SOURCE: TeleNav, Inc.
December 08, 2008 08:00 ET
TeleNav Launches GPS Vehicle Tracker™ With AT&T
Allows Organizations to Monitor and Manage Fleets and Other Mobile Assets Using Embedded GPS Modem
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - December 8, 2008) - TeleNav,
Inc. today announced that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has added TeleNav Vehicle Tracker to its portfolio of enterprise
mobility services. TeleNav Vehicle Tracker is a GPS-enabled device that is
hard-wired or embedded onto a vehicle. It provides companies of all sizes
with a hassle-free method for monitoring and managing fleet operations.
Once installed, TeleNav Vehicle Tracker powers up and is active without
requiring any additional driver interaction or resources.
"This offering builds on TeleNav's industry-leading mobile resource
management solution and provides businesses the ability to actively manage
their vehicles, enhance workforce utilization and provide better service,"
said Igor Glubochansky, director, Industry Solutions for AT&T. "TeleNav
Vehicle Tracker from AT&T is backed up by mobile applications consulting
and deployment support with a single point of contact, for faster
time-to-value for AT&T customers."
TeleNav Vehicle Tracker is accompanied by TeleNav's secure,
password-protected and Web-based management console. Managers can log onto
the site and view the location of each vehicle in the fleet. The Web
console also provides:
-- Historical mileage and breadcrumb reports that help organizations
analyze fleet performance in order to improve productivity and reduce
operational costs
-- Notifications to managers via email or SMS when employees violate a
company policy for vehicle speed, stop time or mileage
-- Detailed information about vehicle activity, including whether the
engine is turned on or doors are open
"TeleNav Vehicle Tracker is the ideal solution for any business that needs
to monitor and track vehicles," said Sal Dhanani, co-founder and senior
director of marketing for TeleNav. "This product combines GPS and Web
technologies to make mobile resource management an affordable solution for
any business, from large fleets to small plumbing operations."
TeleNav Vehicle Tracker is available immediately on AT&T's wireless
network. The TeleNav Vehicle Tracker device is $399.00, with a monthly
service charge of approximately $34.00 per device (additional taxes and
fees apply) with qualified AT&T data plan and TeleNav Vehicle Tracker
service plan rates. Customers also pay a one-time setup fee of $19.99 per
unit and $18.00 data plan activation fee. Volume pricing may be available.
For a free consultation or to order TeleNav Vehicle Tracker, please visit
http://www.telenavtrack.com/tnt/products/tnt/vehicle-tracker.html or call
1.88.TeleNav.2 (1.888.353.6282). For additional information, go to
www.att.com/fleet.
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/telenav/press-releases/.
About AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In
2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and
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Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
About TeleNav, Inc.
TeleNav, Inc., a privately-held company headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, was the first to launch a cell phone GPS system in the United
States. Deployed by 14 carriers in 21 countries, TeleNav is a global leader
in wireless location-based services (LBS). Currently, the company's
solutions are available in four continents, including North and South
America, Asia and Europe.
TeleNav's solutions include GPS navigation, Mobile Resource Management
(MRM), social networking and local search. The company's flagship service,
TeleNav GPS
Navigator™, offers functionalities comparable to in-car systems and
standalone navigation devices, such as automatically-updated maps and
business locations, full-color 3D moving maps, traffic alerts with
one-click rerouting, location-sharing, business reviews, speech
recognition,
Wi-Fi hotspot finder, gas price finder and more. TeleNav also delivers its
award-winning navigation service on the TeleNav Shotgun™, a standalone
GPS personal navigation device (PND) tailored specifically for business
travelers. TeleNav's enterprise application, TeleNav Track™, incorporates
GPS-enabled tracking, time sheets, wireless forms and navigation. TeleNav
Track is a widely adopted service with over 9,000 customer organizations
using it today.
TeleNav services are available on more than 450 wireless devices and run on
most major mobile platforms currently available. TeleNav's partners include
Sprint Nextel, AT&T, T-Mobile USA, Alltel, Boost Mobile, SouthernLINC
Wireless, Rogers, Bell Mobility, T-Mobile UK, T-Mobile Austria, China
Mobile, Vivo Brazil, Telcel, NII Holdings, Research In Motion (RIM),
Motorola, Samsung, Sanyo, LG, Palm, HTC, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, NAVTEQ,
Tele Atlas, deCarta, INRIX and Qualcomm.
For more information on TeleNav, please visit www.telenav.com.
Copyright 2008 TeleNav, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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"telenav.com" are registered and unregistered trademarks and/or service
marks of TeleNav, Inc. Unless otherwise noted, all other trademarks,
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