TomTom WORK launches in South Africa

TomTom Work
TomTom Work

~ TomTom WORK offers the all-in-one business solution to keep you connected with your people on the road ~

Johannesburg, South Africa, 14 April 2010 – TomTom WORK, a division of the leading provider of navigation solutions TomTom NV, is a business solution for fleet management combined with navigation and is now providing communication products and services to the South African business market.

Datafactory AG, acquired by TomTom NV in August 2005, is a company that provides ‘live’ web based services for vehicle and personnel localisation, fleet management, planning and reporting. The proprietary and scalable web application, ‘WEBFLEET’ a unique product available from Datafactory is integrated with the powerful navigation products and services. TomTom is combining successful navigation solutions specifically for the Business to Business market (B2B).

With the online tracking and tracing service, customers can monitor their fleets’ movements in real-time and communicate with their teams, whether it be for deliveries, meetings or other urgent messages. Each TomTom WORK offering is designed specifically for each customer’s reporting needs and made available with a simple click of a button.

What is Connected Navigation?
Connected Navigation is the smartest way to keep you in touch with your people on the road by offering two way communication which improves your management and the control of your vechiles.

“We know our colleagues TomTom SA has experienced great success with lifestyle navigation solutions and believe there is a significant gap in the market as far as B2B navigation opportunities that is able to improve business management and fleet control and at the same time generate positive financial results”, says Thomas Schmidt, Managing Director for TomTom WORK.