201012 Roadmap newsletter - December 2010

December
2010

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue
New Frotcom Partner
Frotcom Lusitana steps in
in Portugal

New feature
Editorial
Import cost files automatically

T
his year has been, as we will all agree, full of
challenges. Families, companies and ultimately Case study
countries are being challenged to rationalize their Marampa Iron Ore (SL) Ltd
costs, in a context of fierce global competition and Frotcom helps in mineral
debt crisis, where loans are becoming more and extraction project
more expensive and harder to get.

Rationalization is today not only synonymous with good practices. It is a News and events
fundamental ingredient for survival. Frotcom Cyprus exhibits

Frotcom is a tool to help companies implement that rationalization. Having a fleet This and much more…
without a tracking system makes just about as much sense as leaving the office’s
lights on all night.

Until a few years ago, we had to evangelize customers, by explaining to them the
advantages of using Frotcom. In most countries where we’re active today, that is no
longer needed: companies know perfectly well that not to track their fleets is to
incur in costs much higher than the cost of ownership of Frotcom.

As the global economy relentlessly imposes the need for tighter control of a
company’s costs, Frotcom is ideally positioned to give a hand to fleet managers and
company boards, in their responsibility to lower costs and improve productivity.

That explains why in 2010, a year with so many economic downturns,
Frotcom’s network and global turnover continued to grow: cost control is
becoming more and more a priority, and Frotcom is being seen by clients as an
excellent tool to help in this endeavor.

Let me end by wishing you a Merry Christmas and a 2011 full of personal and
professional successes.

Valério Marques
CEO - Frotcom International

A note from the editor – If you would like to have your own say in the next edition of this newsletter
please do not hesitate to get in touch at roadmap@frotcom.com.

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Did you know

New Frotcom Certified Partner
Frotcom Lusitana
New partner for Portugal

What is Silverlight?
From October 21st, Frotcom Lusitana became the new Exclusive Distributor for
Portugal. You already know that Frotcom SL
Frotcom Lusitana (“Lusitana” means “Portuguese”) has already started its activity, was built with Silverlight. But what
substituting the former Distributor, Frotcom Portugal, whose distribution contract exactly is it?
came now to an end, after 2 years of intense cooperation.

Manuel Gomes Mota, CEO of Frotcom Lusitana, Microsoft Silverlight is a web
expressed his whishes that “Frotcom Lusitana will application framework that integrates
be focusing on increasing the Frotcom brand multimedia, computer graphics,
awareness in Portugal. Special conditions are being
animation and interactivity into a
created in order to fast forward sales, in a mature
market such is the Portuguese.” single runtime environment. It is
compatible with multiple web
The beginning of Frotcom Lusitana’s activity
coincides with the launching of Frotcom SL, which browsers used on Microsoft Windows
keeps receiving great reviews from users and Mac OS X operating systems.
worldwide. Mobile devices, starting with
Windows Phone 7 and Symbian
Roadmap welcomes Manuel and the Frotcom Lusitana team on board, and
thanks the Frotcom Portugal team for all the work they provided as previous (Series 60) phones, are likely to
distributor. become supported in 2010. For more
information on Microsoft Silverlight
visit http://www.silverlight.net/.

New Features
How does it work?
Import cost files
The first time your web browser
We are pleased to inform that Frotcom’s
loads a web page containing
Cost management module is prepared to
Silverlight content, you will be asked
Import cost files, which allows users to
upload/import cost files from their to authorize the installation of the
computers to Frotcom. Silverlight Plugin to the web browser.

As you probably know, some entities like providers of fuel, highway and parking This happens in a manner identical to
services, among others, give their customers the option to receive files with all of what happens with Flash files. After
the fleet’s cost for a certain period (usually one month). Frotcom is now able to downloading and installing the
import these cost files directly, by the user uploading the corresponding file from
Silverlight Plugin, your browser will
his/her computer. The file will be validated and the resulting data inserted in the
Cost management module. be able to download and run
Silverlight applications (Silverlight
content).


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Tip of the month

Take Frotcom Premium SL
Case Study for a test drive

Marampa Iron Ore (SL) Ltd
Frotcom helps in mineral extraction project
The Marampa Iron Ore Project is a brownfields (mineral) exploration project located
near the township of Lunsar in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Marampa Iron Ore (SL)
Ltd is the registered company in Sierra Leone and it is a subsidiary of Australian Recently, Frotcom proudly launched
company Cape Lambert Resources Ltd. Frotcom Premium SL (Beta release).
This new version of Frotcom’s web
The Marampa Iron Ore Project, in Sierra Leone, could be in production as early as interface, based on a technology
2012, the company said last month. “This is a landmark moment for the
created by Microsoft, called
development of the Marampa project, we have made rapid progress in the past 12
Silverlight (SL), is not only much
months, and with five rigs now drilling at site, we expect to accelerate the timing of
quicker but additionaly uses the full
our first resource update, scheduled for the March 2011 quarter, at which time the
width of the computer screen.
bulk of the rail and port infrastructure refurbishment associated with the project
will be completed,” said chairperson Tony Sage. To take this new version for a test
drive…
He also noted that over the past few months, work has also started on refurbishing
the Marampa infrastructure. Some of the work undertaken included the removal of Click on the icon on the top right
existing railway lines and sleepers, and the recompacting of the rail formation, as corner. That link will bring you to the
well as replacing missing rail sections, and the start of civil works at Pepel. The Silverlight version of the interface.
Marampa Project is connected to an existing deep water port, ship loader and
stockpile area at Pepel by approximately 80km of rail infrastructure.

Marampa Iron Ore (SL) Ltd has a fleet of vehicles which consist of mainly Toyota
Hilux and Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles. These vehicles are responsible for the
movement of staff as well as for the collection of core samples from various drilling
rigs.

The company installed the Frotcom tracking system into numerous vehicles
If you are not yet a Frotcom user and
and is now in control of the vehicles usage. They are able to monitor vehicle
you wish to take Frotcom Premium SL
positions at night which is when most misuse and theft can occur and the system
for a test drive, please go to
allows them to track their vehicles in remote locations, which is where the drill rigs
http://www.frotcom.com and enter
are located, with the use of Google Maps.
username guestsl and password
Marampa Iron Ore (SL) Ltd is looking to
frotcom in the login section (top
vastly expand their operation in Sierra
right).
Leone and is relying on Frotcom to give
sufficient information and control over You will be able to track some
their fleet of vehicles which in turn will vehicles which have been equipped
reduce fuel consumption and maintenance with Frotcom, in different parts of the
costs. world.

ROADMAP congratulates Jason, Penny and the Frotcom Sierra Leone team for
Note: This password is only valid for
this great achievement.
7 days. If you later need an extension,
please contact Frotcom International
Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | roadmap@frotcom.com | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 at support@frotcom.com and just
request a password extension.

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News and events
Next, on Roadmap
Frotcom’s web site is getting
more visitors
News and events,
Alexa (www.alexa.com) is a company specialized in providing information about
websites to the Internet community. Alexa has built a database of information about more new Frotcom features
sites that includes statistics, related links and more. With this information, Alexa is
able to provide very interesting information about the companies’ web sites. and tips will be presented.

One of Alexa’s most interesting indicators is its Rank. Alexa’s rank is a number
which shows the site’s order in the list of most visited sites in the Internet. So, site
This and more, so don’t miss
ranked number one is the Internet’s most visited site, and so forth.
the next issue of Roadmap.
Today, Frotcom’s web site is ranked 635,220. The number has been decreasing
significantly; for instance, in the beginning of 2010, Frotcom’s site was still ranked
above 1,000,000.

India riders’ adventure
continues
Inacio and Leninha continue their Indian
adventure with the sidecar motorcycle
equiped with a Frotcom device. Great
pictures and descriptions of many pitoresc
episodes are available in
www.daravolta.com.
The website includes a link to Frotcom, where the vehicle can be tracked. At the
moment, it can be spotted traveling south from Goa, on the western coast of India.

Frotcom Cyprus showcases
Frotcom Cyprus exhibited in Cyprus’ 7th BoysStuff Show, held in November 27 and
28, 2010.
The show included presentations of new car
models, automotive products and accessories, car
audio systems and – according to the
organization, the most beautiful cars and
motorcycles in Cyprus.
Frotcom was present as part of Frotcom Cyprus’
strategy for brand awareness in the country.

Roadmap congratulates Michailis and the Frotcom Cyprus team for this
initiative.


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