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ORBCOMM, Savi In Partnership On Location-Based Monitoring Solutions

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, October 11th, 2013

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Satellite communications provider ORBCOMM [ORBC] and the asset tracking solutions company Savi Technology yesterday said they have partnered to bid on an Army logistics tracking and monitoring program as well as other government and commercial opportunities. The two companies have submitted a proposal for the Army’s RFID IV logistics support project and will offer Savi’s ISO18000-7 radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and a suite of ORBCOMM’s satellite solutions. A contract award is expected during the fourth quarter of 2013. GlobalTrak's…

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