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Jasper Wireless Nominated for Best Telematics Component Solution Award by Telematics Update
Company Shares Award Category with Industry Leaders Intel, BMW and Freescale
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — May 8, 2008 —Jasper Wireless announced today that it has been nominated for a Best Telematics Component Solution award by Telematics Update. Announced annually, the Telematics Update awards are designed to recognize the hard work, talent and potential of companies that have made significant contributions to the telematics industry. This year Jasper Wireless was short-listed along with six other companies, including industry leaders Intel, BMW and Freescale.
“Jasper Wireless helps customers in the telematics industry transform their businesses by enabling global connectivity and real-time management of their vehicles and assets,” said Danny Shader, CEO of Jasper Wireless. “Our solution supports customer applications that track each vehicle’s location, monitor the performance of both the driver and the vehicle, and even perform remote diagnostics. Jasper Wireless brings new value to telematics device manufacturers by making it easy for them to do business across borders and around the world.”
Since its founding in 2004, Jasper Wireless has made impressive inroads into the telematics market, deploying numerous wireless solutions for customers in both the U.S. and Europe. These applications create ongoing revenue streams for device manufacturers, while they enable new business models such as “pay as you drive” insurance and electronic toll collection, new products such as connected personal navigation devices, and advanced safety applications such as eCall.
Jasper Wireless also delivers added value to manufacturers through its automated provisioning capabilities. With Jasper Wireless, activation and connectivity occurs automatically right out of the box, without placing a phone call or sending an activation request, providing an exceptional end consumer experience. Equally important, manufacturers incur no communications expenses until the device is activated by the end user, saving them months of service charges.
Dash Navigation, a Jasper Wireless customer and fellow Telematics Update award nominee, agrees that advanced features like automated provisioning set Jasper Wireless apart from other M2M connectivity providers
“Jasper Wireless has the only global service platform specifically designed for wireless M2M applications,” said Rob Currie, president and COO at Dash Navigation, Inc. “Their instant, automated provisioning helps us deliver a superior user experience to our customers by automatically connecting their Dash Express the first time they turn it on. We would not have received nominations this year for Industry Newcomer and Best Portable Navigation System without Jasper Wireless’s M2M network expertise and outstanding customer support.”
“Our business philosophy is to create value for every player in the M2M ecosystem—manufacturers, end users and operators,” said Shader. “We benefit when everyone benefits, and it’s very satisfying to receive a prestigious industry award nomination that validates what we do.”
The winners of this year’s Telematics Update Awards will be announced at a gala dinner at the Hotel Baronette, in Novi, Michigan, on May 20, 2008.
About Jasper Wireless
Jasper Wireless, the licensed global machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile operator, is the only company built from the ground up to wirelessly connect and manage machines around the world as part of the $32B M2M market. With this dedicated focus, Jasper Wireless is redefining machine-to-machine communications by converging the best in wireless technologies and on-demand Internet applications. The company’s unique service model features the Jasper Wireless M2M Global SIM, M2M vertical application solutions, and the Jasper Wireless M2M Control Center for real-time visibility and control to help M2M application providers maximize their revenues. Founded in 2004, Jasper Wireless is a privately held company based in Sunnyvale, CA, USA with regional offices in the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.jasperwireless.com.
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Media Contacts:
Pam Ferguson
Candelori Communications, Inc. (for Jasper Wireless USA)
Tel: +1 408-358-7225
Email: pam@candelori.com
Kate Stevens
AxiCom (for Jasper Wireless Europe)
Tel: +44 (0)20 8392 4083
Email: jasperwirelessuk@axicom.com