Peregrine Systems(R) Announces the Integration of Wireless Technology with FleetAnywhere(TM) Integration of QUALCOMM's OmniTRACS and FleetAnywhere Provides Customers Real-time Information for Management of Fleet Vehicles
PR NEWSWIRE - March 06, 2000 09:00
SAN DIEGO, Mar 6, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Peregrine Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGN), the leading provider of Infrastructure Management software and e-Infrastructure solutions, today announced a new integration between the company's FleetAnywhere maintenance management software and QUALCOMM's (Nasdaq: QCOM) OmniTRACS(R) mobile information management system. This integration acts as a conduit between the data coming from OmniTRACS to FleetAnywhere using Peregrine Systems Get.It!(TM) server.
The integration will allow information to be transmitted either from OmniTRACS to FleetAnywhere or FleetAnywhere to OmniTRACS. "For current FleetAnywhere users, it provides users another level of vehicle management for vehicle location, route planning and route status, and enhanced CallCenter functionality," said Bill Keyworth, vice president of product marketing for Peregrine Systems.
"We are excited about the capabilities that the FleetAnywhere product can offer our customers," stated Vaughn Berault, senior manager of marketing for QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions.
Peregrine Systems FleetAnywhere product is a comprehensive, Internet- enabled, scalable fleet maintenance management system. It is capable of tracking an unlimited number of equipment units and supporting an unlimited number of workstations from any number of locations. FleetAnywhere tracks all functions related to the maintenance of equipment fleets.
QUALCOMM's OmniTRACS system is a satellite-based mobile communications and tracking system that provides real-time messaging and position reporting between fleets and their operations centers. Messages are sent, via satellite, through QUALCOMM's Network Management Center to dispatch centers throughout the United States. The OmniTRACS system is an interactive, fully integrated information management system that includes two-way mobile communications, satellite tracking and fleet management software. The OmniTRACS system operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
About QUALCOMM
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; Eudora(R) email software for Windows(R) and Macintosh(R) computing platforms; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS(R) and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system. QUALCOMM owns patents which are essential to all of the CDMA wireless telecommunications standards that have been adopted or proposed for adoption by standards-setting bodies worldwide. QUALCOMM has licensed its essential CDMA patent portfolio to more than 75 telecommunications equipment manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 1999 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol QCOM.
About Peregrine Systems
Peregrine Systems is the leading provider of Employee Self Service and e-Infrastructure Management solutions that help ensure the reliability, productivity and cost-effectiveness of organizational infrastructure. Peregrine Systems provides Infrastructure Management solutions to organizations to permit them to manage the availability and cost of their technology, facilities, and transportation infrastructure. Peregrine Systems also provides Get.It! [tm appears earlier] Employee Self Service Weblications(TM) to allow any employee in the organization to get what they need to get their job done. By integrating Employee Self Service Weblications, such as e-Procurement, with total lifecycle infrastructure management, Peregrine Systems solutions empower organizations to make better and faster business decisions. In a world moving toward 24-hour global e-Business, e-Infrastructure Management coupled with Employee Self Service is a key to competitive success.
Founded in 1981, Peregrine Systems is headquartered in San Diego, California with offices throughout the United States as well as in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia and Singapore. Peregrine Systems also has alliance partners and distributors located throughout these regions and in Latin America. More information on Peregrine Systems is available on the World Wide Web at peregrine.com.
Peregrine Systems is a registered trademark and FleetAnywhere, Get.It! and Weblications are trademarks of Peregrine Systems, Inc. QUALCOMM, Eudora and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
For further information, contact Valerie Motis of Peregrine Systems, Inc., 858-720-5278, vmotis@peregrine.com; or Jeff Eldot of Brodeur Worldwide, 602-282-5445, jeldot@brodeur.com; or Susan Hind of QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions, 858-658-5878, shind@qualcomm.com, or Christine Trimble, QUALCOMM Corporate Public Relations, 858-651-3628, ctrimble@qualcomm.com, or Julie Cunningham, QUALCOMM Investor Relations, 858-658-4224, jcunningham@qualcomm.com.
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