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CalAmp Partners with DCS to Deliver Advanced Connected Vehicle Services to SMBsIRVINE, Calif., May 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) enablement solutions, today announced an expanded partnership with value added reseller Direct Communications Solutions (DCS) designed to unlock greater connected vehicle benefits for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). The partnership will expedite the delivery of CalAmp's innovative CrashBoxx™ vehicle risk management services to SMBs, enabling DCS to reduce costs associated with vehicle accidents, expedite the repair process and improve operational efficiencies. While larger enterprises that operate fleets have started to reap the benefits of vehicle risk management services, the technologies have not been widely deployed in SMB environments that often require more finely tuned implementations. DCS, a trusted and proven value added reseller, will now offer CalAmp's award-winning CrashBoxx services to enable SMBs to improve their fleet operations. CalAmp's CrashBoxx is a highly reliable, multi-tiered vehicle risk management service that provides fleet operators with faster and deeper insights when the vehicles they operate are involved in a crash. The technology differentiates itself from others on the market by filtering out false positive, non-crash events, while also offering a wide and flexible range of event data and enabling near-real time remote triage of a crash incident. For fleet operators, whether self-insured or supported by third party insurance providers, CrashBoxx technology provides actionable intelligence that:
"From point solutions to a full IoT enablement stack, CalAmp's services provide our customers with unique technologies for managing their fleets," said Chris Bursey, president at DCS. "Our customers trust CalAmp to help them stay connected and the addition of CrashBoxx to our toolset accelerates our ability to connect SMBs with the benefits that can be achieved by improving driver safety, mitigating accident risk, reducing fraud and optimizing fleet operations." Recent recognition by industry influencers highlights the strength and momentum for CalAmp's insurance IoT technologies. Frost & Sullivan recognized CalAmp's CrashBoxx system as the recipient of the 2016 Product Line Leadership Award for Addressing Insurers' Claims Processing Improvement Requirements. More recently, CalAmp was selected for a 2016 IoT Evolution IoT Excellence Award, an honor bestowed on innovative products that support better business and personal decisions. About CalAmp CalAmp, the arc logo, and CrashBoxx are among the trademarks of CalAmp and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries, and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
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