iControl Incorporated Web Enables Legacy Two-Way Radio Systems for Data Transmission.Business/Technology Editors 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)--Feb. 21, 2001 iControl, Inc., the leader in remote control and data acquisition via the Internet, today announced the expansion of its web enabling product line with the introduction of its Two-Way Radio A voice network that provides an always-on connection enabling the user to just "push the button and talk." Also called "dispatch radio," two-way radio has traditionally been used by police, fire, taxi and other mobile fleets. Interface card. The card allows mobile service businesses to share the voice channel of their existing radios to transmit data, issue pages, or provide text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. to their PDA's. "iControl has made a name for itself by providing turnkey systems A complete system of hardware and software delivered to the customer ready-to-run. In other words, just "turn the key" and go.  A Turnkey Video System that put remote fixed and mobile assets on the Internet", states iControl 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. , E. Fred Tubb. "We also recognize that companies have invested in technologies that are underutilized. By data enabling traditional voice-only systems, such as two-way radios, iControl provides companies with a cost-effective messaging and vehicle tracking system." iControl's iDAC data acquisition and control units are outfitted with a palm-size interface card. In addition to the radio modem, the iDAC may also utilize a GPS interface card, control and data acquisition interfaces, and serial interfaces to common handheld PCs  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and . Bi-directional data from multiple vehicles may be transmitted via customers' two-way radios to a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. iDAC with Internet connectivity. iControl hosts the Internet account and provides the customer with an integrated suite of web applications for graphical tracking, data collection, and scheduling. For instance, a taxicab company could use the web account to provide their customer's with up-to-the-second information on taxi arrival times, page-on-arrival services and online dispatch. The iControl system could also be used for in-cab Internet and messaging services. About iControl Incorporated iControl Incorporated is the leading provider of products and services that deliver "anytime, anywhere" access to remote equipment via the Internet. The company's patent-pending remote data acquisition and control units (iDAC), Internet gateways (iGATE), and webserver applications (iVIEW(TM)) are combined into flexible service plans that minimize upfront costs while maximizing productivity. Whether monitoring oil and gas production, utility delivery, weather conditions, traffic patterns, spacecraft telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. or controlling manufacturing processes, iControl customers can securely access their data from any computer connected to the Internet or Intranet. iControl's headquarters are in San Jose, CA. For more information, please visit: www.icontrol-inc.com. Note to Editors: iDAC, iGATE, and iVIEW are trademarks of iControl, Inc. |
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