WebTech Wireless and Grey Island Systems have once again made Deloitte’s ranking of fastest growing technology companies in North America. The 2009 rankings are:

Deloitte’s 2009 Canadian Technology Fast 50 (website)

• # 25 – Grey Island Systems

Deloitte’s 2009 North American Technology Fast 500 (website) 

• #222 – Grey Island Systems
• #484 – WebTech Wireless

For the second time, WebTech Wireless will be at Telematics Update Munich 2009 being held at the Hilton Munich Park from Nov 10th to 11th. This is the second year this event is being held, and with the interest in Europe around mobile communications, it looks as if this will become a yearly event, like its counterpart in Detroit.

Edward Kulperger, Sr. Director, Personal Auto & OEM , will join Fernando Gomez, Project Leader from Spanish insurance company Mapfre in a panel discussion on telematics in the insurance industry the morning of November 11th. From the program:

All of the recent concern over mobile phone use and texting while driving (and for that matter operating any moving vehicle or equipment) has reminded me once again of the study done by the VirginaTech Transportation Institute.

This was the first major study of its kind using “naturalistic” methodology − meaning that it used technology such as in-vehicle cameras and event recorders to monitor a large sample of drivers over long periods of time – reducing the possibilities that the study itself would influence behaviour.

The key results of the study, summarized in their Press Release, are being cited by the US Department of Transport as justification for the proposed legislation that could affect all transport companies operating in the US.

WebTech Wireless has always been concerned with road safety and it’s one of the reasons we’ve spent considerable resources on the development of market-leading, in-vehicle Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs).

WebTech Wireless’ MDTs can provide Text-to-Speech and Voice Recognition functionality for true hands-free operation, and in combination with comprehensive company driving policies, training and monitoring, make in-vehicle technology highly efficient and safe.