Casio Mobile Solutions Enhanced By Strategic Alliance With Skynet Telematics.Com.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2000 Casio Electronics Co. Ltd has announced a Strategic Alliance with Skynet Telematics Ltd (Wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Skynet Telematics.com "Skyi") (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SKYI) (Freiverkehr(Frankfurt):TEZ TEZ Total Exclusion Zone TEZ Tezpur, India - Salonbari (Airport Code) ). This Strategic Alliance is designed to further increase Casio and Skynet's Sales into the UK and European express delivery and freight industry. Casio and Skynet have already developed a cost-effective solution for proof-of-delivery (POD) applications for express parcel delivery companies using the DT-800 Portable Terminal. The DT-800 confirms delivery by the customer's electronic signature and scanning of the bar code. This vital tracking reference data is sent immediately from the truck, together with an automatic time and date stamp Verb 1. date stamp - stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" date date - provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated" through Skynet's "Skamp" Telematics product, via a low cost SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. (short message service) to the accounts department. In the event of any query the customer can find out who signed to accept delivery via an Internet website. This solution can also re-route the driver, select the most cost-effective route and alert the authorities to any stolen vehicle movements. Casio is one of the world's largest manufacturers of robust Portable Terminals. Casio claims to have one of the largest installed bases of terminals in the express parcel delivery sector in Europe. Deutsche Post Deutsche Post AG (ISIN: DE0005552004, LSE: DPO) is a German post, logistics and courier headquartered in Bonn, previously the German state-owned mail monopoly. It has 520,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide and generated revenue of € 60. (German Post Office) currently uses over 20,000 Casio DT-800 Portable Terminals alone. Parcels are tracked at every stage of the delivery process by scanning a compact bar code. Once parcels arrive at any of Deutsche Post's 540 distribution depots, they are loaded onto their delivery vans by scanning the bar code with the DT-800's integrated laser scanner. The drivers are also equipped with a DT-800 and scan the bar code a further time after handing over to the recipient. At the same time the recipient confirms receipt by signing the DT-800's touch screen. Skynet is a world leader in the field of in-vehicle Telematics offering fleet management solutions which combine three key technologies, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. (Mobile telephone network), GPS (Global Positioning Satellites System) and computers. Skynet's range offers an array of specialist features such as security, vehicle location and tracking, satellite navigation, telecommunications and of course information on route plans, traffic, weather, news, stocks etc. Skynet's fleet management facilities can be handled through any of its Pan-European 24 hour Monitoring Service The general surveillance of known air traffic movements by reference to a radar scope presentation or other means, for the purpose of passing advisory information concerning conflicting traffic or providing navigational assistance. Centres or alternatively as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. solution from any PC (Personal Computer). Casio's European Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Mobile Information Products, Mr Colin Pike, comments, " Our Strategic Alliance with Skynet enables us to combine our cutting edge mobile products with the latest advances in tracking technology." Skynet's Managing Director, Mr David Stead stead n. 1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another. 2. Advantage; service; purpose: "His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead" , comments, "The combination of Casio's world class Portable Terminal technology and Skynet's leading telematics computers and services sets a pioneering pace in Fleet Management solutions". NOTES TO EDITORS ABOUT CASIO'S PORTABLE TERMINAL/SYSTEMS DIVISION AND SKYNET TELEMATIC.COM'S SKAMP RANGE OF VEHICLE TELEMATICS AND INTERNET SOLUTIONS. In 1999 Casio Computer Co. recorded a turnover of over $4 billion. The company employs over 18,000 personnel. Casio Computer Co. has been manufacturing Portable Terminals since 1986 and has installed over 1 million units worldwide. Portable Terminals are developed by Casio's Mobile Networks Division, which concentrates on solutions for the corporate market place. Last year, sales of such products accounted for over $1billion - around one third of the company's turnover. Headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiaries in the UK and Germany. Casio's complete range is supplied by a worldwide network of distributors and systems houses. The range comprises of 5 different series of products and includes the integration of bar code laser scanning, electronic signature capture and printing. The main markets addressed are express parcel delivery, logistics, warehousing, retail, van sales, healthcare and hospitality. A full range of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. from MSDOS MSDOS Microsoft Disk Operating System , Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. and Windows 98 are provided. Skynet Telematics.com quoted OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB symbol "SKYI", involved in the development, marketing and distribution of integrated telematic, Internet, tracking, location and communication systems and the provision of specialised monitoring and concierge services to users of these products in the UK and throughout Europe. Skynet Telematics.com have joint venture agreements covering 38 countries in Europe and the Middle East. Skynet's telematic solutions are available throughout Europe, Middle East and Far East with availability in USA and Canada scheduled for July/August 2000. Skynet's telematics products now provide full Telematics, Vehicle Security, pro-active tracking, and dedicated Internet Connections for Automobiles, Fleets, Trucks, R.V.'s, heavy duty machinery, Car Rental, Coaches, Motorbikes, Anti-hijack vehicles, available with voice and data communication or with data and positioning, the Skamp range of products is very flexible offering bespoke be·spoke v. Past tense and a past participle of bespeak. adj. 1. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes. 2. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor. telematic solutions which are greatly enhanced by the Joint Venture with Casio. Skynet Telematics Inc - Public company quoted in USA OTC-BB, Symbol SKYI. For further information on Skynet Telematics, please visit our: Website:www.skamp.co.uk Test our "Avis Integrated Voice Recognition Platform" by dialing +44 (0)870 887023
FOR PRESS AND OTHER CONTACTS:
Mr David Stead
Skynet Telematics Ltd
259 City Road
London
EC1V 1JE
Tel: 44 (0) 20 7490 7900
Fax: 44 (0) 7490 7901
E-mail: dstead@skamp.co.uk
Mr Colin Pike
Casio European Headquarters, Systems Division
1000 North Circular Road,
London NW2 7JD
UK
Tel: 44 (0) 20 8208 9568 Fax: 44 (0) 20 8450 5592
E-mail: pike@sumigw.su.casio.co.jp
Mr. Jason Shepherd
North American Investor Relations
CCC Creative Capital Corp.
British Columbia Canada
Tel: (250) 717-1910
E-Fax: (520) 569-5645
E-Mail: creativecap@home.com
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