Cross Country Automotive Services and Aeris.net Offer Pre-integrated Solution for Wireless Mobile Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON & SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004 Leading Communication and Response Center Companies Make High-Value Services Affordable for a Wide Range of Markets Cross Country Automotive Services (Cross Country), a leading provider of integrated vehicle and driver programs, and Aeris.net(R), a leading provider of machine-to-machine communications for wireless mobile devices, today jointly announced the successful integration and qualification of their systems and a marketing agreement to bring powerful in-vehicle communications services to the marketplace. Now, companies that market programs to consumers such as stolen vehicle tracking/recovery, commercial vehicle dispatch A dispatch or dispatches can refer to:
"We are pleased to announce this agreement with Aeris.net. The integration of Cross Country's service and response capabilities with Aeris' industry-leading machine-to-machine communications capability opens the door to delivering in-vehicle services that have widespread consumer appeal at a price that is acceptable to the marketplace," said William Tolhurst, Senior Director at Cross Country Automotive Services. "We are excited to work with Cross Country on bringing these integrated capabilities to the marketplace," said Peter Stone, Senior Vice President Corporate Development for Aeris.net. "By combining the power of our North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. wide MicroBurst mi·cro·burst n. A sudden, violent downdraft of air over a small area. Microbursts are difficult to detect and predict with standard weather instruments and are especially hazardous to airplanes during landing or takeoff. (R) network with Cross Country's service delivery, the stage is set for fleet companies, property & casualty insurers, automotive OEMs and aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. retailers, among others, to bring key service offerings to consumers." The Aeris MicroBurst network combines the existing wireless and wireline infrastructures of wireless carriers with proprietary technology to create a highly robust data network specifically optimized for low-cost machine-to-machine communications. Cross Country will now have access to Aeris' reliable data network, enabling communication of critical information about a vehicle to Cross Country's response center -- including real-time location-based information, alarm data, speed information, direction of travel, starter disable To turn off; deactivate. See disabled. , and remote door unlock. The integrated solution, which works with a wide variety of mobile control devices, will be offered across Cross Country's market segments and provide Cross Country's clients the opportunity to drive revenue generation, enhance brand loyalty, and increase customer satisfaction. About Aeris.net Aeris.net is a leading provider of machine-to-machine wireless network services. Aeris.net has integrated all of the critical elements necessary -- carriers, existing wireless and wireline infrastructures, applications, and proprietary two-way technologies -- to create the MicroBurst network: the largest wireless network in the western hemisphere Western Hemisphere Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. . The MicroBurst network is deployed over the aggregated infrastructure of 30 North American wireless carriers, covers over 350 million people, and seamlessly operates anywhere there is cellular coverage within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, and Mexico. Today, Aeris.net provides service to nearly 500,000 devices ranging from security and alarm panels to trailer tracking The term trailer tracking refers to the concept of tracking the position of an articulated vehicle’s trailer unit. This position is determined through a tracking device fitted to the trailer. products. About Cross Country Automotive Services Headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, just a few miles north of Boston. In the 2000 census, Medford's population was 55,765. It is the home of Tufts University. , Cross Country Automotive Services is a leading provider of integrated vehicle and driver programs 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. . Over 1,500 Cross Country employees serve more than 100 corporate clients and their more than 40 million customers each year. Cross Country Automotive Services is a member of The Cross Country Group, one of the largest privately held providers of customer service programs in the United States. For additional information on Cross Country Automotive Services, please visit their web site at www.crosscountry-auto.com. |
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