MobiApps Announces
Release of Next Generation Orbcomm Modem
(16 October 2006) MobiApps, Inc. is
pleased to announce the introduction of the m100, the next generation,
high-performance Orbcomm satellite smart modem designed for global management
and monitoring of remote and mobile assets.
The m100 extends
MobiApps product offerings to new markets, complementing its existing m-Trak
cellular-based vehicle tracking and logistics system.
The m100 provides
world-wide satellite two-way data communications and geo- location in a very
small and power efficient package. The m100 operates over the Orbcomm low-earth
orbit satellite network, providing unlimited global coverage. With the m100's
built-in GPS receiver, asset utilisation is significantly increased by allowing
systems to track, monitor, and manage fixed and mobile assets around the
world.
Sanjay Chakrabarty, CEO and President of MobiApps, stated:
"Managing and monitoring remote and mobile assets is the next frontier in
today's information technology revolution. The introduction of the m100 makes
this possible on a global scale as never before."
Jerome Eisenberg, CEO
and President of Orbcomm, stated, "The introduction of the m100 subscriber
communicator continues the trend of product innovations taking place in the M2M
industry that leverage the many advantages of the Orbcomm network. The m100
offers a compelling combination of performance and value in a very small form
factor."
Production samples and developers kits are now available with
volume production scheduled for November. The m100 is quite mature, given its
predecessor m100D heritage, which uses the same technology for application I/O,
serial, and software hosting environment.
A wide range of global
applications, including security, tracking, messaging and monitoring, will
benefit from the m100. The type of mobile equipment well-suited for the new
technology includes trucks, trailers, rail cars, fishing vessels, freight
barges, construction equipment, automobiles and shipping containers. Examples
of remote equipment include generators, utility meters, pipelines, LPG tanks
and oil wells.
About MobiApps, Inc.
MobiApps is a leading
provider of machine-to-machine terrestrial and satellite communications
technologies. It manufactures and sells wireless products and services for
asset tracking, remote monitoring, and equipment management to clients around
the world. By merging technological advances in GPS, satellite, and terrestrial
wireless technologies at the chipset level, MobiApps is able to offer
cost-effective communications products across a broad spectrum of industrial
applications.
About Orbcomm
Orbcomm is a global satellite data
communications company that provides reliable, cost-effective data
communications services to customers around the world through its unique
low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network and global ground infrastructure. A
diverse customer base, including industry leaders General Electric, Caterpillar
Inc., Volvo Group, XATA, Hitachi and Komatsu, uses Orbcomm services to track,
monitor and control mobile and fixed assets, including trucks, containers,
marine vessels, locomotives, heavy machinery, pipelines, oil wells, utility
meters and storage tanks anywhere in the world.
(source:
MobiApps)