[August 25, 2004] XATA CEO Craig Fawcett Wins Innovator of the Year Award MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XATA Corporation , the leader in onboard fleet management systems for private fleet transportation, announced today that Craig Fawcett, president & chief executive officer for XATA, has been named Innovator of the Year by Finance and Commerce, the Twin Cities daily business newspaper. Finance and Commerce presents the awards each year to Minnesota residents and companies that have created innovative products or services that have succeeded in the marketplace or that show early promise. "For 20 years XATA has worked in partnership with hundreds of trucking fleets to identify and develop products that meet their needs," said Fawcett. "This award is really a tribute to our customers' continual guidance and input on how we can apply our technology to solve their specific business problems." In early 2004, XATA released XATANET, a 100% web-based fleet management system that makes sophisticated and otherwise unaffordable applications available to fleets of all sizes via an ASP model. With XATANET, fleets can install, utilize and pay for the applications that benefit their organization today and expand their use over time, gaining immediate value at a lower cost of entry. XATA provides the applications, hosting and services via a centralized infrastructure -- delivering full-featured fleet management functionality and unlimited scalability at a monthly cost based on how the system is configured. As reported on July 20, 2004, XATA has already secured more than 80 customers for its web-based fleet management system. About XATA A pioneer in onboard fleet management solutions since 1985, XATA revolutionized the trucking industry by being the first to introduce paperless driver logs, exception-based reporting and dynamically updated fleet standards. Today, XATA continues to lead the industry by seamlessly combining global positioning, wireless communication and fleet management software to help companies optimize the efficiency of their fleets. The Company's proven solutions enable its customers to reduce fuel costs, increase productivity, improve safety and enhance customer service. Today, XATA systems increase the productivity of more than 30,000 trucks at over 1,000 distribution centers across North America. For more information, visit http://www.xata.com/ or call 1-800-745-9282. XATA Corporation CONTACT: Tom Flies, VP Marketing of XATA Corporation, +1-952-707-5600,[email protected] Web site: http://www.xata.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]