Fleetmatics and Great Lakes Data Systems Team-up to Provide Workforce Management Integration Capabilities for Independent Cable Operators

DUBLIN and BOSTON, April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE: FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), and Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS), a leading provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, today announced that they have teamed-up to provide workforce management integration capabilities for independent cable operators.

Businesses worldwide depend on Fleetmatics' fleet management to improve the overall effectiveness of their mobile workforce. The company's mobile workforce solution goes a step further by having the ability to integrate with leading back-office software, providing an even clearer look into fleet operations.

"GLDS teamed-up with Fleetmatics to provide a powerful solution that complements WinCable and enhances overall operational effectiveness," said GLDS' President Garrick Russell. "The insight gained allows for more effective dispatching and strategic planning."

Recently announced, Fleetmatics REVEAL is a powerful yet simple-to-use fleet management solution designed to drive savings and improve productivity for virtually any mobile workforce. Fleetmatics REVEAL+ extends Fleetmatics REVEAL and provides the additional tools necessary to address the complex requirements of a large fleet and mobile workforce. Fleetmatics REVEAL+ enables larger customers to manage complex organizational structures and large numbers of users as well as to produce executive level reporting across the entire enterprise. It also offers an open API for straightforward integration with existing back-office systems.

"Combining work order data with real-time vehicle activity in the field provides an objective view into a company's field operation and quickly highlights opportunities for improved efficiency," said Karl Weber, Vice President, Enterprise for Fleetmatics. "The added layer of insight allows a cable operator to be more effective on a daily basis and better understand where operational efficiencies can be gained."

Both companies believe it is crucial that businesses don't just have stacks of reports. The ultimate goal is to provide useful and powerful information that can help with real-time decision making that works alongside independent cable operators' existing systems.

About Fleetmatics Group PLC
Fleetmatics Group PLC is a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS). Our solutions enable businesses to meet the challenges associated with managing local fleets, and improve the productivity of their mobile workforces, by extracting actionable business intelligence from real-time and historical vehicle and driver behavioral data.

Fleetmatics Group's intuitive, cost-effective Web-based solutions provide fleet operators with visibility into vehicle location, fuel usage, speed and mileage, and other insights into their mobile workforce, enabling them to reduce operating and capital costs, as well as increase revenue. An integrated, full-featured mobile workforce management product provides additional efficiencies related to job management by empowering the field worker and speeding the job completion process – quote through payment. Fleetmatics serves approximately 22,000 customers, with over 445,000 subscribed vehicles worldwide.

To learn more about Fleetmatics, visit www.fleetmatics.com.

About Great Lakes Data Systems
Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. (GLDS) provides small-to-medium broadband providers with market-leading billing, subscriber management and provisioning solutions. GLDS' in-house and cloud-based solutions feature Digital & IPTV Authorization, VOD, convergent service provisioning, Credit Card/ACH processing and multi-touch customer self-care. GLDS has installed software for more than 400 operators in 49 U.S. states and 44 countries worldwide, offering "tier-one" features at significantly lower prices. For more information, visit www.glds.com.

WinCable is a registered trademark and WinForce tech, CableAnytime and WinCAP are trademarks of Great Lakes Data Systems, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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