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Harman Acquires Safety Auto App iOnRoad - 04/10/2013

Tier One automotive infotainment provider Harman said today it acquired Israeli startup iOnRoad, a company that produces smartphone software that uses the phone camera and computer vision algorithms to provide collision and lane departure warnings....

Octo Telematics for Sale - 03/28/2013

Leading worldwide provider of insurance telematics services Octo Telematics is for sale, according to Reuters. “The company, 65 percent controlled by Italian investment fund Charme II, had sales of 72 million euros ($92 million) in 2011 and is...

u-blox: Revenue Up 39%, EBIT Up 8.7% in 2012 - 03/21/2013

Fabless GPS and wireless module and chipset maker u-blox announced today a consolidated revenue of CHF 173.1 million ($183.5 M) in 2012, up 38.8% year-on-year. In 2012 the operating profit (EBIT) increased from CHF 21.2 million ($22.4 million) to...

Rumor Mill: is Coyote for Sale? (Updated) € - 03/19/2013

According to a short article in French Financial newspaper Les Echos, speedcam warning system provider Coyote System might be looking for a buyer. Based on the newspaper report, it appears that the advisory investment bank Lazare has been hired by...

Google Settles WiFi War Driving Privacy Case for $7m in the U.S. - 03/13/2013

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen yesterday announced a $7 million multistate settlement with Google over its unauthorized collection of data from unsecured wireless networks in the United States through Google’s Street View vehicles....

TeleNav to Sell its Fleet Tracking Business for $10 Million (Updated) € - 03/12/2013

TeleNav today revealed they have entered into an agreement to sell their mobile resource management business unit to FleetCor Technologies for approximately $10 million in cash. This business unit offers platform to track status and the location of...

Map Maker AND Posts Strong 2012 Results € - 03/12/2013

Dutch map maker AND today published its financial results for 2012 that show a great improvement after a very difficult year 2011. In 2012 AND revenue increased by 90% to a total of € 4.5 million. Operating expenses decreased with € 2.5 million in...

BMW Invests in Life360 Family Location App - 03/07/2013

BMW i Ventures took a stake in Life360 family location app said the start-up company today. Thus far Life360 raised about $5 million (including $3.5 million in Series A funding raised in Dec. 2011) and employs a bit less than 30 full-time people....

Euclid Raised $17.3M for Retail Analytics in Series B Round - 02/22/2013

Euclid:euclidanalytics.com/, a Palo Alto start-up company that specializes in real-world shopper analytics for retail has secured a Series B round of funding led by Benchmark Capital with participation from NEA, Harrison Metal, and Novel TMT...

Garmin 4Q Revenue Hit by PND Market Decline - 02/20/2013

Garmin today posted weaker-than-expected revenue and profit in their fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings. Revenue for Garmin’s automotive and mobile division - which encompasses its Personal Navigation Device business - fell 25%. Garmin’s...

Ituran 2012 Results: Revenue Slightly Down But Profit Goes Up - 02/20/2013

Yesterday Ituran Location and Control, a leading vendor of fleet tracking and theft prevention systems announced that their revenues for 2012 reached $150.3 million. This marks decrease of 6.1% over revenues of $160.2 million in 2011. “In local...

Acacia Subsidiary to Monetize Patents from TCS - 02/19/2013

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has entered into an agreement with Acacia Research Corporation, a leader in patent licensing. The agreement grants exclusive Rights to license and enforce a portion of TCS' Location-Based Services patents. "Yet...
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