Executive Outlook: Uncomplicating The World Of GPS Fleet Tracking

By Mary Foltz, VP, products and marketing, Wireless Matrix

Let's face it: Microsoft is embedded in our lives. Most of us perform our jobs daily with Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. And, although we depend on these applications, most of us probably use only 20% of their features. The same can be said for GPS fleet-tracking solutions. But, that's not always a bad thing. Deploying new technology can be intimidating. Like any application, if you start by using a few features, you eventually graduate to more advanced functionality until it's part of your everyday routine.

Gone are the days of costly installations and high-priced consultants configuring solutions that take months or longer to see ROI. Today, hardware devices are smaller, cheaper, and plug-and-play ready. Users have the luxury of self-installing a device the size of a deck of cards, logging in to a Web application, and seeing results within hours.