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GPS - The (Not So) Secret Sauce for Competitive Businesses

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Author—H.P. Jin- President, CEO and Co-Founder

Secret_sauce When you think of GPS applications, you may think of navigation, child tracking, outdoor activities and maybe even criminal monitoring. You may not, however, think of businesses using GPS services. That’s because what we often see in the news or on our favorite TV show are people using GPS to drive, catch bad guys or find loved ones.

While we certainly love the fact that GPS services like TeleNav GPS Navigator are becoming more mainstream on cell phones (this was our initial vision when starting TeleNav), it has been a well-kept secret for several years that many businesses are using GPS technologies as well.

The good news, from my perspective, is that this "secret" is starting to get more industry and media attention. For example, just this week, ABI Research published a report stating that over the next five years, an increasing number of enterprise organizations will deploy mobile solutions to "reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve customer service."

This report is no surprise to us since we have provided enterprise organizations with TeleNav Track and TeleNav GPS Navigator for several years. Even before the current increase in gas prices, many companies discovered immediate ROI with GPS solutions as it quickly and easily allowed them to improve operations and customer satisfaction. As Sal mentioned in his post earlier this week, with gas prices now on the rise, companies have an even bigger incentive to analyze their operations and determine if GPS can help keep costs down during this turbulent economy.

GPS is helping many companies - small and large - save money, improve customer service and stay competitive. So the secret is out and my question to you is, are you making the most of GPS in your business?

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Companies Use GPS to Save Gas

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Author—Sal Dhanani - Co-Founder and Sr. Director of Marketing

Tnt_pctracking_monitor_3 As a consumer, you are no doubt feeling the hit to your wallet as gas prices continue to increase. But it’s not only consumers that have had to rethink their budgets - many businesses and government organizations have had to evaluate their operations costs in order minimize the impact of the "pain at the pump."

Believe it or not, many organizations are turning to GPS technology as a tool for saving gas. There are three main ways that GPS can help do this:

Better dispatch/route mobile workers by knowing where they are all at during the day and optimizing their travel
Give your mobile workers GPS navigation so they use the shortest routes and don’t get lost; our service also includes daily gas price listings so your employees can find the closest station with the cheapest gas
Make sure your employees are not using company vehicles for personal errands

Newsday in New York ran an interesting story today on how some organizations in NY are using GPS to save on gas. Some of the customers profiled are TeleNav Track customers.

In fact, by using a GPS service like TeleNav Track, studies show that organizations can reduce fuel costs by an average of 13.2% (source: Aberdeen Group).

Motorola published a survey recently with similar findings. 50% of the organizations using GPS technology said that saving on gas was the most dramatic result of using the service.

If you’re a manager or business owner with a certain number of mobile workers, you should consider how GPS may help your company save on gas prices. As consumers, we will also reap the benefits since the price of gas for businesses impacts how much we pay for what those businesses produce.

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BlackBerry Cool - Podcast on TeleNav Track

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Author—Mary Beth Lowell - Communications Manager

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In case you haven’t had a chance to check out BlackBerry Cool’s recent podcast interview with TeleNav’s Co-Founder (and frequent blogger) Sal Dhanani, we thought we’d post it here so you can listen in.

The 10 min. interview is focused on TeleNav Track and includes an overview of the product, a look into our strategy and vision, and a sneak peek of what’s to come in the next few months.

Many businesses and government organizations have discovered the benefits of TeleNav Track, which allows managers to use GPS on cell phones to manage their mobile employees and other assets. Sal highlights those benefits and shares his view on what GPS can do for businesses of all sizes.

Click below to hear the podcast:

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