Roadmap monthly newsletter - February 2011

February
2011

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue

New Certified Partner
Editorial Frotcom Serbia
is the newest Partner

I am writing this editorial from the Mobile World
Conference 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. The MWC is a
great opportunity not only to learn about the newest developments in the
mobile industry, but also to find ways of taking Frotcom to the next level.
Case study
Stupica Transport
Trucking in Slovenia

News and events
Frotcom Spain partners
Undoubtedly, Frotcom has grown to become one of the most interesting vehicle with beer producer
in Barcelona
tracking and fleet management systems in the world. But we have the ambition
of making Frotcom THE best vehicle tracking and fleet management system. This and much more…

For that, new features are being prepared. Frotcom international will soon
disclose some of those features. Others will come next, supported by state of
the art technology and strategic partnerships.

The visit to the MWC was a great opportunity to get new ideas on board and
help paving the road for Frotcom's evolution. For sure, the next 12 months will
see Frotcom grow and become more and more an invaluable tool for companies
to control their fleets, their costs and productivity.

Valério Marques
CEO - Frotcom International

A note from the editor – If you would like to have your own say in the next edition of this newsletter please do
not hesitate to get in touch at roadmap@frotcom.com.

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Did you know?

New Certified Partner

Frotcom now in Serbia
In February 2011 Frotcom’s network of Certified Partners was enlarged to

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Serbia, through local company Vransys d.o.o., which from now on become
Frotcom Serbia.
Daytime running light
In Serbia there is currently a large market for fleet management systems, with a
Dedicated daytime running lights (DRLs)
high number of companies looking for cost effective solutions for fleet
are the lamps on vehicles that switch on
management and vehicle tracking system.
automatically when the engine is started.
According to Dragan Kostovski and Jelena Stefanovic, They substantially increase the visibility
respectively CEO and Director of Vransys d.o.o., “We are of motor vehicles.
very proud to be part of the Frotcom team. As a young
company with main focus on professional vehicle tracking Whereas drivers are only required to
and fleet management, we decided to join the Frotcom switch on their lights in the dark in most
network. As Frotcom Serbia, we have high expectations for countries, DRLs are designed to be
our market. We strongly believe that this cooperation is the switched on during the day. In contrast to
best way to provide the best services for our customers.” conventional headlights, DRLs do not
help the driver see the road but rather
Dragan Kostovski is also CEO of Frotcom Macedonia. The
help other road users see the
success of the Macedonian operation led Dragan to invest
approaching vehicle. The energy
also in the neighbour market.
consumption of DRLs is only 25-30% of
Nuno Liñan, Marketing Director at Frotcom International said that “This new that of a conventional dipped-beam
partnership represents an important milestone for Frotcom, as we continue our headlamp.
rapid growth and further extend our global reach into new international
markets. We are sure that this partnership will be of great success and that EU Legislation
companies in Serbia will benefit greatly from it, especially in these times of crisis,
From 2011 onwards, DLRs will be
as Frotcom can provide significant savings in a company's fleet related costs”.
mandatory for all new cars and small
ROADMAP congratulates Dragan Kostovski, Jelena Stefanovic and the Frotcom delivery vans in the EU. Trucks and buses
Serbia team and wishes them great success. will follow in August 2012.

Some words about Serbia Existing vehicles will not have to be
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a country located at
retrofitted. Currently, 17 EU countries
the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, covering
already have some form of DRL
the southern part of Carpathian basin and the central part of
the Balkans. Belgrade, Serbia's capital city is among the most legislation.
populous in Southeast Europe. Flag of Serbia
Source:http:// ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety
> Capital: Belgrade > Language: Serbian > Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)
> Territory: 88,361 sq km > Population: 7.3 mln > GDP: USD 80 mln (2010)


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Tip of the month

Send us your feedback!
Case Study
Štupica Transport
Trucking in Slovenia
Located in the Ribnica valley, 45 kilometers away from capital Ljubljana,
Slovenian company Štupica Transport was founded in 1991. With a fleet of 27
trucks, all Štupica’s vehicles meet the highest EU standards. The company
New features in Frotcom are developed
performs quantitative and volumetric transport loads up to 25 tonnes.
according to a roadmap which is largely
Today Štupica has 35 employees. Besides the road transportation business, influenced by the feedback received
the company provides additional services to other companies, such as a from users.
330 cubic meters storage area, truck washing and service garage.
Frotcom International schedules the
For over 20 years the company’s strengths have
development of these new features in
consistently been its quality, reliability, flexibility and
terms of the number of requests from
24/7 availability for all clients.
users, as well as the global interest that
According to Robert Štupica, Technical Director at such features can have for the
Štupica Transports, “Frotcom has proved to be community of users.
perfectly in line with the needs of our company: it is
simply the best!” That is why it is very important for
users to express their needs to
ROADMAP congratulates Leon, Dusan and Frotcom Slovenia team for this Frotcom International. The best way to
successful project. do this is to use the Send us your
feedback link, located on the top right
corner of Frotcom SL.

New Features
New filter for Frotcom’s messaging module
A new filter tool was added to Frotcom’s Interact module, making it easier for
By clicking on this link, users are invited
users to locate messages previously sent or received.
to describe what they did not like about
Frotcom, or any new feature they
would like to have.
The filter allows users to filter messages by time period, vehicle or driver, and All feedback received is read and
also through a search mechanism which will look inside the previous
analyzed by Frotcom International’s
messages, for a specific text.
Development Team.



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Measuring fuel level in liters
Frotcom already allowed users with the CANBus
module to view the level of fuel in the tanks of the
trucks. However, this measure was provided only as a
percentage of the full tank’s capacity. Next, on Roadmap
Now, Frotcom can show the fuel
level in liters also. For that, users just
News and events,
have to indicate in the vehicle details
the full capacity of the tank, in liters. more new Frotcom features
Then, in the CANBus module, either
% or L can be selected. and tips will be presented.

News and events This and more, so don’t miss
Falcom changes shareholdship the next issue of Roadmap.
Falcom Wireless Communications, the German manufacturer of the tracking
devices used by Frotcom, announced that the company joined Erco & Gener
(www.ercogener.com), remaining an independent company according to
German Commercial law. This cooperation will support Falcom's strategy in
developing and marketing its own products as well as its expansion in
OEM/ODM businesses.

Although this change in shareholdship does not directly affect Frotcom or its
solutions, Frotcom International expects nevertheless that in time it will allow
Falcom to present new and better tracking devices and accessories, which will
benefit Frotcom’s solution.

Cervecita, anyone?
Why does everybody want to catch this bus? Well,
when Moritz, Barcelona’s beer producers since 1856,
offers you prizes and discounts, it’s certainly worth
the trip. And that’s exactly what Moritz did, during
the Opportunity Week event, organised by Barcelona Turisme, from January 28
to February 6th (www.bcnow.cat). To help locating the bus, Moritz partnered
with Frotcom Spain.
From the Moritz page in Facebook, beer lovers could track the bus
on a light version of Frotcom and immediately find out where the
bus – and the prizes – were. You can find a great video about this
initiative in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tHQvObxC94.


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