January 2010 - Roadmap Newsletter

January 2010

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue

Case study LKW Walter
Editorial

W
elcome to 2010! New features in Frotcom
Extended GPRS coverage
Regardless of the economical, financial and
political analysis, which tend to show this in Europe
new year as the cornerstone for better times,
I am personally quite optimistic about what 2010 can bring to
the Frotcom project. More than that, I think we are doing a lot This and much more…
to make sure that 2010 will be a very good year.

In that sense, we have been preparing in advance 2010, which will bring new and
better features to the Frotcom vehicle tracking system.

In fact, already in the end of 2009 Frotcom had its mapping features increased
substantially, with operations such as “Show closest vehicles” being among the
preferred by users.

What we have in mind for 2010, however, is much
more. Indeed, I personally believe that 2010 will be
seen as the year when Frotcom became a very serious
global player. Not only because the network of
Frotcom Certified Partners will continue to grow, but
also because this tracking solution will become more
and more competitive, bringing the best tracking tools
in the market.

For this work to be possible, we rely heavily on the feedback received from our
Frotcom Certified Partners. Adding to the permanent communication we maintain
with all Partners, we recently had a global survey about Frotcom and the market
needs. The results will now allow us to fine-tune the solution development plan. Our
thanks go to our Partners, for their continuous support and dedication.

I hope you can read my optimism in these few lines. That’s how I feel.

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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Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com

Algeria | Angola |Belgium | Bulgaria | D. R. Congo | Greece | Kenya | Luxemburg | Madagascar | Mauritius | Morocco |
Portugal | Reunion Islands | Romania | Rwanda | Seychelles | Slovenia | Spain | Tanzania | Uganda

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Did you know

GPS Quiz
Case study
This time we propose you a quiz
Connecting to LKW Walter about GPS. Some of the answers you
may know already. Feel free to google
the answers if you need to.
Some months ago, one of Frotcom Bulgaria’s customers asked how it would be
1. The National Space-Based
possible for LKW Walter, the Austrian based full load transport company, to have Positioning, Navigation, and
access to its trucks’ positions. As a business partner of this customer, LKW Walter Timing Executive Committee,
which manages the GPS system,
needed to keep track of the loads, to control the load flows and inform the end was created by which president?
customers.
a. Ronald Reagan
The solution was easy: giving LKW access to the vehicle’s tracking data through b. George Bush
Frotcom’s web service. Within a few hours, LKW linked Frotcom’s data to their c. Bill Clinton
d. George W. Bush
internal IT system.
2. What did the GPS function called
Selective Availability, now
inactive, do?

a. It caused intentional errors
designed to keep enemies from
using it to launch missiles.
b. It only allowed the GPS system
to be used in certain areas of
the world
c. It only allowed specific types of
GPS receivers to access the
The solution was so successful that soon LKW required other Frotcom Bulgaria and network
Frotcom Romania customers to give the same kind of access. And so, today, six d. It would only allow users to
access the network if they had
Frotcom customers offer LKW a direct link to their trailer’s location.
paid a user fee
It is very unlikely that this story will end here, for already LKW has certified Frotcom
3. As of 2006, how many times does
as one of the tracking systems compatible with their internal load tracking system. each GPS satellite circles the earth
in a day?
This is not only a confirmation of Frotcom’s powerful webservice interface, but also
a sign that similar projects will probably happen in the future. The fact that LKW, a a. Once
b. Twice
leading transport company with almost 1 million full truck loads per year, has
c. Three times
approved Frotcom, will hopefully increase our product’s popularity among the d. Four times
thousands of LKW’s partnering transportation companies.
4. Where is the GPS Master Control
ROADMAP thanks LKW WALTER for their support to Frotcom and also congratulates Station located (as of 2006)?

Delyan Kostov and the Frotcom Bulgaria team on these successful projects.
a. Washington DC
b. Hawaii
c. Oklahoma
Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | roadmap@frotcom.com | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 d. Colorado Springs


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Tip of the month
New features in Frotcom
Applying vehicle filters to
Extended GPRS coverage in Europe automatic reports
Frotcom International is proud to announce that new countries
have been included in the coverage map. The following is a Let’s suppose you have a big fleet
composed of two groups of vehicles:
complete list of countries in Europe and Eurasia. In sum, Frotcom now tracks online
international transports and national
from Portugal in the West, to Russia, including Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey, distribution. For each of those two
in the East. groups of vehicles, you have a different
fleet manager.

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia,
Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
How can you send each fleet manager
Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, automatic reports with only the group
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom. of vehicles he/she is responsible for?

Note: countries in blue were the latest additions. Well, you can.

In some of the countries above, Frotcom has the possibility to automatically choose If you haven’t done so yet, create two
from more than one operator, depending on the coverage conditions. In total, about vehicle filters: one containing all the
vehicles for international transports;
100 operators may be used. This is a great advantage for Frotcom users. Not only
and another containing all the vehicles
there is international coverage, Frotcom uses as many operators as possible, for distribution.
in one country, to maximize GPRS coverage.
Now, create the automatic report you
want to send out to the fleet manager
Extended accessories list responsible for International
transports. Select the International
transports filter:
Frotcom’s accessories list has been upgraded. It is now possible to use, in
conjunction with the Bolero Lt or Fox LT tracking devices, the following accessories:

 Door open sensor
 Temperature sensor
 Vehicle immobilizer
 Automatic driver identification (RFID) This report will only include the
vehicles involved in international
 CANBus interface kit (for trucks)
transports.
 Mobile data terminal for 2-way messaging
Proceed similarly to generate the
For further information, please consult Frotcom’s Accessory price list. report for distribution, by choosing the
corresponding vehicle filter.
Of course, the main responsible of the
Portugal | Reunion Islands | Romania | Rwanda | Seychelles | Slovenia | Spain | Tanzania | Uganda company would be able to receive both
reports and examine them separately.
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News and events
The best looking Seat in the world In the next issue
“The best looking Seat in the world” – This is
how Delyan Kostov of Frotcom Bulgaria entitled News and events,
his email to ROADMAP, to which he attached
some pictures of their new field services van. more new Frotcom features
And you know what? We agree!
and tips will be presented.

Roadmap congratulates and thanks Frotcom
Bulgaria for this initiative and also for helping
Frotcom’s brand awareness. This and more, so don’t miss

the next issue of Roadmap.

Joining us
Frotcom Slovenia’s team is expanding…

We have a new friend in Frotcom Slovenia.
Leon Jakšič is 34 years old and is working as
Sales Consultant.

Leon’s curriculum includes previous
responsibility in sales, managements and
motivation areas, in the insurance and
financial industry.

Used to hard work, Leon will now help
Frotcom Slovenia meet its sales objectives.

Roadmap welcomes Leon for coming abroad a great project!

…and so is Frotcom Bulgaria

Frotcom Bulgaria is also expanding. Boyan Ranov,
aged 23, is our new friend.

Boyan is mainly responsible for device installation
and maintenance, as well as customer support.

Previous to joining Frotcom Bulgaria, Boyan worked
in a Bulgarian vehicle tracking system. We’re sure
his previous experience will be very useful.

Roadmap welcomes Boyan for joining with the
best team!



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