Fleet Management Systems Are Utilizing a Greater Variety of Cellular and Satellite Technologies Fleet Management Systems NEW YORK - August 3, 2006 Contact: Christine Gallen Contact PR www.abiresearch.com Fleet management takes many forms: it can apply to long-haul and short-haul trailer tracking, intermodal trailer tracking, taxis, rental vehicles, public transportation, school buses, and many more. The technologies used to manage such fleets, which are detailed in a new global market analysis study from ABI Research, vary widely as well: from a few cell phones to large, sophisticated, integrated commercial telematics systems. They may employ GPS, cellular or satellite-based technologies. "Telematics vendors examining prospective markets must understand the particular user-requirements and market-barriers for these segments," says ABI Research analyst Steven Bae. "The applications may vary greatly among these markets and solutions providers must understand their own core competencies in order to realize where synergies with specific market segments may be realized. In a complicated operational environment, these choices can be difficult, and guidance can be hard to find." The new study, "Fleet Management Systems: Global Commercial Telematics Markets and Forecasts" offers a high-level perspective of the technologies and choices that are defining the increasingly complex market landscape of commercial telematics fleet management systems. This analysis not only reviews the current and future mix of commercial telematics technologies, but also identifies the relevant applications for them, and how vertical markets are building use-cases for them within application and business process environments. For example, systems employing cellular services are best suited for domestic fleets, or those that need frequent communications, such as short-haul trucking, for-hire, taxi, rental, and emergency service fleets. In contrast, satellite communications can provide (at greater hardware and subscription cost) global coverage and no roaming charges, meeting the needs of long-haul and international fleets. But, they fall short in the bandwidth needed for firmware upgrades. "It is complexities such as these that successful market players must navigate in today's competitive environment," notes Bae. ABI Research also publishes a number of focused studies that provide in-depth, ongoing coverage for specific commercial telematics research topics. Like the Fleet Management Systems study, they form part of the company's Commercial Telematics Research Service, which also includes regular market updates, industry and forecast databases, ABI Vendor Matrices, ABI Insights and access to analyst support. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research maintains global operations supporting annual research programs, intelligence services and market reports in broadband and multimedia, RFID and M2M, wireless connectivity, mobile wireless, transportation and emerging technologies. For information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500.

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