19th Sep 2006 19:00
Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the US-based m2m mobiletechnology arm of Telit Communications (LSE:TCM), and KORE Telematics,a leading specialized provider of wholesale digital wireless servicesfor the m2m market, today announced they have entered into anagreement to co-market their respective solutions. Telit and KORE willpromote each other's services and products to North Americanapplication integrators, service partners, and end customers toelevate each company's sales efforts and accelerate industry adoptionof m2m wireless technology.£ "Telit's outstanding customer-focused approach combined withproven success in Europe, coupled with exceptional leadership in theirnew North American operation makes them an ideal forward-lookingpartner," said Alex Brisbourne, president and chief operating officerof KORE Telematics. "By working together, we will provide mobileapplication integrators an end-to-end solution that enables quickertime-to-market with reduced technical risk for their cellularapplications."£ For Telit and KORE customers, cellular device selection andwireless service are the critical, and typically the most complex,components of an m2m solution. Together, these companies provide theskills, resources, and expertise required to assist their customerswith identifying and deploying the critical components in their totalm2m solution.£ By jointly developing and delivering on-going support andtechnology enhancements to improve life-cycle ownership experiences,Telit and KORE aim to shorten the amount of time taken for applicationintegrators and service partners to integrate, test, and launch newservices. Offering an end-to-end solution incorporating each company'srespective technologies will reduce problem identification andresolution times in all stages of the service life cycle, whileminimizing the time and cost associated with device approvals andcertifications.£ "KORE shares our customer-driven approach to the m2m mobilecommunications marketplace. Their support will prove invaluable inadvancing our initial marketing efforts in North America," said RogerDewey, President & CEO of Telit Wireless Solutions Inc. "Together, wewill focus our efforts on making the customer's success our number onepriority."£ KORE Telematics, a provider of wireless access services, providesall functions usually available from mainstream mobile communicationsoperators, but with even more flexibility. Through its modular set ofcomponents, application integrators, service partners, and endcustomers can assemble custom m2m services through the integration ofstandardized elements at lower cost. KORE enables a full suite ofwireless capabilities including GPRS, 2-way SMS, GSM voice, mobileemulation, WAP and static IP services, and even mobile mailapplications.£ Telit's m2m GSM/GPRS modules allow machines, equipment, orvehicles to interface with each other via mobile communicationsnetworks. Telit's approach to m2m is unique -- their products aredivided into families, each tailored to different levels ofintegration and volumes according to application size and productionscale, and each addressing distinct application groups such astelematics, fleet management, and automatic meter reading. Withinthese families, products have the same form factor and functionalityirrespective of their wireless technology (GSM, CDMA). The advantagefor customers is immediately apparent because all modules within afamily are interchangeable, due to uniformity in size, shape,connectors, and software interface. Customers can easily replace anymodule with its successor because there is little or no changerequired to the application.£ There are at least ten times more machines, equipment, vehicles,and robots than there are humans in the world, creating a criticalneed to transfer information efficiently between machines or frommachines to humans. The relatively new m2m industry delivers increasedefficiency, time savings, improved customer orientation, and greaterflexibility. According to ABI Research, the m2m market in NorthAmerica is expected to generate sales of over ten million units in2007 and have an annual growth of 32% through 2011. £ About KORE Telematics £ KORE Telematics., headquartered in Herndon, VA, is the leadingindependent provider of commerce-grade digital wireless services forthe m2m market. With operations in Canada and the USA, KORE providesservice to more than 200 applications providers in a broadcross-section of segments. Providing the most comprehensive set ofplatform services and support available in the m2m market, includingunbundled, aggregated services backed by flexible usage-based callmanagement and billing output services. KORE launches tested andapproved m2m services quickly, inexpensively, and reliably. For moreinformation, please visit http://www.koretelematics.com. £ About Telit Communications £ Telit is a leading global mobile communications technologycompany. Its Wireless Solutions division develops, manufactures, andmarkets GSM/GPRS and CDMA modules for machine-to-machine (m2m)applications which enable machines, devices, or vehicles tocommunicate via mobile networks. Telit modules are marketed anddeployed worldwide. The company is listed on the London Stock ExchangeAlternative Investment Market (AIM) (code: TCM). For more informationabout the company, please visit www.telit.com. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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