For more information, contact:
Brad Shewmake
Kyocera Wireless Corp.
shewmake@kyocera-wireless.com
858-882-2028 |
Christy Dagonas
Complete Innovations
christyd@completeinnovations.com
905-709-0863 x 245 |
Ellen Lynch/Leasa Ireland
LPI Communications for Kyocera Wireless
leasa@lpicommunications.com
415-225-2240
KYOCERA WIRELESS TEAMS
WITH COMPLETE INNOVATIONS TO CREATE FLEET COMPLETE, FEATURING
AWARD-WINNING KYOCERA 200 MODULE
- Turnkey Fleet Management
Tool Seamlessly Integrates Mobile Resources
And Corporate Networks in Real-Time -
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, (August 1, 2005)
Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA
wireless handsets and machine to machine modules, and Complete
Innovations, a leading global provider of mission critical operational
solutions for mobile workforce and transportation-related companies,
today announced Complete Innovations' new "Fleet Complete" resource
management and tracking solution using the award-winning Kyocera
200 Module. The turnkey solution combines Kyocera's leading CDMA
technology with easy-to-use software for real-time, wireless,
two-way data transmission and communication to manage all aspects
of fleet and mobile workforce operations. The Complete Innovations
Fleet Complete solution has been approved for use with the third
largest CDMA wireless carrier in North America.
Fleet Complete uses the Kyocera 200 Module in the MGS AVL solution
to enable seamless communication that easily integrates fleet
and mobile workforces with their corporate networks. The Fleet
Complete solution collects vital information such as vehicle location
and refrigerated truck temperatures in the field and delivers
it, on-demand, to project managers and staff for immediate feedback.
This allows for real-time query, in-field task assignment and
adjustment, mapping and routing, event tracking and scheduling
as well as historical playback and analytical reporting to improve
fleet and workforce efficiency and streamline asset distribution
and deployment.
Fleet Complete empowers customers in trucking and transportation,
field-service industries, delivery and distribution, construction
and public works industries by offering a superior
fleet management tool that improves overall efficiency, streamlines
mobile asset distribution and deployment, reroutes vehicles based
on real-time location and proximity to clients, optimizes fleet
repair schedules, increases safety and security of employees and
much more.
"With the Kyocera 200 Module, Fleet Complete leverages our
superior CDMA technology to deliver wireless, two-way communication
and GPS monitoring that allows staff to interact and react in
real-time with up-to-the-minute information from the field,"
said Dean Fledderjohn, general manager of the M2M division at
Kyocera Wireless Corp. "Complete Innovation's fleet management
solution delivers a dynamic and easy-to-use tool that improves
overall business efficiencies with on-demand communication of
mission-critical information."
"We needed a wireless communications technology partner who could
provide the sophisticated tools mobile enterprises need to better
track fleets and measure performance on-demand to keep a competitive
edge in the marketplace," said Dror Nir, Fleet Complete Product
Manager, Complete Innovations. "By easily integrating the Kyocera
200 module in our MGS 104 and 108 two-way data components, we've
been able to immediately offer our customers a superior fleet
management tool to improve enterprise efficiency, communication
and increase overall ROI."
About the Kyocera 200 Module
The Kyocera 200 Module is designed to enable M2M and telemetry
applications such as vehicle location, SCADA, asset tracking,
remote metering or security, wireless vending, exception reporting
and wireless point-of-sale terminals. The module is equipped with
tri-mode capability (including AMPS), A-GPS position location
capability and support for IS-2000 data rates. Other features
and functions include two-way Short Messaging Service (SMS) capabilities;
simple and mobile IP; AT command interface; dual UARTs; analog
audio; two RF connectors; high-speed packet- and circuit-switched
data; and support for both 13k QCELP and EVRC vocoders.
The developer's kit and programming tools to support integration
of wireless capability into OEM products and systems are available
for purchase by module customers. For additional information,
please visit www.kyocera-wireless.com/m2m-business.
About Kyocera Wireless Corp.
Kyocera Wireless Corp. is a leading supplier of innovative, feature-rich
CDMA wireless devices and accessories for customers worldwide.
Kyocera Wireless maintains an operating belief in the genius of
simplicity and strives to make the wireless experience as simple
and intuitive as humanly possible. The company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Kyocera International Inc., which acquired QUALCOMM
Incorporated's CDMA consumer wireless phone business in February
2000. Based in San Diego, the company is ISO-14001 and ISO-9001
certified and has won city, state and federal awards for its environmentally
friendly manufacturing and recycling practices. For more information,
please visit www.kyocera-wireless.com.
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE: KYO), the parent and global headquarters
of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of advanced
ceramics. By combining these engineered materials with metals
and plastics, and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera
has become a leading supplier of telecommunications equipment,
semiconductor packages, electronic components, cameras, laser
printers, copiers, solar energy systems and industrial ceramics.
During the year ended March 31, 2005, Kyocera Corporation's consolidated
net sales totaled approximately US$11 billion (JP¥ 1,180,655 million)
with net income of approximately US$430 million (JP¥ 45,908 million).
About Complete Innovations Inc.
Complete Innovations Inc. is a leading global provider of mission
critical operational solutions for mobile workforce and transportation-related
companies. With over 300 customers across North America, Complete
Innovations is the 9th fastest growing company in Canada (2003
Profit HOT 50.)
The Courier Complete Operations Management software is an easy-to-use,
Windows-based courier operations solution specifically designed
for the courier, messenger, expediting and distribution industries.
Courier Complete automates the front office, back-end business
and in-field courier processes, including online customer order
entry, accounts receivable, real-time delivery tracking, and account
information. For further information on the most widely used courier
management software in North America, visit: www.couriercomplete.com
.
The Fleet Complete solution is a turnkey fleet and mobile resource
operations management and tracking software which seamlessly integrates
your fleet with the corporate network. It enables real-time fleet
management and tracking, monitors on-board sensors such as temperature
in refrigerated trailers and improves fleet efficiency with real-time
in-field information and communication. For more information,
visit: www.fleetcomplete.com
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