Micro Tech launches vehicle tracking device

After the successful launch of a tracking system for cars, Micro Technologies recently launched a special software package in Ludhiana for truck and bus-fleet owners, called Micro VBB Marshal. The software identifies the location of vehicles and ensures the safety of passengers.

The company zeroed down on this city in Punjab primarily because Ludhiana boasts of having one of the largest fleet-owning communities in the country. As of now, the company has stocked the product with leading petrol pumps and prominent dealers in the city.

This mobile phone and GIS-based vehicle location and tracking application security product with messaging system is available at an array of dealers in the city. The company hopes to garner a good share of the business through institutional sales directly with road transport corporations and private vehicle owners.

Micro VBB has recently been chosen for the "Nasscom Innovation Award" for products developed by an Indian company category. The product is aimed at the road transport industry like state transport corporations, and will help in two-way communication, emergency messaging and vehicle location during emergency.

The patented Micro VBB Marshal has been developed with some unique features keeping in mind the road transport industry and has functions of speed indication, impact/motion sensor, fuel indication, integration with RF and vehicle tracking, which are standard norms in most western and developed countries today.

P Sekhar, CMD, Micro Technologies (India) Ltd said such products would help in bringing a greater sense of security, accountability and peace of mind for all the three key segments of the road transport industry "� the vehicle owner, the driver, and the staff.

Micro Technologies (I) Ltd is a home-grown world class Indian product company which believes in product development based on the convergence of three exciting technologies "� micro electric devices, embedded software and telecommunications.

The first helps in sensing a variety of parameters and signals while the second technology enables the device to process signals intelligently. Telecommunications help in a two-way communication device by using a remote user.