unseen since 2001. The consequences of a consolidation period among commercial telematics vendors have enhanced this performance, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Frank Viquez, director of automotive research at ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research. Repeated acquisitions of telematics vendors by stronger players, he says, will help to alleviate concerns by fleet owners previously hesitant to invest in the technology for fear that their vendor support would disappear. "That's becoming less of an issue now," notes Viquez. "As more established players have acquired smaller ones, you'll find companies with higher name recognition now predominating." Aether Systems' recent exit from the commercial telematics market is a case in point. The company sold its telematics businesses in three waves, in each case to companies that are now further integrating themselves into the commercial telematics value chain. This kind of convergence is becoming a pattern. TransCore, an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. vendor known for its involvement in electronic toll collection Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. It is a technological implementation of a road pricing concept. , recently acquired Vistar, a company specializing in GPS-based telematics. This positions TransCore to offer new products that combine the two technologies, permitting, for instance, pay-by-mile systems like those proposed for the German national toll system now in development. What strategies will contribute to success in this reviving market? Viquez believes the winners will be those who can best leverage core efficiencies gained from each vertical market and incorporate them into enhanced future products. For example, AirIQ's recent acquisition of Aircept.com has enabled them to access Aircept's technological patents and enter new markets. ABI Research has just released the latest update of their "Commercial Telematics Quarterly Service," which examines the latest quarterly data for shipments, revenues and penetration of embedded hardware and portable devices. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , ABI Research maintains global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. that support annual research programs, quarterly intelligence services and market reports in wireless, automotive, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. Their market research products can be found on the Web at www.abiresearch.com, or by calling 516.624.3113. |
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