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ABI Research was founded in 1990 to assist manufacturers of wireless semiconductor components in understanding and entering new markets. As tech-driven emerging markets proliferated during the 90's, ABI Research expanded its analytical coverage to a broader base of manufacturers and service companies participating in the technology market revolution.

Since WARD’S, the industry’s leading information provider, took the wheel in 2005, WARD’S Auto Interiors Show has brought in some of the biggest names in the industry to provide analytical overviews, market research, and design insights. Keynoters have included Bob Lutz of GM, Mark Hogan, formerly of Magna International, Ralph Gilles of the Chrysler Group and James Orchard of Faurecia.

Automotives Global is a repository of information about the global automotive industry. An industry portal, developed and dedicated to the automotive industry, Automotives Global serves as the platform of choice for suppliers as well as buyers in the industry. Used on a daily basis, as a means of creating partnerships and a point of reference by professionals in the automotive industry, Automotives Global is a comprehensive resource for you.

Automotives Global brings to you a unique content mix of high quality articles written by leading industry professionals, interviews along with a repertoire of latest events, news, trade leads and more.

BCC Research is a leading information resource producing high-quality market research reports, newsletters, and conferences. BCC's information products explore major market, economic, scientific, and technological developments for business leaders in industrial, pharmaceutical, and high technology organizations. Industry analysis and market forecasts for advanced materials, high-tech systems and components, nanotechnology and novel processing methods are at the forefront of the company's expertise. The company publishes daily, monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly subscription-based newsletters and magazines in such areas as energy, environmental, fuel cells, and transportation. For more than 35 years, BCC's in-depth market analysis has provided businesses with the insight needed to make intelligent and strategic business decisions.

Berg Insight offers premier business intelligence to the telecom industry. We produce concise reports providing key facts and strategic insights about pivotal developments in our focus areas. From time to time we also perform custom research assignments. Our vision is to be the most valuable source of intelligence for our customers.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is a privately held, not-for-profit trade association. The Special Interest Group was founded in September 1998. The Bluetooth SIG itself does not make, manufacture, or sell Bluetooth enabled products. The SIG has more than 9,000 member companies that are leaders in the telecommunications, computing, automotive, music, apparel, industrial automation, and network industries. SIG members drive development of Bluetooth wireless technology, and implement and market the technology in their products. The SIG has a small group of dedicated staff in Hong Kong, Sweden, and the USA.

CAR – Center for Automotive Research

The Center for Automotive Research, a nonprofit organization, is focused on a wide variety of important trends and changes related to the automobile industry and society at the international, federal, state and local levels.

CAR conducts industry research, develops new methodologies, forecasts industry trends, advises on public policy, and sponsors multi-stakeholder communication forums.

Together, the Cargo Security International bi-monthly magazine and its dedicated news website offer a unique source of intelligence for transportation and security professionals.

They cover all modes of transportation - air, rail, road and maritime - but always with a sharp focus on security.

Cargo Security International keeps you up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technical advances, legislative changes and new security products and services, and is now read by thousands of transport, cargo and security professionals, governments, legislators and military experts.

C.J. Driscoll & Associates has provided marketing consulting and research services in wireless location-based products and services since 1993. Client services include business plan development, market analysis, competitive analysis, development of strategic alliances and support of industry public relations efforts.

The Commercial Vehicle Training Association, Inc. (“CVTA”) is the national trade association representing the proprietary truck driving schools in the United States and Canada. CVTA members, as a condition of membership, must agree to abide in the CVTA Code of Conduct. This Code was designed to ensure that students enrolled in member schools are provided with the highest quality driver training.

Directions Magazine is a member of the Directions Media publishing group. The magazine was first published in 1998 and remains the premier news and resource guide for geospatial professionals.

Directions Magazine publishes weekly newsletters about geographic information systems, global positioning systems, desktop mapping, cartography, computer-aided design, remote sensing, web services, and more.

Frost & Sullivan, founded in 1961, has 26 global offices with more than 1500 industry consultants, market research analysts, technology analysts and economists. Our mission is to research and analyze new market opportunities for corporate growth. We are the world leader in growth consulting and the integrated areas of technology research, market research, economic research, corporate best practices, training, customer research, competitive intelligence and corporate strategy.

GEO:connexion and GEO:connexionUK are the leading business-to-business magazines for all with an interest in Geographical Information and its related technologies in the British Isle, continental Europe, the Middle East and Africa.  GEO:connexion and GEO:connexionUK present information in an easy-to-read format that appeals to novice and specialist alike. GEO:connexion and GEO:connexionUK are not an academic journal. Its coverage of business, political, product-related and community developments is geared to both technical and non-technical readers. GEO:connexion and GEO:connexionUK are vendor-independent and welcomes news and views from all quarters.

GPS Publishing LTD, is an independent analysis and publishing company with offices in London UK and Lillehammer Norway. The company specializes in delivering targeted news, feature articles, and background research about GPS, Navigation, and Location Based Services to printed and on-line publications as well as to journalists worldwide.

GPS World, the magazine, has covered the global positioning industry since 1989.
www.gpsworld.com, the website, began providing that same coverage in 1998.
GPS World's Navigate! daily newsletter first appeared in 2007, providing daily news conveniently delivered to your inbox.

The Digital Edition, electronically reproducing the full print issue, launched in mid-2005. Complete, convenient (browser-based, with no fat files or mandatory downloads), interactive (live, zoomable, thumbable, with immediate clickthrough to advertisers' and other referenced sites), and portable — download it to your computer for offline reading and archiving.

IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 900 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 90 countries worldwide. For more than 43 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company.

Inside GNSS covers the policies, programs, engineering, and most challenging applications of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Compass/ Beidou, and related technologies.

The controlled circulation magazine reaches an international audience of 40,000 product designers, system integrators, technical managers, manufacturers, and service providers as well as GNSS policy makers. More than 13,000 copies go to readers outside the United States and Canada.

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The Mind Commerce® mission is to provide customized research, consulting, training, and writing services for the telecommunications and IT industry within our areas of Expertise.

Mind Commerce Clients include manufacturers, developers, service providers, industry organizations, and government. Mind Commerce Partners include various leading firms in the telecommunications industry.

Mind Commerce differentiates itself from its competition by meeting the unique needs of its clients through customized product development and service delivery.

Mitechnews.Com is a web portal site that features stories, information and events listings about Michigan technology companies and entrepreneurs. Mitechnews.Com is owned by Michigan News Network, a corporation based in Grand Rapids, MI.

MobileIN.com is dedicated to professionals engaged in the wireless and mobile communications profession, including product and service providers, infrastructure and software developers, consultants, researchers and analysts, and the investment community.

The OSGi Alliance is a worldwide consortium of technology innovators that advances a proven and mature process to assure interoperability of applications and services based on its component integration platform. The OSGi Service Platform is delivered in many Fortune Global 100 company products and services and in diverse markets including enterprise, mobile, home, telematics and consumer.

The alliance provides specifications, reference implementations, test suites and certification to foster a valuable cross-industry ecosystem. Member companies collaborate within an egalitarian, equitable and transparent environment and promote adoption of OSGi technology through business benefits, user experiences and forums.

SBD is an independent company, providing specialist consultancy services to the automotive industry worldwide.  The company is one of Europe’s leading industry experts and has provided customers with detailed technical and market information in the areas of:

• Vehicle Security and Cost Of Ownership
• Vehicle Telematics and Intelligent Transport Systems

SBD provides its customers with the knowledge, insight and understanding they need to develop leading products for world markets that meet consumer demands.

Global Insight is a privately held company that provides the most comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries available from any source—covering over 200 countries and spanning more than approximately 170 industries—using a unique combination of expertise, models, data, and software within a common analytical framework to support planning and decision making. More about Global Insight at http://www.globalinsight.com/About/

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Telematics Research Group, Inc. (TRG) is global provider of business intelligence services to the automotive and mobile electronics industries. Through a proprietary database and methodology, TRG is able to collect, analyze, and forecast the global demand for a multitude of automotive and mobile electronics technologies.