New Fleet Solution from Magellan and CalAmp is Now Available

Solution includes many truck and fleet-specific features such as customizable routes, highway lane assist, Magellan Smart GPS Cloud Connectivity and more

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Jun 03, 2015, 08:30 ET

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan and CalAmp announce the availability of the CalAmp Android-based mobile data terminal (MDT-7) featuring Magellan's professional-grade fleet navigation software. Designed to increase safety and convenience, the MDT-7 provides fleet operators in the U.S. and Canada with access to advanced navigation features such as speed limit and speed alert notifications, turn-by-turn directions, trip planning enhancements and a collection of fleet-specific cloud services.

The new solution is available now and will be demonstrated in CalAmp's booth # C152 at the upcoming TU-Automotive Detroit 2015 show on June 3 and 4 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Detroit, Michigan.

"We are pleased to announce the availability of the new solution giving customers access to industry leading fleet navigation services at a competitive price. Magellan looks forward to working with CalAmp to help customers meet their business goals by continuing to exceed industry standards," said Stig Pedersen, Magellan associate vice president, product management. "We believe this navigation solution is a great fit within the growing fleet management market."

The CalAmp MDT-7 is available with one of two Magellan navigation software bundles out of the box. With one package, customers receive the Fleet Consumer Navigation variant for automotive fleet implementations such as taxis and limousines that do not require commercial trucking attributes. With the other package, customers receive the Magellan Fleet Navigation application, which provides a host of trucking and fleet features including customizable truck routes based on vehicle dimensions, junction view to guide drivers to correct lanes for merging and exiting, highway lane assist to safely navigate complex highway interchanges and points of interests such as weigh stations, truck stops and lodging. The Magellan Fleet Navigation application is also fleet protocol-support ready, offering hours of service (HOS) and state mileage for international fuel tax agreement (IFTA) fuel logging, automatic on board recording device (AOBRD) capability, estimated time of arrival (ETA) protocols and more.

CalAmp will also be making the Magellan SmartGPS Eco cloud service available on the MDT-7 to provide customers with access to real-time content such as fuel pricing, map updates, weather, traffic reports and alerts. CalAmp and Magellan are working to make the fleet-specific cloud services available to a wider audience through aftermarket channels including the CalAmp Appstore and Magellan's online portal.

"This preferred partnership allows CalAmp to offer a rich set of mobile navigation features in the U.S. and Canada on our popular MDT-7 terminal. It combines Magellan's best-in-class software with CalAmp's proven and comprehensive fleet management offering," said Greg Gower, senior vice president and general manager of CalAmp's Mobile Resource Management (MRM) business. "CalAmp and Magellan are working to expand our content offerings through our cloud services to enable our customers to differentiate their solutions while also helping meet their evolving business objectives."

About CalAmp
CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP) is a proven leader in providing wireless communications solutions to a broad array of vertical market applications and customers. CalAmp's extensive portfolio of intelligent communications devices, robust and scalable cloud service platform, and targeted software applications streamline otherwise complex Machine-to-Machine (M2M) deployments. These solutions enable customers to optimize their operations by collecting, monitoring and efficiently reporting business critical data and desired intelligence from high-value mobile and remote assets. For more information, please visit www.calamp.com.

About Magellan
Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, MiTAC Digital Corporation, manufacturer of the Magellan (www.magellangps.com) brand of portable GPS navigation devices, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiTAC International Corporation. Magellan, the industry leader for innovative GPS navigation devices since 1986, globally markets award-winning products in multiple categories including auto, RV, commercial, outdoor, fitness and mobile. Continuing its spirit of innovation, Magellan is developing new cloud-based technologies, wearables, OEM and B-to-B solutions to meet the changing needs of today's consumers.

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Magellan Contact:
Andrew Wille & Rita Lee
Copernio
[email protected]
714.891.3660

CalAmp Contact
Justin Schmid
Sr. VP of Marketing and Business Development
(805) 987-9000

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