Latest news for Quartix 
Pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking accounts for 50 per cent of Quartix's overall sales
(03/09/2010)
Quartix reports that more than 50 per cent of its overall sales are now derived from its high-specification pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking product. The company attributes the product’s success to fleet managers’ nervousness over the future viability of some competitor companies and a reluctance to enter into long-term, binding contracts at a time of uncertainty. Andy Kirk, sales and marketing director, said: “The recession has seen the coll... [more]
Quartix sets up distributor network for pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking service
(13/04/2010)
Quartix is setting up a distributor network dedicated to its pay-as-you-go vehicle tracking service. The move follows strong demand from established distributors seeking a competitively- priced PAYG product for customers. The Quartix system provides users with a fast, efficient, ‘point-and-click’ source of real-time information, together with tailored e-mail reports. Highly flexible, the service has scope to meet the demands of large corporati... [more]
Colour-changing icons show vehicles' speed on Quartix Pay As You Go online tracking system
(03/02/2010)
Innovative map icons that change colour with a vehicle’s speed have been added to the Quartix Pay As You Go online tracking system. Andy Kirk, sales and marketing director, said: “With increasing emphasis on health and safety, this new feature is exactly what our customers have been asking for. It’s extremely easy to understand. An operator can see by glancing at their screen whether a driver is travelling a little too fast, crawling along be... [more]
Quartix offers first Pay as You Go vehicle tracking system with Google Maps(04/09/2009)
Quartix has become the first major telematics specialist to provide pay as you go vehicle tracking with Google Maps. Google’s advanced mapping, satellite, terrain and hybrid views are now available with both the InfoPlus and Corporate versions of Quartix Pay As You Go. Using Google Maps’ zoom and scroll controls to search a live tracking screen an operator can quickly trace vehicle-journey details or find the nearest vehicle to a customer. ... [more]
Quartix pay as you go vehicle tracking service wins Innovation Award
(06/08/2009)
Quartix has won the Innovation Award in this year’s Van Fleet World Honours. The company’s managing director, Andy Walters, received the prize from Van Fleet World editor, John Kendall, during a ceremony at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London. Mr Kendall said: “Quartix has been at the forefront of telematics delivery for many years, and has been a persistent innovator, with a strong track record in commercial vehicle fleet management.... [more]
Quartix Pay As You Go dashboard gives live information about vehicle fleets
(17/06/2009)
An on-screen dashboard – the first to give managers live, at-a-glance information about their vehicle fleets – is proving a popular feature of Quartix’s new Pay As You Go vehicle tracking system. The display, similar in style to a vehicle’s dashboard, has dials indicating the percentage of vehicles ‘on road now’ and ‘on road today,’ plus ‘driving percentage’ and ‘idling time.’ Other key performance indicators (KPIs) include graphs and cha... [more]
Quartix offers pay as you go vehicle tracking(13/05/2009)
Up to now the telematics industry has required clients to sign up to fixed-lease periods of at least three years. Quartix has become the first major telematics provider to offer pay as you go vehicle tracking. The move follows recent press announcements by one of its competitors that it is unable to obtain lease finance for small and medium-size businesses. All Quartix’s customers are being offered pay as you go and remain unaffected by any la... [more]
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