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Thrifty Car Rental selects AirIQ location technology
URL(s): www.airiq.com
TORONTO, Aug 24, 2001 - AirIQ Inc., a wireless application service provider specializing in mobile asset
management solutions, announced today that Thrifty Canada, Ltd. has selected the AirIQ solution to protect and manage its high-value vehicles.
Thrifty Canada, Ltd. is based in Toronto, Ontario and is one of the largest daily vehicle rental companies in Canada. The agreement will see
AirIQ's vehicle location and management solution installed in Thrifty's corporately owned Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chrysler LHS, Chrysler 300M and
Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles, which are among the most valuable in its fleet. Installations are underway in the Toronto and Montreal markets.
"Thrifty recognized that it needs a powerful tool to protect its valuable vehicle assets, while ensuring the highest level of customer service," said
Donald E. Simmonds, President and CEO of AirIQ. "We are delighted that Thrifty has selected the AirIQ solution to provide them with crucial
information to more effectively manage their high-value vehicles."
AirIQ develops and markets a technologically advanced location information service for the efficient management of mobile assets. The solution is
used today in a variety of vehicle fleet enterprises including commercial transport fleets, the service industry and rental vehicles. AirIQ's broad
suite of services includes vehicle location, boundary notification and automated inventory, all features selected by Thrifty.
"As a rental company, our assets are always on the move," said Bill McNeice, Executive Vice President of Thrifty Canada, Ltd. "Losses are a
fact of life in this industry, so the ability to protect and more effectively manage our assets is paramount. With AirIQ, we can significantly reduce
our vehicle losses, which will help us continue to maintain our value position within the industry."
About AirIQ
Based in Pickering, near Toronto, Canada, AirIQ is an application service provider specializing in wireless fleet management for vehicles. Using
telematics, or the wireless transmission of location-based information and control messages to and from vehicles, AirIQ helps its clients locate
and manage their vehicle fleets. AirIQ offers complete end-to-end fleet management solutions to commercial transport fleets, rental vehicle and
lease fleets, bus fleet operators and heavy equipment owners. The AirIQ solution is a marriage of five advanced technologies: Internet, wireless
communications, global positioning system (GPS) technology, digitized mapping (GIS) and computing. AirIQ was formed in 1997 as a
partnership among three high-technology leaders: Bell Mobility, Lenbrook Inc. and Veridian Engineering Inc. Visit AirIQ on the Internet at
www.airiq.com.
On August 1, 2001, AirIQ announced an agreement to merge with eDispatch.com Wireless Data Inc. (TSE: EWD), a wireless application service
provider specializing in mobile workforce management solutions.
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