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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Announces Strategic Alliance With SmartEquip
SAN DIEGO, June 28 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leader in providing wireless data solutions, today announced
that it has entered into a strategic alliance with SmartEquip, a leading
provider of integrated aftermarket parts, service and support systems
connecting major manufacturers of complex equipment and their users. The
companies will integrate QUALCOMM's GlobalTRACS(R) equipment management
solution with SmartEquip's e-FleetPro(TM) construction equipment lifecycle
management applications.
"QUALCOMM is pleased to be SmartEquip's preferred provider for telematics
solutions," said Larry Cleary, senior director and general manager for
QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions. "QUALCOMM has repeatedly sought and
identified 'best-of-breed' solutions and moved quickly to create and leverage
alliances to drive value for our customers. With GlobalTRACS, SmartEquip's e-
FleetPro significantly extends the overall value proposition for equipment
rental companies, contractors and equipment manufacturers."
By offering a fully integrated solution that provides fleet managers with
both the telematics and equipment relationship management solutions, managers
are able to experience efficiency improvements across a fleet's entire
lifecycle through transactional, operational and fleet-utilization
improvements. This translates directly into cost savings and higher profits
for fleet owners and the equipment manufacturers that supply them.
QUALCOMM's GlobalTRACS solution provides fleet managers the capability to
collect, transmit and manage equipment operating status and location data on
demand or at user-specified intervals. SmartEquip's e-FleetPro maintains
equipment information and can create asset-specific work and parts orders to
manage scheduled and unscheduled maintenance triggered by information supplied
by GlobalTRACS. The combination delivers a multiplier effect to rental,
contractor and distributor software providers, enhancing a fleet owners'
ability to maintain continuous and accurate pictures of individual machines
and overall fleet productivity.
"QUALCOMM is a natural choice for SmartEquip as a strategic telematics
partner because of GlobalTRACS' record for reliability, portfolio of features,
software integration and industry leadership," said Alexander Schuessler,
president and chief executive officer for SmartEquip, Inc. "GlobalTRACS and
e-FleetPro together provide manufacturers and fleet owners a seamless
mechanism for managing the total cost of ownership for complex equipment."
About SmartEquip
SmartEquip (www.smartequip.com) is the leader in integrated equipment
support systems connecting major manufacturers of complex equipment to
distributors and to fleet owners. SmartEquip provides a multi-language
conduit for the fast, real-time access to manufacturer service documentation
and an intelligent electronic parts catalog integrated to both the fleet
users' and manufacturers' ordering systems. Customers include fleet owners,
rental companies and manufacturers of construction equipment.
About QUALCOMM
QUALCOMM (www.qualcomm.com) is the industry's global leader in providing
high-value wireless data solutions with Network Operations Centers that
process more than nine million transactions each day. QUALCOMM has shipped
more than 567,000 QUALCOMM mobile systems to businesses in 39 countries on
four continents. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in
the S&P 500 Index and is a 2005 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq
Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
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