June 2010 - Roadmap newsletter

June 2010

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue

Case study Mikro+Polo
Editorial Distributing pharmaceuticals
in the former republics of

F
rotcom is tracking 1,000,000 km a day. We found Yugoslavia
this out when preparing a new feature for Frotcom,
which will be disclosed soon. New features in Frotcom
Master users | Hiding history
It’s a lot of kms, when you come to think of it. It
means that the added routes of Frotcom tracked vehicles Frotcom News
would be enough to complete 25 tours around the earth… a
Frotcom exhibits |
day. Impressive.
Adventure Portugal-China
And yet, it comes as no big surprise. Frotcom is growing both as a solution (new
features constantly being added) – and in its reach. Through a great network of
Frotcom Certified Partners, Frotcom is becoming available in many countries now.
As a matter of fact, Frotcom International has sold in the first 5 months of 2010 This and much more…
twice as many units as in the same period of 2009.

How is this possible, when so many companies are complaining about the
negative impact of the international crisis on their businesses?

Well, for one, I believe Frotcom can really make a different when it comes to
lowering costs in a company. Today, a company with a fleet of vehicles without a tool
such as Frotcom is more exposed to the impact of the negative economical cycles or
increased fuel costs. That is why selling a vehicle tracking system today does not
require explaining to a manager why it is needed and what the benefits are. They
know that already.

Moreover, our strategy seems to be working ok. Long ago, we decided to create
Frotcom as a simple, user-friendly and cost-effective tracking system. Simplicity was
paramount, not only for end users, but also because we knew that a complex system
would be harder to maintain from our headquarters. That vision allowed us to
nourish a network of great Frotcom Certified Partners. Today, most of the features
being added to Frotcom are already coming from end users in places such diverse as
Mauritius or Slovenia, Angola or Spain.

And rightly so. Listening to what clients say is the only way for Frotcom to keep
growing in the right direction.

Valério Marques
CEO - Frotcom International

A note from the editor – If you would like to have your own say in the next edition of this newsletter
please do not hesitate to get in touch at roadmap@frotcom.com.

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Morocco | Portugal | Reunion Islands | Romania | Rwanda | Senegal | Seychelles | Slovenia | Spain | Tanzania | Uganda

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Did you know

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GPS is getting an $8-billion
Case study upgrade

Mikro+Polo
Distributing pharmaceuticals in the
former republics of Yugoslavia

Mikro+Polo emerged in 1990, as the fusion of two factories. Mikro was specialized
in processing equipment production and pool technology; Polo was specialized in
the production of laboratory equipment. Today, Mikro+Polo’s products are being
used in areas such as vast as education, medical institutions, pharmacology and
several industries.

The U.S. Air Force successfully
launched the first GPS IIF satellite
carried aboard a United Launch
Alliance Delta IV rocket at 11:00 p.m.
EDT May 27, 2010, from Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
The upgrade will make the system
more reliable, more widespread and
www.mikro-polo.si
much more accurate.

Mikro+Polo are Slovenia’s largest supplier of laboratory equipment, tools and This was the first launch of a new
generation GPS satellite. The 24
chemicals. With more than 4000 customers spreading throughout Slovenia, Croacia
satellites that make up the GPS
and Bosnia and Herzegovina, on one hand, and some 300 suppliers on the other, constellation will be replaced one by
Mikro+Polo need to have complete control over their vehicle fleet. one. The overhaul will take a decade
to complete.

That is why the company decided to procure a vehicle tracking system. Three
The new system is designed to
products were evaluated. In the end, Frotcom was selected “for its user-friendliness pinpoint someone's location within
and for giving a complete answer to current and future fleet management an arm's length, compared with a
margin of error of 20 feet or more
needs”.
today.

As Mikro+Polo states in their website, “The customer is king. May he or she be The new satellites will also triple the
amount of signals available for
made to feel that way”. ROADMAP subscribes those words and hopes Mikro+Polo
commercial use and will have atomic
feels the same about the service provided by Frotcom. clocks that are even more precise —
keeping time to a fraction of a
ROADMAP congratulates Dusan, Leon and the Frotcom Slovenia team for this billionth of a second.

successful project. With this new version, Air Force will
also be able to upgrade the satellites'
software while they are in space.



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Tip of the month

Mapping sudden
New features in Frotcom fuel variations

Master users Note: this tip is only valid for vehicles
equipped with a CANBus device.
This new feature allows some special users to login in more than one Frotcom
account, without having to insert username and password. Some examples of such Frotcom’s CANBus module can read
users may be: data such as fuel level in the tank,
engine speed, engine temperature and
 The administration of a group of companies, where several of them have tachograph information.
Frotcom installed in their vehicles. Master users will be able to login to all these
accounts without having to enter different usernames and passwords. In the specific case of fuel, two graphs
are available: Fuel level (%) and Fuel
level variation (%).
 A forwarded having access to Frotcom accounts of some transportation
companies working for them. The fuel level (%) graph shows the
level of fuel as a percentage of the total
A combo-box allows the master capacity of the tank. The fuel level
user to navigate through all the variation (%) shows very clearly when
associated users. To do that, it is there are sharp fuel level variations,
only necessary to choose the either positive (refueling operation) or
associated user from the combo- negative (sudden fuel level drop in the
box. tank).

If you take the next graph, for instance,
Frotcom will immediately login as the selected associated user, with the access you will see that a refueling operation
privileges defined for this user (for instance, vehicle filters, access to only certain tool place (positive peak). By right
folders in Frotcom, and so on). It will not be necessary to reenter the username and clicking on the peak, you can now
password of that user, which makes this process of transition really quick. choose the Show this moment on map
operation.

Hiding history
This new access control feature in Frotcom allows the administrator of a Frotcom
account to specify that a user will not have access to tracking data earlier than the
current date.

This can be useful, for instance, when
Frotcom clients create usernames and
Once you choose that option, you will
passwords, with limited access, to
be able to see the exact place in the
some of their main customers (or
map where that operation occurred:
forwarders).

Using a vehicle filter in these cases is useful but may not be enough. It is also
necessary not to allow these users to see tracking data from earlier days (because
these vehicles were not necessarily working for these customers in earlier days).

With this option, you can easily check
whether or not this is a valid place for
Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com loading/unloading fuel.

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News and events
Frotcom exhibits in Bulgaria…
In the next issue
From 26th to 29th of May 2010,
Frotcom Bulgaria was present at this News and events,
year’s TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS fair, in
more new Frotcom features
Sofia, Bulgaria. In a smart stand, Delyan
and his teammates received visitors and and tips will be presented.
showed them the latest features in
Frotcom, including the brand new
integration with a navigator. This and more, so don’t miss

the next issue of Roadmap.
We wish Frotcom Bulgaria a lot of enquiries and sales after the show.

…and Romania.
For Frotcom Romania it was a premiere.
For the first time, Ciprian took Frotcom
Romania to face the Romanian public in
a fair: the Salon Auto Bacau 2010, held
from May 6 to 9, in Bacau, was chosen.

The word is that the miniature truck was again a success…

We wish Frotcom Romania a lot of enquiries and sales after the show.

From Portugal to China
Frotcom Portugal sponsored another adventure. With the theme “So far but so
close,” the expedition team set off on May 2nd on its journey of some 16,000 km,
traveling across a total of 13 countries.

Riding in two sport utility vehicles (SUV), four
people will drive along the route taken by
Italian traveler Marco Polo during his odyssey
to China in the late 13th century.

They are scheduled to get to the World Expo
in Shanghai by June 6 after a brief stay in
Beijing, making it possible for them to
celebrate the Portugal Pavilion Day.

Visit www.leiriashanghai2010.com for real time tracking powered by Frotcom.



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