AirIQ/eDispatch to Integrate Location-Based Services With Maddocks Transportation Solutions.Business & High-Tech Editors TORONTO, ONTARIO & VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2001 Integration will deliver a more powerful management tool to fleet operators AirIQ/eDispatch (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :IQ), a leader in mobile resource management, and Maddocks Systems Inc., a leading supplier of enterprise-wide trucking software, today announced a partnership that will assist commercial transport companies to more effectively manage their vehicle fleets. Under the agreement, the two companies will integrate AirIQ's location-based information services See Information Systems. with Maddocks' enterprise-wide fleet management software, thereby delivering a more powerful overall solution to the commercial transport industry. Fleet managers using Maddocks TruckMate for Windows (TM4Win) software will now be able to utilize AirIQ's services on the same desktop, at the same time, from the same screen. The enhanced service Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; will give transport firms that use TM4Win the capability to obtain and verify vehicle location and availability. With this information, the impact of delays or unexpected situations can be minimized by adjusting plans "on the fly." "With AirIQ, Maddocks customers will have access to a wealth of information about their vehicle fleets, making it possible to react quickly, thereby increasing efficiency and profitability," said Donald E. Simmonds, President and Chief Executive Officer of AirIQ/eDispatch. "We are committed to creating partnerships with leading transport management solutions firms like Maddocks to further enhance the value of AirIQ's services." "The terrestrial based communication options provided by AirIQ will provide significant options to our U.S. and Canadian clients," explained Bob Maddocks, 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. of Maddocks Systems Inc. "With the information regarding tractor/trailer positioning and messaging available over the Internet, integration will be fast, cost effective, and painless." Using 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 , or the wireless transmission of location-based information and control messages to and from vehicles, AirIQ helps its clients locate and manage their vehicle fleets. AirIQ's services include vehicle location, boundary notification, reefer reef·er n. Marijuana, especially a marijuana cigarette. fault alerts and automated inventory reports. By integrating AirIQ's platform with Maddocks software, managers and dispatchers using TM4Win will have seamless access to virtually real-time information on their vehicle fleets. For instance, should a vehicle stray from a particular region, a pop-up window pop-up window n (Comput) → Popup-Fenster nt would notify the dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. at his or her workstation. Additionally, dispatchers using TM4Win will have seamless access to AirIQ's dispatching services, providing them with two-way message communication and job tasking to the driver's standard mobile phone. This will enable trucking firms to quickly relay changes and other information directly to drivers without requiring voice communication, saving time and money. Integration of the two companies' solutions will make it easier for customers running Maddocks software to utilize the services of AirIQ and minimize the need for further operator training. About AirIQ AirIQ is the operating name of eDispatch.com Wireless Data Inc., which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol IQ. A leader in mobile resource management, AirIQ is headquartered in Pickering, near Toronto, Canada. The company operates as a wireless Internet applications service provider. AirIQ (www.airiq.com) gives managers a wealth of information about their vehicles, including vehicle location, boundary notification, automated inventory, maintenance reminders, security alerts and remote vehicle disabling. AirIQ also offers dispatch services under the eDispatch brand (www.edispatch.com), which enables clients to send and receive job information to and from any PC, via the Internet, to the display of their mobile workers' portable wireless device. This ensures that the right person gets to the right place at the right time. About Maddocks Founded in Vancouver, B.C. in 1981, Maddocks Systems Inc. (www.maddocks.ca) provides software solutions exclusively to the transportation industry. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. TruckMate for Windows, is an enterprise-wide client server product that allows users to utilize AS400, RS6000 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. platforms. With over 400 installed systems, Maddocks is one of the leading trucking software providers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This release may contain certain forward-looking statements reflecting AirIQ's/eDispatch's current expectations in the wireless application software market. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in market and competition, technological developments and potential downturns in economic conditions generally. Additional information on these and other potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results are detailed in documents filed from time to time with the Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. . |
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