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Discrete Wireless Introduces Improved Fleet Management Services

― Enhancements include new user defined fleet reporting, sensor capabilities, and improved mapping tools for service industry dispatchers ―

 

Orlando, FL, and Atlanta, GA, May 13, 2002 After a successful nationwide roll-out to more than 250 companies over the past year, Atlanta-based Discrete Wireless introduced today its second generation Fleet Management product and service at The Cingular Wireless Alliances and Vision Exchange WAVE 2002 conference.

In addition to the popular feature of monitoring a fleet vehicle’s location, Discrete’s system offers upgraded tracking capability to new and existing users that includes an enhanced dispatch console software module using Microsoftâ MapPointâ 2002 software, power take off and idle sensors.

Discrete’s new sensor services enable the monitoring of door openings and closings, idle time and refrigeration monitoring ― features previously unavailable. Dispatchers can observe when a vehicle arrived at its scheduled stop, and determine if the employee was actually using the equipment on the vehicle, and for how long. This enhancement enables companies to not only monitor the location of their fleet vehicles, but to supervise whether the vehicle was used in the manner it was intended. In addition, company fuel expenses can be reduced through effective monitoring using an idle sensor. The sensor determines excessive idle time when a vehicle is left running at a stop.

Utilizing Microsoft’s MapPointâ 2002 as a new enhancement, Discrete Wireless offers customers the ability to display locations, vehicles, and zones embedded with the off-the-shelf MapPointâ application. MapPointâ provides dispatchers with a full screen map with current vehicle locations and customer locations. It automatically provides current street databases and allows dispatchers to quickly determine directions from the vehicle’s present location to its destination by pointing and clicking on a map with turn-by-turn directions as well as a highlighted route on the map. The vehicle data is refreshed every 2 minutes as various vehicles continue to report at 5-minute intervals.

 

Discrete’s Internet based solutions enable small to mid-sized service fleets to quickly and easily deploy a fleet management solution. By utilizing Discrete’s solution, companies now have the ability to efficiently manage their fleets of service and delivery vehicles by receiving critical information over the Internet without an IT investment. Nearly 2,000 leading HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, carpet cleaning and construction contractor service vehicles ― in addition to oil, water and other delivery service fleets, school bus and limousine fleets from more than 250 companies ― are now using Discrete Wireless’ tracking system. Discrete reduces the cost of operating a fleet, increases the productivity of the mobile workforce, and increases sales through improved customer service. The system allows companies cost control, routing efficiency, increased driver productivity, accurate reporting of sales calls, tracking overtime, driver accountability, fuel savings, customer retention and vehicle history analysis.

Discrete utilizes Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology to provide a live vehicle tracking service. A mobile radio collects vehicle operational data and transmits it in regular intervals, or in exception situations. Discrete gives the user the ability to locate a single vehicle, a fleet, and the closest vehicle to a particular address or customer defined location.

 

About Discrete Wireless

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Discrete Wireless, Inc. is a Wireless Application Service Provider, (WASP), which provides leading-edge hardware and software that utilizes existing wireless network infrastructures to provide Web-based services to commercial customers through a nationwide dealer network. Discrete utilizes the Global-Positioning Satellite (GPS) constellation to provide a live vehicle tracking service enabling "real-time" access to vehicle data such as speed, location and operational status. For more information, call 404-365-2090, email info@discretewireless.net or visit www.discretewireless.com.

 

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