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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Intelematics Australia Launches the Telematics Services Hub Based upon Webraska Technology
PARIS & MELBOURNE, Australia--Nov. 13, 2003--Webraska, the pioneering provider of integrated wireless location-based services (LBS), telematics applications, navigation and mobile enterprise solutions is pleased to announce that its powerful geospatial middleware is to be at the heart of a new service from Intelematics Australia, the continent's leading telematics service provider. The new service, launched as the Australian Telematics Services Hub (ATSH), will extend Intelematics Australia's core telematics and roadside assistance offerings currently made available through their nation-wide call centre and will soon be made available through wireless devices such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and mobile phones.
The ATSH uses Webraska's location-based services software to provide services not only to members of the Royal Automotive Club of Victoria and the National Roads and Motorists' Association (joint venture partners of Intelematics Australia) but also to Australia's vehicle manufacturers, such as Holden (the Australian subsidiary of General Motors) who are already a Intelematics Australia customer. Webraska also developed additional device monitoring, scheduling and event-based alert features that will allow the TSH to deliver a range of new features including:
-- The ability to use and monitor services using wireless devices (PDAs, mobile phones), as well as the web.
-- Event-based alerts (such as a low-battery alert) sent via SMS and/or email.
-- Up-to-date traffic information.
-- Directions to nearby petrol stations, hotels and restaurants.
-- Alternative routes to various points of interest, based on traffic forecasts.
"This is the first Webraska deal with a large consumer-focused Telematics Service Provider and it provides us with a major opening in the Telematics market space. It also offers further confirmation of the enormous potential of Webraska technology across a broad range of industries," commented Kirk Mitchell, Regional Sales Director Asia Pacific for Webraska Mobile Technologies. The ATSH makes use of Webraska geospatial technology which in Australia is licensed and hosted by Sensis (a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra).
"The Australian Telematics Services Hub (ATSH) is the digital glue that connects the dashboard, mobile phone, motorist, fleet manager, auto manufacturer or importer and content provider," commented Adam Game, CEO at Intelematics Australia. "We partnered with key players to achieve this and selected Webraska as they had proven experience in working with complex architectures across multiple devices and across varied wireless networks."
Both Intelematics Australia and Webraska are now looking to jointly promote the unique Telematics Service Hubs across other regional and worldwide geographies and will demonstrate the service at the upcoming ITS World Congress in Madrid (November 17-20, 2003, stands 103 and 126). Free invitations for the Exhibition are available upon request from invitationITS@webraska.com.
For more information please visit www.webraska.com
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