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ORBCOMM Wins M2M Evolution Magazine’s Product of the Year Award

By Marc Boucher
Press Release
June 3, 2014
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ORBCOMM Inc. (ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that its GT 2300 intermodal container tracking and monitoring solution has won the 2014 Product of the Year Award from M2M Evolution Magazine.
The award honors the most innovative systems and solutions in M2M technology that deliver information regardless of proximity.

ORBCOMMs GT 2300 is a self-powered device with cellular communications and GPS capability that provides valuable insight into the location, status, movement, loading, and unloading of dry intermodal containers. This unique device is designed to fit internally within the container corrugations to avoid damage during cargo loading, unloading and movement. ORBCOMMs GT 2300 is the first device of its kind to use customizable reporting profiles to optimize critical data delivery and power management for years of battery life. By leveraging advanced telematics capabilities integrated with intermodal order and event information systems, container operators can utilize this solution to maximize the performance of their operations.

We are honored that ORBCOMMs GT 2300 solution has won this important M2M industry award and that our continued innovation and expertise in developing breakthrough asset tracking and monitoring technology has been recognized, said Marc Eisenberg, Chief Executive Officer of ORBCOMM. We see a significant need in the market for a solution with these key attributes enabling optimal logistics management while maximizing battery efficiency.

This prestigious award from M2M Evolution Magazine reinforces ORBCOMMs position as the leader in intermodal container tracking solutions featuring GPRS or satellite communication as stated in Berg Insights 2013 Container Tracking and Security Report.

About ORBCOMM Inc.

ORBCOMM is a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions. Its customers include Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hyundai Heavy Industries, I.D. Systems, Inc., Komatsu Ltd., Cartrack (Pty.) Ltd., and Volvo Construction Equipment, among other industry leaders. By means of a global network of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure as well as our Tier One cellular partners, ORBCOMMs low-cost and reliable two-way data communication services track, monitor and control mobile and fixed assets in our core markets: commercial transportation; heavy equipment; industrial fixed assets; marine; and homeland security.

ORBCOMM is an innovator and leading provider of tracking, monitoring and control services for the transportation market. Under its ReeferTrak®, GenTrakTM, GlobalTrak®, and CargoWatch® brands, the company provides customers with the ability to proactively monitor, manage and remotely control their cold chain and dry transport assets. Additionally, ORBCOMM provides Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services for vessel tracking and to improve maritime safety to government and commercial customers worldwide. ORBCOMM is headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey and has its Innovation & Network Control Center in Sterling, Virginia. For more information, visit www.orbcomm.com.

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