Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR; TSX: SW) today announced that the company has completed integration of Garmin's Fleet Management Interface (FMI) into its line of AirLink(R) Intelligent Gateways and Routers. The Garmin FMI, version 2.0 is supported by the AirLink PinPoint XT, PinPoint X, MP890, MP597 and MP895.
Together, the Sierra Wireless AirLink invehicle platforms and the Garmin FMI provide customers with a comprehensive, valuedriven mobile solution for location based services, driver communications, vehicle telemetry and fleet management by combining a highly intelligent mobile communications platform with an easytouse Garmin Personal Navigation Device (PND).
Sierra Wireless has integrated the Garmin FMI into ALEOS(TM) embedded intelligence, which powers AirLink devices, creating a quick path to market for a total invehicle communications environment. This simplifies integration and deployment of AirLink devices with Garmin's PNDs in conjunction with customers' dispatch or AVL systems, while also enabling additional features for more efficient fleet management, such as realtime navigation, route planning, twoway text messaging, autoanswer on arrivals/departures, and job dispatch capabilities.
"Facing constraints in time, costs, and labor, fleet owners are looking for efficiencies wherever they can be found," said Roger Jollis, director of OEM and mobile marketing for Garmin. "The integration of the Garmin Fleet Management Interface into Sierra Wireless AirLink invehicle platforms provides customers with better information about their assets and the efficiency of their operations, while at the same time simplifying navigation, routing, and time management for vehicle operators."
With its inherent Application Programming Interface (API), ALEOS enables an even deeper level of integration for Sierra Wireless solutions partners, allowing access to features far beyond location, including the state of vehicle parameters (speed, doors, sirens, etc.) and peripheral equipment (e.g. mandown alarms, printers). A comprehensive, rulesbased events reporting engine facilitates monitoring of key vehicle features and sensors. Using AirLink device management software, customers can remotely configure and update rulesbased reporting parameters and have realtime data sent to an application, email, or SMS.
"We are focused on simplifying complex integration and solution deployment for our partners and customers," said Justin Schmid, Vice President of Marketing for Sierra Wireless, "Garmin is a leader in providing navigation products and services and we are excited about this enhancement, which provides customers with a straightforward path to very robust invehicle solutions."
The Sierra Wireless line of intelligent invehicle gateways and routers comprises a broad line of products, each with a high level of embedded intelligence and comprehensive remote control, configuration, and management capabilities using the suite of AirLink device management software. Customers can remotely configure the entire array of AirLink device parameters, including GPS settings, security protocols, events reporting and much more.
For more information about the AirLink line of intelligent invehicle platforms, visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/....
For more information about Garmin FMI, visit www.garmin.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forwardlooking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forwardlooking statements relate to, among other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement of our services and products, statements about future market conditions, supply conditions, channel and end customer demand conditions, revenues, gross margins, operating expenses, profits, and other expectations, intentions, and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. Our expectations regarding future revenues and earnings depend in part upon our ability to successfully develop, manufacture, and supply products that we do not produce today and that meet defined specifications. When used in this press release, the words "plan", "expect", "believe", and similar expressions generally identify forwardlooking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and changes in the wireless data communications market. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the wireless data communications market, you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forwardlooking statements contained in this press release will be realized.
Together, the Sierra Wireless AirLink invehicle platforms and the Garmin FMI provide customers with a comprehensive, valuedriven mobile solution for location based services, driver communications, vehicle telemetry and fleet management by combining a highly intelligent mobile communications platform with an easytouse Garmin Personal Navigation Device (PND).
Sierra Wireless has integrated the Garmin FMI into ALEOS(TM) embedded intelligence, which powers AirLink devices, creating a quick path to market for a total invehicle communications environment. This simplifies integration and deployment of AirLink devices with Garmin's PNDs in conjunction with customers' dispatch or AVL systems, while also enabling additional features for more efficient fleet management, such as realtime navigation, route planning, twoway text messaging, autoanswer on arrivals/departures, and job dispatch capabilities.
"Facing constraints in time, costs, and labor, fleet owners are looking for efficiencies wherever they can be found," said Roger Jollis, director of OEM and mobile marketing for Garmin. "The integration of the Garmin Fleet Management Interface into Sierra Wireless AirLink invehicle platforms provides customers with better information about their assets and the efficiency of their operations, while at the same time simplifying navigation, routing, and time management for vehicle operators."
With its inherent Application Programming Interface (API), ALEOS enables an even deeper level of integration for Sierra Wireless solutions partners, allowing access to features far beyond location, including the state of vehicle parameters (speed, doors, sirens, etc.) and peripheral equipment (e.g. mandown alarms, printers). A comprehensive, rulesbased events reporting engine facilitates monitoring of key vehicle features and sensors. Using AirLink device management software, customers can remotely configure and update rulesbased reporting parameters and have realtime data sent to an application, email, or SMS.
"We are focused on simplifying complex integration and solution deployment for our partners and customers," said Justin Schmid, Vice President of Marketing for Sierra Wireless, "Garmin is a leader in providing navigation products and services and we are excited about this enhancement, which provides customers with a straightforward path to very robust invehicle solutions."
The Sierra Wireless line of intelligent invehicle gateways and routers comprises a broad line of products, each with a high level of embedded intelligence and comprehensive remote control, configuration, and management capabilities using the suite of AirLink device management software. Customers can remotely configure the entire array of AirLink device parameters, including GPS settings, security protocols, events reporting and much more.
For more information about the AirLink line of intelligent invehicle platforms, visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/....
For more information about Garmin FMI, visit www.garmin.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forwardlooking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forwardlooking statements relate to, among other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement of our services and products, statements about future market conditions, supply conditions, channel and end customer demand conditions, revenues, gross margins, operating expenses, profits, and other expectations, intentions, and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. Our expectations regarding future revenues and earnings depend in part upon our ability to successfully develop, manufacture, and supply products that we do not produce today and that meet defined specifications. When used in this press release, the words "plan", "expect", "believe", and similar expressions generally identify forwardlooking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and changes in the wireless data communications market. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the wireless data communications market, you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forwardlooking statements contained in this press release will be realized.
