NEWS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Simple Com Tools and Motient
Partner to Ease M2M Deployments
M2M
Project Rollouts Made Easier Through Joint Effort
Tampa, FL – March 17, 2006
Simple Com Tools, LLC – creator of
the award-winning COM1000TM Industrial Internet ApplianceTM, and
leader in the M2M hardware market, and Motient Communications Inc. –
nationwide provider of terrestrial wireless data solutions, today
announced a new Joint Marketing Agreement designed to help integrators
and customers ease the deployment of M2M applications.
Under the new agreement, the two
companies will work together to simplify M2M solution building in
several ways:
- Introducing
Motient wireless data products and services to the rapidly expanding
list of Simple Com Tools M2M oriented value-added resellers and
customers;
- Providing
compelling activation bundles for SCT products deployed on the Motient
network with approved wireless data modems;
- Ensuring
cross-training of products and services to assure that customers using
SCT equipment on the Motient network have an exceptional M2M deployment
experience.
“Our equipment is designed to
provide solution providers and end-users with the maximum amount of
flexibility in terms of network communications,” states Bill Farley, VP
of Sales for Simple Com Tools. “Our ‘any-network-technology’ approach
is a cornerstone of our mission to simplify the collection and
integration of machine data. With Motient as a partner in that effort,
M2M application deployment just took another giant leap forward”.
Motient Communications is a Data MVNO
providing wireless M2M and Telemetry solutions to Fortune 500 and the
small to medium enterprise business market. Motient draws on over 15
years of experience as a network operator to offer one source support
and wireless consulting services utilizing the Sprint (1xRTT) and
Cingular (GPRS) data networks for a variety of industries and
applications. Motient simplifies the wireless experience for
application providers, hardware vendors, value-added resellers and
customers by offering services that enhance the performance, efficiency
and cost-effectiveness of enterprise wireless data networks.
"Motient is excited to be working
with Simple Com Tools, first as a customer and most recently as a
partner,” said Deb Peterson, Senior Vice President Systems and Business
Development for Motient Communications, Inc. “Simple Com Tools
minimizes the effort to collect machine data, as we enable solutions
for the M2M/Telemetry marketplace. As a Data MVNO, Motient
recognizes the value of top notch partners such as Simple Com Tools in
engineering end-to-end solutions. Customers and Systems Integrators
alike will benefit from the decades of wireless data experience,
pre-sales engineering support and customer service provided by Motient
and Simple Com Tools."
The first joint promotion arising
from the new Simple Com Tools/Motient partnership will be their “
Unwire Your MachinesTM “promotion to be launched at CTIA in Las Vegas
on April 6th, 2006. Under terms to be announced, SCT and Motient will
be offering a special service discount for customers deploying SCT
devices using modems from the Motient approved partner list. The list
of approved modems is extensive, and includes such popular names as
AirLink, BlueTree, Digi, Enfora, Multi-Tech, and Sony-Ericsson.
Integrators or customers interested
in taking advantage of this special promotion can contact either Simple
Com Tools or Motient for more details.
About Simple Com
Tools
Simple Com Tools, LLC provides
software tools and hardware appliances that access and distribute
remote asset logic across the M2M, Security, and Telematics value
chains. SimpleComTools products are designed for network integrators
and application service providers who need real-world solutions for
machine-to-machine communications, telemetry and remote data
collection, wireless connectivity, access control, and asset
management. Their flagship product, the COM1000TM Industrial Internet
Appliance, combines elements of serial data, digital and analog inputs,
TCP/IP, and embedded applications all packaged in a rugged,
pre-integrated device that can be seamlessly integrated into any LAN,
WAN, or wireless project. For additional information on SimpleComTools,
visit them online at www.simplecomtools.com.
About Motient
Corporation
Motient is a nationwide provider of
terrestrial wireless data solutions for Fortune 500 companies and the
small to medium size enterprise business market. Motient provides
access to multiple networks platforms, including GPRS, 1xRTT and its
own DataTAC Network. Motient simplifies the wireless experience for
application providers, hardware vendors, value added resellers and
customers by offering proprietary applications, one source support and
wireless consulting services that enhance the performance, efficiency
and cost-effectiveness of enterprise wireless networks.
Motient is also the controlling
shareholder of TerreStar Networks Inc., a development-phase satellite
communications company, and a minority shareholder of Mobile Satellite
Ventures, LP, an established satellite communications company.
TerreStar and MSV are both in the process of developing next-generation
hybrid networks that plan to provide ubiquitous wireless service by
integrating land-based towers and powerful satellites. These new
networks will deliver services to standard wireless devices everywhere
in North America. For additional information on Motient, please
visit the company's website at www.motient.com.
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Simple Com Tools,
LLC
Brian McKeon
VP Marketing & Business
Development
(813) 864-7382
bmckeon@simplecomtools.com
Motient Corporation
Deb Peterson
SVP Systems and Business Development
(847) 478-4110
deb.peterson@motient.com