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Code-Alarm and @Road Form Alliance to Deliver Web-Based Telematics Solution
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Code-Alarm and @Road (which develops and provides location-enhanced wireless Internet applications and platforms) has announced that they have established an alliance to deliver a Web-based telematics solution for use by motorists in their vehicles through retail channels. The parties anticipate initiating market activities with a pilot program in Detroit, Michigan. The parties expect to deliver through selected automotive retail channels telematics solutions that leverage the @Road LocationSmart technology platform and Code-Alarm's expertise in automotive sensor technology, electronics manufacturing and distribution. Emphasizing consumer safety, security and convenience services, the parties plan to offer vehicle diagnostics, stolen vehicle recovery, emergency roadside assistance, location-based yellow pages, real-time traffic reports, interactive navigation and concierge services such as localized information on nearby hotels, restaurants and gas stations. "We are very pleased to have the opportunity to establish this alliance with one of the clear and established leaders in mobile resource management, @Road," says Rand Mueller, chairman and CEO of Code-Alarm. "The long-awaited convergence of tracking, security and convenience technologies is finally taking place. This convergence will make these services a cost-effective reality for the consumer market and we feel our combined strengths put us in an ideal position to make the most of that tremendous potential." "Telematic solutions which provide the end consumer safety, security and convenience when on the road represent yet another way of delivering wireless Web-based services and communications to people on thee move," says Krish Panu, @Road chairman and CEO. "Through our alliance with Code-Alarm, it is our intention to create an Internet connection in the vehicle that will link people in their cars to the services and information they need while in transit." For more information on Code-Alarm products, call 248-583-9620.
Link for more info: www.code-alarm.com
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