Qualcomm Inc. and Sprint have launched announced the launch of Qualcomm Mobility Services for Transportation platform on Sprint's GPS-capable mobile phones. Qualcomm Mobility Services provides
enterprise application developers with powerful development and support tools that enable faster deployment and easier support of phone-based applications that integrate seamlessly with existing transportation management systems.
The platform introduces several innovations in the mobile handset applications arena: flexible mobile client development and support tools, intelligent two-way workflow management, and enhanced application and device provisioning. These innovations enable Qualcomm and application developers to rapidly develop and deploy mobile phone-based GPS tracking and workflow management applications that meet the stringent service reliability requirements of industry-leading transportation carriers.
Qualcomm Mobility Services for Transportation was designed with the needs of transportation carriers and software providers in mind. The solution is built upon Qualcomm's mobile application development and integration expertise to support the delivery of mobile workflow applications. Solutions developed and offered by Qualcomm and its alliance collaborators - the industry's leading third-party developers - and supported by Qualcomm Mobility Services for Transportation will provide customers with a convenient and cost-effective option for managing contractors, owner-operators and other non-equipped portions of their fleets within existing transportation management systems.