APAM offers Telargo Mobile Asset Management Solutions in Italy

Desenzano del Garda, ITA; 8.17.2007 – Telargo GmbH, a leading provider of mobile asset management services, and APAM S.p.A. signed an agreement making APAM the new Telargo Service Provider (TSP) for Italy. The signing took place on the 26th of October 2007 at the annual Streamline_2 Telargo Community Conference held in Desenzano del Garda.

Under this agreement, APAM will be providing Telargo Service to public transportation companies, enabling them to streamline operations and maximize the performance of their mobile assets.

Telargo Service provides valuable intelligence to customers for critical business decision-making, including:
• Advanced Fleet Management
• Real-time Workforce Management
• Communications & Messaging
• Vehicle Maintenance & Diagnostics
• Route & Resource Efficiency
• Cost Management
• Passenger Information Management
• Comprehensive Analysis & Reporting

The company’s service platform combines a variety of established technologies, from Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and wireless communications to digital mapping and hosted applications. Telargo’s solutions have been deployed in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

APAM representatives said that becoming the Telargo TSP for Italy will expand their own experience in AVM (Automatic Vehicle Monitoring) applications, building upon a previous effort in this area. With the help of Telargo, APAM intends to diversify its business activity to achieve its goal of offering a complete, wide range of solutions in mobile asset management.

About APAM:
APAM ESERCIZIO SPA has been present in the public transport market since 1949 through various companies. APAM manages the public transport of Mantova and its province, as well as some of the lines in the nearby provinces of Brescia, Cremona and Parma. The company employs about 350 people and uses 256 buses - urban, extraurban and tour buses for rental. Besides the urban and extraurban bus networks, APAM participates in many different projects to support mobility. In recent years, the company has been working on important projects to promote technological innovation, creating a working group whose task is to constantly analyze the working methodologies being consolidated and being used, in order to verify the presence and the possible implementation of better solutions.
For more information, please visit: http://www.apam.it/

About Telargo:
Telargo is an innovative global provider of mobile asset management solutions. Through a comprehensive suite of Web-based tools to track, monitor and manage mobile assets (i.e., vehicles, workforce, equipment and cargo), Telargo enables customers to optimize their resources, maximize productivity and minimize expenditures. Telargo’s solutions empower business owners to implement best practices for advanced fleet and workforce management.
For more information, please visit: www.telargo.com