TMW Systems and NAVTEQ Sign Map Data and Content Licensing Agreement

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 10:00am EDT

Mobile Asset and Transportation Management Systems from TMW to Gain New
Capabilities
CLEVELAND--(Business Wire)--
TMW Systems, the largest provider of enterprise software for the transportation
services industry, today announced the completion of a multi-year agreement to
license NAVTEQ map data for a development program that will bring new geographic
visualization and routing tools to customers of TMW`s extended software product
portfolio. NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and
location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions. 

"We are excited to bring the benefits of this new relationship with NAVTEQ to
TMW customers of our transportation management systems and our mobile
communications applications," said David Wangler, president and CEO of TMW
Systems. "With access to world-class mapping capabilities and widely-accepted,
truck-specific routing data, TMW now has a digital platform on which to build a
new class of software tools. These geographically-aware applications can
energize personnel and fleet productivity with new business insight." 

NAVTEQ map data is now onboard most in-vehicle navigation systems sold in North
America and is an increasing component of location-based-services offered via
the Internet. Wangler added that plans for integrating navigation with TMW`s
popular D2Link hand-held mobile device application are also being considered. 

Initial development plans call for the integration of NAVTEQ map data into TMW
applications already enabled to work with mileage and routing data commonly used
in the heavy-duty trucking industry. Customers of TMW operations software will
continue to be able to operate with multiple legacy mileage data sources to
satisfy existing contractual obligations regarding such items as driver pay or
customer billing calculations. They will soon be able to add the benefit of
NAVTEQ map data and content for efficient daily routing, OOR alerts, business
analysis and fleet status displays. 

"NAVTEQ is pleased to work with TMW Systems as they execute on their vision of
improved productivity for the North American freight transportation industry,"
said Roy Kolstad, vice president and general manager, Enterprise Americas,
NAVTEQ. "This agreement brings another notable technology firm to the list of
companies that we work with in fields such as Emergency Response, Government,
Retail, Transportation and Utilities." 

NAVTEQ recently participated in TMW`s annual user conference and exhibition,
TransForum 2009, where over 1,000 attendees had the opportunity to learn more
about the breadth of NAVTEQ data coverage and detailed content including NAVTEQ
Transport, which includes detailed road attributes including physical
restrictions, legal restrictions and HAZMAT warnings. 

The first prototype integrations from TMW to include NAVTEQ map data will be on
display at the TMW Systems booth during the ATA Management Conference &
Exhibition during the week of October 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

About TMW Systems
TMW Systems, Inc., is committed to delivering customer-driven solutions that
help companies in the transportation services sector seize market opportunities
while improving profitability and gaining a better return on information. TMW
customers include 3PLs and shippers, private and for-hire trucking, brokerage,
construction, ready-mix concrete, municipal fleet, heavy-duty repair and waste
management operations. With offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Durham, North Carolina.;
Indianapolis, Indiana; Dallas, Texas; and Vancouver, British Columbia; TMW
currently serves more than 1,600 customers managing over 325,000 power units and
maintaining more than 1.1 million assets worldwide, including North America,
Europe, China and Latin America. For more information, visit www.tmwsystems.com
or call 800-401-6682. 

About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data
that enables navigation and location-based platforms around the world. NAVTEQ
supplies comprehensive digital map information to power automotive navigation
systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and
government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985
and has approximately 4,400 employees located in 192 offices and in 43
countries. 

Release Summary:
TMW Systems and NAVTEQ today announced the completion of a multi-year agreement
for a development program resulting in new geographic visualization and routing
tools for TMW customers. 

Keyword Tags:
map data, mobile asset, mobile communications, navteq, navteq maps, software,
tmw systems, transportation, transportation management system, trucking 

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Monica Truelsch, 216-831-6606
mtruelsch@tmwsystems.com


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