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SA technology marketed in South America

Two South African technology companies have joined forces to introduce local technology to the South American market.

Digicore has concluded a distribution agreement with DexData Technologies and the two are entering the fleet management market in Brazil. The first prototypes have already been installed and tested and agreements have been concluded with service providers.

"The technology is specifically designed to enable fleet owners to control the costs and risks associated with the maintenance and movement of their vehicles. The DEX team in Brazil consists of trained Brazilians who know and understand the local market, language and culture. After more than 10 years in Brazil, the DEX working model has proved its ability to deploy new technology from South Africa in the South American market," says the MD of DexData, Jans Wessels.

"Most organisations in Brazil are sceptical towards new companies trying to palm off technology on this fast-developing economy. They consider a proven track record of success and expertise as critical qualifiers." The successes that DEX has achieved in the field of inter alia technology for the medical, insurance and security sectors, were decisive for South America," says Wessels.

DEX will market, sell, install and fully support the Digicore systems in Brazil. The DEX team in South Africa will handle all communications and acquisitions by Digicore SA. DEX SA will then monitor and manage the Brazilian team and strategy.

The systems utilise GPS satellite technology to determine position and the GSM network to communicate to a central point. The position of each individual unit can be monitored. The technology has, furthermore, the ability to monitor and report on various other parameters. These include speed, engine revolutions, opening and closing of freight doors, hitching or unhitching of trailers, prohibited areas, speed limits, engine temperature as well as oil and water pressure. The system connects the driver with the control room in various ways. One of the distinguishing aspects of the technology is the ability of the unit to communicate only selected information to the control room. This way, communication costs are limited and operators can concentrate on matters that require attention.

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