Saturday, June 17, 2006

LoJack wins $44 million judgment in breach of contract case


LoJack wins $44 million judgment in breach of contract case
Ledger - WESTWOOD, Mass. LoJack Corp. said Thursday that a judge approved a jury award and other costs totaling $44 million in a lawsuit that the maker of vehicle-tracking devices brought against a contractor. Norfolk Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Donovan

Cars That Are Smarter Than You Are
PC World - A few gadgets have truly changed my life. One was a dual-screen DVD player that we put in our aging minivan. Overnight we could take the kids on long road trips without constant whining, fighting, or Happy Meal toys whizzing past my ear while I was

Horses may help wounded soldiers walk again
MSNBC - ARLINGTON, Va. - Spec. Maxwell Ramsey made small kissing sounds as he tried to coax Wylie, a muscular black Percheron horse, over to the platform where the soldier stood. He swung the metal and plastic limb that is his new left leg over Wylie s

Friday, June 16, 2006

MicroTRAKgps Expands Executive Management and Engineering Teams to ...


MicroTRAKgps Expands Executive Management and Engineering Teams to ...
dBusinessNews Dallas (press release), TX - 20 hours ago... has combined the ubiquitous coverage of GPS with the ... real-time wireless location and tracking, emergency assistance, stolen vehicle recovery and many ...

Thursday, June 15, 2006

BSM appoints Investor Relations


BSM appoints Investor Relations
Filing Services Canada (press release), Canada - 18 hours ago... market a comprehensive line of high security vehicle tracking and surveillance ... enhanced reliability, functionality and security today's GPS technology allows. ...

IC Corporation Expands Beyond School Buses to Include New Commercial


IC Corporation Expands Beyond School Buses to Include New Commercial
MSN MoneyCentral - IC Corporation, North America's largest school bus manufacturer, announced today at the Community Transportation Expo in Orlando that it is expanding into the commercial bus market. The company, a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation NAV

Intaver Institute Launched Online Journal 'Project Risk and Decision
PRWeb - Intaver Institute, developers of the project risk management software RiskyProject and inventors of the project risk analysis process known as Event Chain Methodology, today announced the launch of Project Risk and Decision Analysis new online

DriveSync(TM) Now Available for Online Purchase via Target.com
KRON4 - WATERLOO, ON, May 30 /PRNewswire/ - Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. (IMS), a world leader in telematics solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of DriveSync(TM), its GPS vehicle tracking system, on Target.com. The addition to Target's web

Keeping track of the trackers


Keeping track of the trackers
Star - One tracking system is pretty much like the next, right? Well, no, although few consumers realise this. Most of the units that Netstar and Tracker - which together enjoy about 80% of the market - have installed into South African cars rely on radio

IC Corporation Expands Beyond School Buses to Include New
MSN MoneyCentral - IC Corporation, North America's largest school bus manufacturer, announced today at the Community Transportation Expo in Orlando that it is expanding into the commercial bus market. The company, a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation NAV

PWC Logistics promotes the role of IT in logistics at PSUT
AME Info - The seminar was conducted by a group of experts in the fields of IT and logistics and included Mr. Hani Rabie, Country Manager of PWC Logistics in Jordan, Mr. Nadeem Abboud, PWC Logistics University Director in Kuwait and Mr. Alaa Mattar, Head of the

Telematics industry poised for big leap
News Today - To support telematics growth in India the government needs to cut down the restrictions on the availability of digital maps for commercial usage, according to a study by Frost & Sullivan, the global consultants. Presenting its findings as a curtain

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Katrina contractors are cleaning up


Katrina contractors are cleaning up
MSNBC - For companies in the disaster business, 2005 was a very good year. And if preseason predictions are correct, it could be the first in a series of profitable years for a rapidly growing industry that encompasses engineering firms, debris haulers and

Ex-FDA chief faces criminal inquiry
MSNBC - NEW YORK - The former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration is under federal investigation amid accusations of financial improprieties and making false statements to Congress, a newspaper reported Saturday. The New York Times, citing

MobileDataforce and DeLorme Announce Integration of PointSync 3.1
dBusinessNews.com - Boise - Boise -- MobileDataforce Inc. ( www.mobiledataforce.com ), a leading provider of customized mobile software applications and Rapid Application Development Solutions for Mobile Environments (RADS-ME) , and DeLorme, a leading provider of

Core Projects looking to acquire third company in US
Onlypunjab.com - Continuing its acquisition spree in the US, Mumbai-based Core Projects and Technologies Limited, is looking to wrap up another acquisition there by the third quarter of this fiscal and has earmarked an outlay of USD two-million for the purpose

15 percent excise duty imposed on vehicle tracking services


15 percent excise duty imposed on vehicle tracking services
Daily Times - ISLAMABAD: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) will charge 15 percent federal excise duty from companies providing vehicle tracking services and burglar alarm services in 2006-07. With the imposition of 15 percent federal excise duty on international

New IT budget figures still show big boost for DHS
GovExec.com - Revised figures from the Office of Management and Budget show that while the Homeland Security Department's fiscal 2007 information technology budget is unlikely to be as robust as first heralded, substantial increases still are planned for key

Horses may help wounded soldiers walk again
MSNBC - ARLINGTON, Va. - Spec. Maxwell Ramsey made small kissing sounds as he tried to coax Wylie, a muscular black Percheron horse, over to the platform where the soldier stood. He swung the metal and plastic limb that is his new left leg over Wylie s

Fleet special: remote control
Accountancy Age - There is a strong argument that the true acronym for IT is not information technology, but incredibly tedious . After the opening sales gambit of saves you money and saves you time , many finance directors switch off when talk turns