New Delhi, February, 2005:

India's one of the bravest and Innovative It companies, Visesh Infotecnics has come out with a complete solution for advanced logistics and fleet management called TransXS. The solution is based primarily on GPS (Global Positioning System), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and GIS (Geographical Information System) for tracking their numerous vehicles and mobile assets.

Imagine you are a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) firm having dozens of vehicles to ferry your agents to and fro between workplace/s and their residences and you become a captive of irresponsible errands of drivers and attendees who take you for a ride inflicting huge loss to your bottom-line. Scary! According to one estimate a badly compliant and ill regulated vehicular fleet can add additional pressure on the coffers of BPO entities (by as much as 20 per cent).

But, now, you can monitor the behavioral pattern of your company's drivers plying between destinations. You can even know as to how many times the doors of vehicles had been opened during trips. Yes, this is possible and can help you check unauthorized entry of people in the vehicle who can pose security risk. At the same time, you can guide them to take shorter and less congested routes to workplace. Remember, the growing traffic menace! So route optimization is gaining an important area that can save your precious times and valuable money.

What can TransXS do'? • Remote Locator Over National Boundary • Web Based GIS Spatial Data Presentation • Wireless Vehicle Parameter Monitoring • Mobile Transaction Processing and Control • Real time tracking • System for distress & emergency notification • Two-way communication capabilities • Online guidance for vehicle course correction • Vehicle utilization analysis • Route planning and optimization

Again, take the example of a firm that deals in perishables. Think about a refrigerated van that traveling on a longer route. A well-defined temperature gradient would make his happen. So, even if the driver or his assistant does not sense that the temperature of the cooling area is rising sharply, a remote monitoring station can bring to the notice of onboard staff. Not to speak of any distress and emergency moments (in case of eventuality of accidents and armed robbery on route). Applications are numerous and firms that can avail of this highly synergized technology of Visesh's TransXS may be of any genre: BPO, automobile manufacturers; white goods; freight forwarding; ‘State bus services: hospital (ambulance); cargo companies: Petro-distribution; FMCG; refrigerator container; Police / Military; petrol vans; chemical and explosives vehicles: and oil & gas vehicles.

Anatomy of TransXS
The solution, TransXS needs devices like GPS (Global Positioning System) monitor, and a GSM modem. The solution requires GSM network for its functionality. However, where GSM does not have a reach, technologies like CDMA (WiLL); MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System); and even satellite phone can work. The solution requires a credible remote base station and data center. An efficient GIS system can further help execute the mission. The less resource hungry TransXS has easy operational sequences.

Take an example of a vehicle at a remote location of say western ghat of India. The base station is at New Delhi. The GPS satellite picks up the signal from the vehicle. Mind you The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system developed and maintained by the U.S. government. Initially designed for military applications, civilian users have found numerous applications using GPS. Radio signals are sent from orbiting satellites to earth. GPS receivers on the ground can collect and convert the radio signals into position, velocity, and time information. On March 29, 1996, a Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) was signed by President Clinton that described GPS as an international information utility.

The U.S. government continues to operate, maintain and provide basic GPS signals worldwide, free of direct user fees. So, the GPS satellites pick up the signal and resend it to the onboard GSM- Modem that in turn send it to the GSM tower. From GSM tower, the signal is taken to TransXS data centre. The TransXS data centre, in turn, sends the signals to GSM Modem and subsequently, data are send to GIS database and GIS server. Therefore, at a remote location the fleet administrator can monitor and guide the vehicle in real time. This system is highly agile two-way communication systems. Through, TransXS other parameters including temperature and humidity can be known; this is not confine to finding coordinates only.

TransXS' expanding India market
In an interaction with 'Digital Edge',C.E.O, Visesh Infotecnics Ltd, said, "In a very short span of time, we have got more than a dozen customers for TransXS in India alone. This solution has been developed by our R&D team. This is a highly innovative solution incorporating best of the breed technologies dispersed around. Our customers for TransXS include Mahindra & Mahindra: Wipro Spectramind; GE, J.P Morgan among others. A few days back, we got one of the top logistics companies in the country called 'Asian Perishable Food Carriers' for TransXS. We are overwhelmed by the kind of interest shown by hundreds of customers across the nation. We hope, the solutions would see a slew of foreign customers as well".

It is to remind that Visesh Infotecnics maintains state-of-the-art R&D centers in Bangalore, and Gurgaon. The company, with its headquarters in New Delhi has a full-fledged office in Bangkok. The firm has a wide technology repertoire in networking, software product development, and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). A company to watch! So far pricing of the TransXS is concerned CEO is full of flexibility. He says that the customer can get the onboard GPS, and GSM devices from Visesh at a cost of Rs 15,000. The company can do the implementation of the required systems at a mutually agreed tariff. AT the same time, Visesh offers the service of TransXS on ASP model. Visesh maintains its TransXS data centre and can provide the service to customers on a monthly fee basis (of Rs 700 per vehicle/month). "We provide this model as, at times, customers may not feel encouraged setting up required hardware for the system. We use AutoDesk software for GIS description" said CEO.

So, Visesh has also opened its own BPO firm (TransXS on ASP model) processing 'other' BPO companies' chores. Good ecosystem!!

Visesh's TransXS is definitely relevant, as India has been observing a rapid growth in vehicles of all sorts. "Surface transport industry is picking up fast. This is a healthy sign of the economy. Proper management and regulation of these transport systems is the call of the hour", said CEO.

"We hope to do a good business around TransXS, as this is available on easy terms demanding lesser investments”, said he.