Telogis Introduces Telogis Fleet 9

 Telogis, the platform for location intelligence, introduces Telogis Fleet 9: the industry’s most reliable and scalable fleet management software. Telogis’ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) fleet management system drives rapid return on investment for fleets of all sizes through improved productivity and operational streamlining. Telogis Fleet 9 provides businesses with new configurable reporting and alerting options designed to allow the fleet manager to tailor the system to their specific needs, as well as advanced asset utilization and security capabilities that ensure the productivity and protection of high-value assets.   These new elements build on a platform that already offers a wide range of tools to better manage a compay’s mobile assets, including real-time traffic and weather, fuel card management, advanced compliance reporting, extensive vehicle histories and personnel management functions. Telogis Fleet 9 supports a variety of vehicle and equipment types, and integrates seamlessly with Telogis Route, Telogis Progression and Telogis Mobile to providestrategic and dynamic routing, real-time work order management, telematics and mobile integration on a single platform. 

“The next generation of Telogis Fleet is designed to give the user a completely unique fleet management experience that best aligns with their business needs,” says Sean McCormick, product manager, Telogis. “Other applications on the market provide more rigid reporting and alerting mechanisms that leave the organization confined to the functions that the system offers. With Telogis Fleet 9, we are putting that power into the user’s hands by providing tools that allow easy and fast customization, and offer visually relevant information and data.” 

Telogis Fleet 9 features new configurable reporting functions and settings designed to tailor the system to each unique business model. Key new capabilities include: 

• Ad Hoc Reporting—Telematics systems gather data that is not always relevant to every organization. Telogis Fleet 9 and Ad Hoc Reporting allow the user to define the data elements that they want to see and to organize them in a way that is the most logical way for their operation. Backed by the massive computing power of the Telogis Cloud, Telogis Fleet 9 is able to create and run these reports in real time. 
• Terminology Module—Every organization has its own jargon and terminology. Telogis Fleet 9 lets the user go into the system and rename key terms to match internal nomenclature (“driver” becomes “field technician,” “Van 1” becomes “Regional Route 1,” etc.). 
• InSight Alerting Engine—The new Telogis Fleet 9 InSight alerting engine allows the user to create unique alerts based on almost every piece of data that the system collects. For instance, when a vehicle’s windshield wipers are turned on, an alert can be sent to the fleet manager that it is currently raining at the vehicle’s location. 
• Layers—Layers allows organizations to quickly and easily integrate unique GIS layer data into Telogis Fleet. This means that users can easily locate relevant locations in their company infrastructure that do not appear on standard maps, such as power poles, oil wells, gas and water lines, land use grids, and forestry and parcel data. 

Telogis Fleet 9 also benefits from the new advanced features of Telogis Asset, including asset-specific alerts and reporting functions that provide greater visibility as to how each asset is being used in the field. Users have the ability to view all assets in a single view, customize data by asset type and integrate that information into larger fleet-wide reports — an especially important feature in large, mixed fleets (trucks, heavy equipment, trailers, site equipment). Advanced loss prevention and utilization monitoring tools also protect assets from theft and misuse.

“Telogis’ asset solution not only ensures the security of your high-value assets, it also helps eliminate replacement costs, damages, and higher insurance premiums,” says Jeffrey Cohen, vice president, Asset & Security Solutions, Telogis. “It also allows companies to maximize asset utilization and optimally deploy resources based on real-time information that shows how vehicles, equipment and tools are being used in the field.”

For more information on Telogis Fleet 9 visit www.telogis.com or call 1-866-835-6447.About Telogis

Telogis Inc., the platform for location intelligence, is dedicated to enhancing the value of its customers’ businesses through intelligent integration of location technology, information and services. Telogis was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., with offices in Europe and Latin America as well as development centers in Austin, Texas and Christchurch, New Zealand. Telogis’ products and services are used and distributed in more than 60 countries worldwide. To learn more about Telogis visit www.telogis.com or call toll free at 866-TELOGIS (866-835-6447).

Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District Maps, Manages Network with Esri ArcGIS

Redlands, California - October 10, 2011 - The Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District is taking advantage of the Esri Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement (SU-ELA) program to obtain ArcGIS technology for mapping and managing its underground network. The Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District serves more than 55,000 customers in 21 counties of the state's rural middle region.
"ArcGIS provides the ability to efficiently and accurately map our natural gas system, and gives us detailed basemaps," said Sean Flatt, GIS mapping coordinator at Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District. "Also, all of our personnel now have access to an internal web mapping application, using the ArcGIS API for Flex, which provides maps of our system and allows basic GIS tools and functionality."
ArcGIS is now deployed throughout several departments in the utility, including planning, construction, and engineering. Utility operators are relying on ArcGIS capabilities to perform ad hoc analysis of many company-wide objectives.
In the coming year, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas plans to expand its ArcGIS technology into mobile applications using ArcGIS for iOS. This app will provide field access to maps and data and will enable field-based reporting and data collection for yearly system maintenance projects. Operators in the utility home office will be able to monitor the progress of projects, and updates will no longer require manual entry into the database.
"The Esri small utility ELA has helped our GIS program take a huge leap forward," said Flatt. "With the ability to use the full ArcGIS system, we have been able to not only investigate but actually implement many products that we would have previously not even considered. The ELA makes it possible to let even the most occasional user have access to ArcGIS software."
Esri's SU-ELA program is open to utilities with 100,000 meters or fewer. Through the program, these small utilities receive unlimited deployments of ArcGIS software, as well as maintenance and support for products, staff training, passes to the Esri International User Conference, and Esri data models.
For more information on the Small Utility ELA program, including a webcast and podcast, visit esri.com/suela. To speak to an expert, call 800-447-9778, extension 2990.

About Esri
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.

Esri to Demonstrate Its Geospatial Technology at GEOINT 2011

Defense, intelligence, and national security professionals will get the opportunity to watch demonstrations of Esri's complete geospatial system for intelligence at the GEOINT 2011 Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, next week.

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation hosts GEOINT, which will be held

October 16–19, 2011, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

ArcGIS technology from Esri turns intelligence data into geographic knowledge that informs decision making for a wide range of missions. ArcGIS is a system for working with maps and geographic information that agencies use to fuse, analyze, visualize, exploit, and disseminate complex intelligence data.

"Esri's geospatial technology is uniquely qualified to handle many forms of intelligence such as data from satellite imagery and information collected using handheld devices," said Jack Dangermond, Esri president. "When analyzed and displayed using ArcGIS, subtle geographic patterns emerge from the intelligence that would otherwise be difficult to detect."

ArcGIS is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant system designed and engineered with interoperability in mind. It can be used on a variety of technology platforms including mobile devices, desktops, servers, and web browsers.

During GEOINT, Esri will demonstrate Portal for ArcGIS, a repository for geospatial content that operates behind a secure firewall or in a private cloud. It's similar to Esri's publicly available ArcGIS Online, the cloud-based geospatial content management system for storing and managing maps, data, and other geospatial information.

Portal for ArcGIS lets you access maps, templates, workflows, datasets, services, tools, and other geospatial content. You can also use the resources in the portal to create and share maps that others can access through a variety of platforms, such as mobile devices or custom applications.

"Portal for ArcGIS provides the same collaboration and sharing tools as ArcGIS Online but in a secure environment," Dangermond said. "Users inside an organization can quickly access the authoritative content and create intelligent maps and apps using templates and web mapping APIs."

Esri will be at booth #539. Stop by for briefings and demonstrations on how to

• Manage, visualize, analyze, and distribute geospatial intelligence using Esri's complete, open OGC-compliant enterprise geospatial system.
• Use ArcGIS to seamlessly process and incorporate imagery as an integral part of the geospatial enterprise.
• Exploit the latest in cloud, mobile, server, desktop, and online capabilities.
• Work with robust geospatial tools to manage and analyze data for field operations and situational awareness.
• Use ArcGIS technology to support Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HADR) operations launched after hurricanes, major earthquakes, and other natural disasters.
• Learn how ArcGIS technology provides a powerful analytic platform for understanding human geography.

GEOINT is considered the premier geospatial intelligence conference in the United States. The symposium drew more than 4,000 attendees last year.

Visit esri.com/intelligence to learn more about GIS in defense and intelligence.

About Esri

Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.

GE Joins Western Power Distribution to Help Design Cleaner, More-Efficient Power Grid for UK

 GE (NYSE: GE) announced a Low Carbon Network Fund (LCN Fund) project with Western Power Distribution (WPD). The research initiative is revealing how carbon-reducing technologies, like distributed solar panels, can impact the electricity network. Study results will create a set of “reusable network templates” to help utilities plan more efficient, more reliable, lower-carbon networks worldwide.

The project has been awarded by United Kingdom’s Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) LCN Fund. The LCN Fund is sponsoring £500 million of low-carbon research over the next five years to spur the radical change electricity networks need to make the low-carbon energy sector a reality.

“We’re making the real world our research lab and learning what really happens when we add new generation and consumption technologies to our power grid,” said Peter Aston, innovation and low carbon networks manager at WPD. “Building new power network designs based on remotely accessible, accurate views of actual usage gives us a powerful advantage over computer models and simulations. We’ll know the true effects of system changes because we will be able to collect and analyse the low voltage network data in a way we haven’t been able to do before.”

Key to the project’s success is GE Energy usage sensors that will be distributed throughout Southwest England and South Wales. Sensors at 1,000 substations will record demand and voltage data, while sensors at 8,000 homes will record voltage profile data. The information will be compiled and analyzed by researchers at the University of Bath. The Bath research team will apply engineering and statistical analysis methods to the network patterns to create “network templates” to guide optimal power grid design and upgrades around the United Kingdom.

“Today we’re using the power grid in ways that were not even conceivable when the system was originally designed,” said Keith Redfearn, general manager—digital energy in Western Europe for GE Energy. “With GE sensors transmitting network data, we can help create the roadmap to lower energy’s carbon footprint and incorporate innovation more effectively and efficiently.”

Carbon-saving technologies, such as rooftop solar panels distributed throughout the network, create challenges for a system originally designed to accept electricity from large, centrally located power plants. GE’s sensors will report the voltage, network status, capacity and network stress as new technologies are deployed. Researchers will be able to determine the best ways to smooth loads, lower stress, optimize performance and maximize the energy-delivery capacity of the entire network.

“We’re creating network templates in order to build a more reliable, more efficient and less carbon-filled energy future,” added Aston. “Our greater knowledge of the way the network operates will help us with all aspects of our business, helping us to improve the service to our customers.”

Sensor installation will commence late summer 2011.

About Western Power Distribution

Western Power Distribution is the electricity distribution network operator for the Midlands, South Wales and the South West.

The company delivers electricity to more than 7.6 million customers over a 55,300 sq km service area. The network consists of 216,000 km of overhead lines and underground cables with 184,000 substations.

About GE

GE (NYSE: GE) is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.

GE also serves the energy sector by providing technology and service solutions that are based on a commitment to quality and innovation. The company continues to invest in new technology solutions and grow through strategic acquisitions to strengthen its local presence and better serve customers around the world. The businesses that comprise GE Energy—GE Power & Water, GE Energy Management and GE Oil & Gas—work together with more than 100,000 global employees and 2010 revenues of $38 billion, to provide integrated product and service solutions in all areas of the energy industry, including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; as well as other alternative fuels and new grid-modernization technologies to meet 21st century energy needs.

Rugby2GO Application Makes it Easy for Fans to Locate Traffic Congestion

The free Rugby2goNZ mobile app for Android, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices is the perfect companion for the rugby tourist. It contains detailed information on how to get to the rugby stadiums, the Transport Management Plans, Fan Zones and the more than 1000 REAL NZ Festival 2011 events throughout New Zealand.

The paid version of the application can display LIVE traffic information on accidents, incidents, road closures and traffic congestion which is updated every couple of minutes (exclusive to the Rugby2GoNZ app) to help the user get to where they want to go.

Utilising the GPS in the mobile device to locate the user, Rugby2GoNZ has the whole of New Zealand covered in terms of mapping and Points of Interest for tourists along with direction and routing features.

Bargain hunters can view the location of locations offering discount vouchers from Arrival Magazine.

SOS features of the free Rugby2GoNZ mobile app include AA Roadside Assistance support, locations of the nearest hospital A&E services, pharmacies, Police and even embassy & consulate details.

Rugby2GoNZ Mobile App: The Most Detailed Rugby Stadium and Location-Based Traveller Information Available
Visit www.rugby2go.co.nz

iOS free version for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPad.

iOS paid version for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPad
(Includes live traffic subscription for one month.)
Android version for Android version 2.2 and later.
(Live traffic subscription may be purchased in-app @ $2.50 per month.)

Rugby2GoNZ may be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rugby2GoNZ/157320591016115?ref=ts and Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/rugby2gonzfor daily tips on local attractions near your location.

Company History

Rugby2Go is a project partnership formed by GeoSmart, Ethermedia and Paycre8.

Paycre8
Paycre8 is an independent payments consultancy company founded by a group of senior payment specialists, with many years of experience in the creation of payment solutions.
The Paycre8 team is experienced across all forms of electronic and card payment solutions having worked on assignments with banks, service providers, retailers, mass transit providers and mobile operators in over 30 countries.
These professionals have extensive experience from both a business as well as a technology perspective, and blend these two elements to develop considered and innovative solutions.
They are among an elite international group with extensive experience stemming from their involvement as business development experts, strategic advisors, solution architects and integrators, plus project managers in payment deployments on all the major continents.

Ethermedia
Ethermedia specialises in innovative digital and mobile marketing & engagement solutions.
Over time Ethermedia has developed and provisioned a comprehensive range of advanced digital and new media marketing and sales solutions specifically relevant to mobile in an every growing range of areas.
Ethermedia can provide a range of powerful mobile products with capabilities which include SMS, MMS, mobile direct marketing, and location based services, global gateways, along with mobile application development for most mobile operating systems and mobile website development.

GeoSmart

GeoSmart is New Zealand’s premier mapping company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the New Zealand Automobile Association. GeoSmart provides the mapping data for the leading car navigation brands including Navman and TomTom. GeoSmart is also New Zealand’s mapping leader in printed maps and data supplier for Fleet Management / Vehicle Tracking companies.
GeoSmart provides web mapping API’s and Web Services for web sites and mobile applications. It has also built and maintains AA Traffic and provides real time traffic services to web sites including www.roadwatch.co.nz and www.aamaps.co.nz as well as to car navigation brands including Navman, TomTom and Garmin Asus.