Aspiro Receives Fleet Manager Orders Estimated At SEK 3 Million.Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001 Aspiro has signed four contracts regarding the sale of its WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. application Fleet Manager. The buyers are all European haulage companies. Aspiro's revenue, which is based on the companies' use of Fleet Manager, is estimated at SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 3 million over a period of 24 months, including SEK 1.5 million during 2001. Aspiro has sold its WAP application, Fleet Manager, an order and monitoring system for logistics companies, to four European haulage companies. The revenues generated for Aspiro by the contracts are dependent of the customers' usage of Fleet Manager. During 2001, the revenues are estimated to amount to SEK 1.5 million. This figure is based on the haulage companies' current system usage. The customers, with a combined total of some 250 carriers, are Norwegian Oslo Follo Miljo AS, TBT TBT, n See theta brainwave training. TBT Transcervical balloon tuboplasty, see there Transport AS, Standard Installasjon & Service AS, also Norwegian, and German CityRunner Kurierdienst & Vermittlungs GmbH. All the sales contracts Sales Contract Contract between a seller and buyer for the sale of goods, services, or both. shall run for at least 24 months with a six-month notice to terminate, which means a total estimated value of SEK 3 million. The contracts will start with a 30-day pilot study. Aspiro will be responsible for operation and maintenance. "These deals signify sig·ni·fy v. sig·ni·fied, sig·ni·fy·ing, sig·ni·fies v.tr. 1. To denote; mean. 2. To make known, as with a sign or word: signify one's intent. the breakthrough for Aspiro's Fleet Manager," says Lena Lena (lē`nə, Rus. lyĕ`nə), river, easternmost of the great rivers of Siberia, c.2,670 mi (4,300 km) long, rising near Lake Baykal, SE Siberian Russia. Wittbjer, 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 Aspiro. "During the past few months we have witnessed a tremendous amount of interest in Fleet Manager from several haulage companies across Europe. And I believe that this interest will lead to further contracts in the near future." Aspiro's Fleet Manager is a complete system for small and medium-sized companies in the transportation and logistics sectors. The system handles everything from transport control of, for example, receiving orders and monitoring transport vehicles to status reports and billing information, with the help of a simple company database. Fleet Manager is a cost-effective alternative to other types of monitoring systems. All customers need is a standard PC connected to the Internet at its offices and one WAP phone WAP phone n → teléfono WAP per driver. Fleet Manager has been translated to eight different languages: Swedish, Norwegian, English, German, Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese. In 2000, Fleet Manager won WAP Forum's award for the year's best WAP application in the category "Best use of WAP in a Business Application". Fleet Manager was also nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. in the American mobile phone organization, CTIA's competition for mobile services. About Aspiro Aspiro provides mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. services, promoting life in motion, using cutting-edge knowledge and technologies. Aspiro offers operators, portals, content providers and mobile organizations a wide range of solutions, from pre-packaged portal services to industry-specific solutions. Founded in 1998, Aspiro is today an important player in the global mobile Internet market. 133 people currently work for the company, which has offices in Sweden, Luxembourg and USA. Aspiro's business concept, organization and operations are based on many years of experience gained in the mobile telecommunications and IT industries. For further information about Aspiro, please visit www.aspiro.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/27/20010327BIT00910/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/27/20010327BIT00910/bit0001.pdf |
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