“We are thrilled to partner with LoJack to offer discounted insurance rates to our commercial clients,” said David Firstenberg, president of The Hanover’s commercial lines business. “Given LoJack’s track record, we truly believe that encouraging policyholders to participate in this program will help significantly reduce the risk that their equipment will be stolen and will not be recovered. As a super regional property and casualty insurer, we are dedicated to being there when our policyholders need us the most. This program reinforces that commitment.”

Specifically, in an effort to reduce the increasing risk of theft of this expensive equipment, new customers or customers renewing their policies are eligible to receive $100 savings off of their insurance policy for each of the first 15 vehicles fitted with a LoJack stolen vehicle recovery system, which can ultimately result in a savings up to $1,500. LoJack has enabled police to recover more than $15 million in stolen construction equipment in 2005.

The LoJack system can be fitted to most construction vehicles and entails the covert installation of a small radio frequency device that is tracked by police. LoJack requires no monthly fees.

The special offer is yet another example of The Hanover’s commitment to providing its agency partners with solutions that benefit their clients, while helping to grow their own businesses. This anti-theft program also helps The Hanover’s agent partners build deeper relationships with their commercial clients, by reducing the risk of a theft to their “big ticket” construction equipment.

“GeoStream mapping technology is the most advanced server based mapping product in the GIS industry. It is faster and richer than any client side mapping product, map data is always fresh, and you never have to install map data updates. These three key features alone make OnTrack4 Telogis’ most significant release yet,” according to Steven Rabago, Telogis’ Chief Executive Officer.

Added key features of OnTrack4 include:

– NAVTEQ ultra fast premium maps with free quarterly updates

– SEARCH! Instantly find vehicles, drivers, and key locations

– Unlimited user defined map sizing for wall mounted dispatch monitors

– Even more user defined reports with automated alerts and reporting tools

According to Jason Koch, Telogis’ Senior Vice President, Systems Engineer and Product Manager, “Everybody uses search tools. Embedding SEARCH! functionality into OnTrack4 with GeoStream technology is a huge improvement over older outdated systems. Search tools give users the ability to manage large or small fleets with a single click. This advancement is a significant improvement above our competitor’s offerings.”

The new OnTrack4 with GeoStream mapping technology is a field tested and proven GPS tracking and fleet management system that is easy to use and immediately improves business processes.

Managers and Business Owners are able to use these tools to secure vehicle fleet and workforce information on demand, allowing them to manage their business, assets and team more effectively.

The orders are for the supply of Comtech’s next generation Model MT-2012 mobile satellite transceivers, which feature embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and secure Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities, along with both ruggedized and control station computers, installation kits and support services. Comtech’s Model MT-2012 Transceiver features Savi Technology’s ISO-compliant EchoPoint RFID Reader, which Savi also has deployed in the U.S. Department of Defense’s In-Transit Visibility (ITV) network.

TRACKINGrfid will serve as a division of The Tracking Corporation whose central focus will be to develop supply chain applications that combine both RFID and GPS technologies to provide unmatched tracking capabilities for multiple industries. TRACKINGrfid will operate from Nashville, Tennessee and will be under the direction of Mike Beedles, former President of Fibergrations and now Executive Vice President of The Tracking Corporation and General Manager of TRACKINGrfid.

“Our new name better reflects the new direction of our company,” said Mike Beedles, executive vice president of The Tracking Corporation. “We are excited to be in the position of pioneering breakthrough applications that combine the two most powerful tracking technologies available today. We will be able to continue delivering the high-quality products and services we have always been know for while offering new ones in the emerging world of real-time visibility.”

Founded in 2004 as Fibergrations LLC, TRACKINGrfid provides supply chain management expertise in software development, deployment and integrated RFID implementations in the Food, Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industries. The company is also a leader in Portal Product Development, with patent pending RFID Reader Portals that provide the ultimate protection for RFID equipment used in the manufacturing and distribution center environments and patent pending hardware that enhance the readability of RFID tags from greater distances.

The new design uses Sarantel’s GeoHelix-P2 GPS antenna and the high sensitivity LEA-4S GPS module from u-blox.

Based on the ANTARIS 4 chipset, the LEA-4S GPS module combines unrivaled sensitivity with low power consumption in a package that measures just 17 x 22 mm. u-blox’s award-winning SuperSense software extends positioning coverage to weak signal areas such as indoor car parks or dense urban canyons, offering -158 dBm tracking sensitivity without raising power consumption at low signal levels. The LEA-4S module supports DGPS, WAAS/EGNOS, and is AssistNow-ready, enabling instant positioning on demand, even in weak signal environments.

Leveraging the LEA-4S module’s innovative features, the GeoHelix-P2 GPS antenna from Sarantel, offers a broad, omni-directional reception pattern combined with immunity to proximity detuning — great for mobile terminals and portable navigation devices. The GeoHelix-P2 is designed to be an embedded antenna, with a slim profile well-suited to thin consumer portables. Sarantel and u-blox optimized the reference design to take advantage of the GeoHelix antenna’s excellent filtering properties, maximizing the performance of the combination of antenna and receiver.

“This new reference design brings out the best that u-blox and Sarantel have to offer,” said Thomas Nigg, u-blox Technical Support Manager. “Consumers are becoming ever more sophisticated in their use of navigation devices, demanding better performance, more power efficiency, faster fix times, and greater accuracy. Engineers can treat this combination of the LEA-4S module and GeoHelix antenna as a single component. This system design will provide great customer satisfaction by significantly speeding up the design cycle.”