14 DAY TRIAL // Sprint announced the availability of iX-3, the next generation of GPS-based school bus tracking technology. Designed by Everyday Wireless, the iX-3 system is certified to operate on the Nextel National Network. The technology uses the latest Motorola io270 module and allows the iX-3 to deliver packet data and Walkie-Talkie service.
"The development of the iX-3, as with all of our product development efforts, was driven directly by input from the pupil transportation managers," said Dave Pettine, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Everyday Wireless. "Our partnership with Sprint differentiates our products in the marketplace by providing school districts with additional options that meet their operational, communication and budgetary requirements. Once again, we delivered a solution tailored to the pupil transportation industry."
The iX-3's features include nationwide coverage and integrated voice communications such as integration with Nextel Walkie-Talkie, direct dispatch, 2-way text messaging and live audio monitoring and recording. The iX-3 helps school authorities know exactly when and where the students get on and off the bus and also have the ability to respond to a parent's call with accurate, timely information. In addition, alerts can be sent automatically in case a student gets off at the wrong stop. The system also offers the ability to automate ridership reports that school districts are required to file for state and federal funding.
"The combination of the robust Nextel National Network and Everyday Wireless' patented GPS school bus tracking system represents a quantum leap in technology for the pupil transportation industry," said Craig Carroll, national director of education sales for Sprint. "The iX-3 provides school transportation managers with the tools and information they need to more efficiently manage their fleet operations".