ATX Group unveiled a proposal to help accelerate deployment of the European Commission’s initiative to enable vehicles to automatically notify local emergency responders in the event of a crash and pinpoint the location of the emergency from anywhere within the continent.
ATX’s proposed self-dispatching approach to managing location-enabled emergency calls (eCalls) from vehicles, whether activated by …

Rosum Corporation announced the launch of ALLOY™, a location and synchronization solution for indoor and urban environments.  The ALLOY™ chip, which was developed in partnership with Siano utilizes broadcast TV signals to provide precise frequency, timing and location information.  The chip opens up a multitude of new commercial opportunities by enabling femtocell synchronization and location, …

Teletrac and SpeedGauge have announced an agreement whereby Teletrac will provide SpeedGauge services as an integrated component of its fleet management vehicle technology, Fleet Director 7. SpeedGauge Web-based applications analyze GPS data streams in real time to help fleet managers identify high risk driving behaviour and lower fleet operating costs resulting from excessive speeding.
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Finder Technologies and Auto Page have announced that the two companies have finalized an agreement for Auto Page to distribute the Auto-Finder to automotive aftermarket accessory retailers and installers through their network of independent sales representatives.
The Auto-Finder is a new category of family safety products featuring Finder Technologies’ micro antenna system. The Fynder technology platform …

Appello Systems introduced Maploader – a service which enables the user to pre-load high quality maps to the mobile phone and always have them available, regardless of connectivity. Wisepilot Maploader enables end-users to pre-load high quality maps directly to their mobile phone in batches of country by country. Wisepilot Maploader will offer pre-loading of maps …

Flannery Hire has implemented a geofence antitheft system from Masternaut Three X. Used to protect high-value equipment such as excavators and telehandlers, the Masternaut Asset Track system provides automatic, self-monitoring surveillance of Flannery Hire’s equipment used on sites throughout the north of England. The cloud computing security system provides real-time visibility of equipment and Flannery …

Latitude Technologies released a configurable “G” switch accelerometer to the UDG100 and S100/S200 SkyNode product lines. The configurable six-axis accelerometer will have basic factory settings mirroring the common aircraft emergency locator transmitter but can be customised to user defined settings. The technology marriage allows aircraft to be tracked from take-off through customised flight profiles to …

CloudMade announced it has integrated Location Based Advertising (LBA) into the CloudMade Mapping Platform. The service enables developers to display highly targeted location-based advertisements in their web or mobile applications. CloudMade’s LBA offering provides developers with the ability to tailor the advertisements they display to their application type and user location. With no additional development …

TomTom is starting the commercialization of its Personal Navigation Devices in Morocco. TomTom is entering the market with two products: the mid-range TomTom XL (including maps from Morocco and Europe) and the entry-level TomTom Start (including maps from Morocco). Both products have a free two years map update. These devices will be distributed by MCI, …

Masternaut Three X has launched an advanced camera phone application that enables digital images to be displayed together with associated business data. The Augmented Reality solution uses Layar Browser 3.0 technology, bringing point and shoot simplicity to accessing important data. The system utilises the camera, compass and GPS features and functions of the phone to …