Comworxx Debuts Port-IT Mobile Telematics At CES Las Vegas
5 January 2001
Comworxx Debuts Port-IT Mobile Telematics At CES Las Vegas
Business Editors/Technology WritersSARASOTA, Fla.--Jan. 5, 2001--Comworxx, Inc. (COMWORXX), a Florida-based telematics company, added a new dimension to the concept of mobility with the introduction of its Port-IT(R) system at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The comprehensive telematics solution delivers a variety of location-based driver safety, communications, and information access services that offer distinct benefits to fleet, corporate, and consumer customers.
Port-IT (short for Portable Information Technology), combines global positioning, mobile telecommunications, and web-based information in a single system, optimized for vehicular applications. Plugging any leading edge personal digital assistant (PDA) into the Port-IT unit turns it into a online communications center, capable of delivering hands-free telephone functionality; access to internet-based news, traffic, financial, and sports information; e-mail; emergency service; roadside assistance; and dynamic turn-by-turn navigation assistance with voice prompts.
Port-IT customers can personalize online content quickly and easily via MyPortIT.com, an Internet portal that offers a wide selection of options that determine the information that is provided to the mobile unit. Content can be added or modified at will from any Internet connection, assuring that the information users want and/or need is always available.
Comworxx has formed a series of strategic affiliations that assure customers of the highest possible satisfaction with their Port-IT systems. ComROAD AG, Comworxx' partner and one of the world's largest and most successful mobile telematics providers, designed the Port-IT hardware and telematics service center architecture. Established experts in their respective fields provide in-vehicle data and services. These include i3 Mobile (for online content service) and iFLEET (for roadside assistance, mayday, and mobile security monitoring services). An additional relationship with Clarity LLC for noise-canceling technology will optimize the performance of Port-IT's voice-driven user interface.
"Clearly, the future is mobile," said Mike Jonas, President and CEO of Comworxx. "By delivering everything from simple entertainment critical location-based safety, communications, and navigation services, Port-IT is a driving force behind this new mobility."
About Comworxx
Comworxx, Inc., is headquartered in Sarasota, FL. Comworxx was founded by Intelliworxx (OTCBB:IWXX), a mobile computing company, and Comroad AG (Neuer Markt:RD4), world leader in mobile telematics, to bridge the gap that exists between the telecommunications and vehicle industries. Comworxx provides mobile telematics services through its Global Transport Telematics System and adds value to consumers by helping them safely connect to the wireless world, existing infrastructure, and most of all, to their personal information. For more information please visit www.comworxx.com.
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