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MicroLogic and SmartEquip Integrate
Fleet Management and Product Support Systems
Westborough, MA and Norwalk, CT — February 8, 2005 — MicroLogic, a leading provider of wireless equipment management solutions to
the Rental and Construction industries, and SmartEquip, the leader in electronic
parts and service support systems connecting fleet operators and manufacturers,
are integrating their iSite® and e-FleetPro® industry solutions.
MicroLogic’s iSite® is an
integrated fleet management system that collects on-board information and
transmits the exact location, run-hours and key operating metrics of rental and
service fleet equipment in near real-time. iSite monitors equipment usage and
provides maintenance notification to increase asset utilization and revenue.
e-FleetPro®- Powered by SmartEquip™ - provides a single source for parts and service
support, including intelligent electronic parts catalogs, easily accessed
operator manuals, troubleshooting guides, safety notices, and equipment
specifications. It also includes
on-line ordering and tracking capabilities for parts purchased electronically,
integrated both with manufacturers’ business systems and with leading rental management
systems, such as Wynne Systems’ RentalMan®.
The combined
system delivers a one-of-a-kind connection between the rental fleet owner, the
equipment, and the manufacturer, resulting in improved fleet uptime and rental
revenue, reduced maintenance costs through electronic preventative maintenance
scheduling, and increased equipment life. Information gathered by on-board sensors can notify service managers of maintenance
or repair requirement and trigger a service work order, while also displaying
local, regional, and national parts availability at the rental company and at
the manufacturer. The system also links
the purchase order system of the rental company with the order fulfillment
system of the manufacturer, resulting in a point-to-point, streamlined
maintenance, service, and parts purchasing pipeline.
“Our vision
has always centered around the notion of “ERM” – Equipment Relationship Management
– where the machine “raises its hand” – or in this case “raises its antenna” –
to report operating conditions, engine hours, fuel consumed, over speeds or any
other significant event,” said Alex Schuessler, SmartEquip CEO and
president. “Using this information to
trigger maintenance and service transactions, check parts availability and
order electronically, all as part of a seamless workflow creates a ‘virtual handshake’
between the equipment, its owner and the manufacturer – dramatically reducing
the fleet owner’s cost of ownership and increasing utilization and revenue. It instantly makes each asset ‘Smart’.”
“MicroLogic’s iSite® solution follows in the
tradition of other highly successful products we have engineered and built, such
as LoJack,” added Michael Fix, MicroLogic’s executive vice president of
business development and strategy. “They all share a common thread –
using wireless technology for improving business performance and asset
protection. Our technology partnership with SmartEquip extends the most
comprehensive lifecycle management system for construction equipment
manufacturers and rental fleet owners available anywhere.”
The common e-FleetPro/iSite
interface will initially be offered to MicroLogic and SmartEquip customers using
Wynne Systems RentalMan, and then expanded to other rental and fleet management
systems.
About MicroLogic
MicroLogic is an industry leader in remote monitoring
and location technology and the technical developer of many highly successful
products such as the LoJack stolen vehicle recovery system. MicroLogic has
developed iSite to address the industry-wide problem of equipment management.
iSite is a communications platform that transmits timely information on the
exact location, run-hours and key operating metrics of an entire fleet of
equipment and provides Rental Equipment and Construction Companies with
on-demand access to collected data via the Web. A ruggedized satellite
communications transponder, specifically designed for the construction
industry, transmits accurate and pertinent data directly from the equipment, to
a PC workstation via the Internet. iSite is now being used by some of the
largest Rental and Construction firms in the United States. iSite has previously
been named one of the Top 50 New Products by Heavy Equipment News.
MicroLogic is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. For more information
call (508) 621-1000 or visit www.micrologic.com.
About SmartEquip
SmartEquip, Inc., based in Norwalk, CT is the
leader in integrated aftermarket parts, service and support systems connecting
manufacturers of equipment found in rental fleets and their users. SmartEquip provides a conduit for the fast,
real-time access to manufacturer service documentation (including operator
manuals, troubleshooting guides, equipment specifications, safety notices) and
an intelligent electronic parts catalog for selecting required parts integrated
to both the fleet users and manufacturers ordering systems – all accessed
through a standard browser. Customers
include independent, regional and national rental companies including
NationsRent, RentalOne and Northside Tool Rental, and manufacturers of
construction equipment including JLG, Multiquip, Mi-T-M, Sakai, and Wacker. For
more information call (203) 899-1800 or visit www.smartequip.com
MicroLogic Contact:
Craig Wilson
(508) 621-1035
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SmartEquip Contact:
Phil Silver
(203) 604-1311
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