Telogis

{{Infobox company

| name = Telogis

| foundation = 2001

| location = Aliso Viejo, California{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-02/telogis-raises-93-million-from-kleiner-perkins-to-track-fleets.html |title=Telogis Raises $93 Million From Kleiner Perkins to Track Fleets |author=Douglas MacMillan |website=Bloomberg News |date=2 October 2013}}

| key_people =

| num_employees = 500-1000 (2015)

| industry = Software as a service|

| homepage = {{URL |https://www.telogis.com}}

| parent = Verizon Connect

}}

Telogis was a privately-held US-based company that develops location-based software to manage mobile resources.{{cite web|url=http://www.pr.com/company-profile/overview/64529 |title=Telogis Inc Company Profile |year=2010}} Telogis sold software as a service (SaaS) which incorporated location information into applications for fleet owners as well as geospatial software development toolkits.

In 2016, Telogis was acquired by Verizon.{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/21/verizon-buys-telogis-to-drive-deeper-into-the-connected-vehicle-market/?guccounter=1|title=Verizon buys Telogis to drive deeper into the connected vehicle market|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-11-05|language=en-US}}

History

Telogis was founded in 2001 by Newth Morris, Jason Koch and Ralph Mason, as a trunked radio hardware and software provider. Former Novell Inc. Chairman and CEO Jack Messman was chairman of the board of directors.{{cite news |url=http://www.ocregister.com/jobsearch/telogis-596138-register-bill.html |title=Telogis Focuses on 'Culture of Creativity and Excellence' |date=6 January 2014 |access-date=23 May 2014 |author=Bill Quinnan |newspaper=Orange County Register}}{{cite magazine |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=202738&privcapId=33426620 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140523211340/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=202738&privcapId=33426620 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 May 2014 |access-date=23 May 2014 |magazine=BusinessWeek |title=Jack Messman bio}} The company was started with investments from its founders, and by 2012 the privately-held company had approximately $69 million in revenue.{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/profile/telogis|title=Inc. Telogis Company Profile}}

Wall Street Journal reporter Don Clark stated of the company's technology that, "Telogis exploited the evolution of software-as-a-service–placing data from vehicles in the cloud ... so that companies that own vehicle fleets can track their cars and trucks without the need to set up their own servers for the purpose."{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/10/02/dot-com-bust-survivor-telogis-finally-takes-funding/ |author=Don Clark |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|title=Dot-com Bust Survivor Telogis Finally Takes Funding |date=2 October 2013 |access-date=23 May 2014}} In July 2010 Telogis acquired the assets of Remote Dynamics,{{cite web|url=http://www.socaltech.com/telogis_buys_remote_dynamics/s-0029633.html |title=Telogis Buys Remote Dynamics|year=2010}} then in February, 2011 Telogis acquired the assets of Intergis, a provider of routing, mobile resource and fleet management software for approximately 2,000 small to mid-sized business fleets.{{cite web|url=http://www.socaltech.com/telogis_buys_integris/s-0033801.html |title=Telogis Buys Integris|year=2011}} In July 2012 Telogis acquired Navtrak. The acquisition resulted in Telogis Navigation, commercial navigation software that gives professional drivers built-in feedback systems to provide up-to-date road network information.{{cite web|url=http://www.socaltech.com/telogis_buys_navtrak/s-0043901.html |title=Telogis Buys Navtrak|year=2012}}

The company's first outside venture capital was announced in October 2013, with $93 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.{{Cite news |title= Telogis Raises $93M From Kleiner Perkins in Pre-IPO Round To Extend Location Intelligence SaaS Platform For New Mobile Workforce |author= Alex Williams |date= 1 October 2013 |work= Tech Crunch |url= https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/01/telogis-raises-93m-from-kleiner-perkins-in-pre-ipo-round-to-extend-location-intelligence-saas-platform-for-new-mobile-workfore/ |access-date= 16 October 2013 }} In February 2011 private investors provided $2.9 million.{{Cite news |title= Telogis Raises $2.9 Million More To Help Companies Manage Fleets, Reduce Emissions |work= Tech Crunch |date= 11 February 2011 |author= Lora Kolodny |url= https://techcrunch.com/2011/02/11/telogis-2-9-million-more/ |access-date= 16 October 2013 }} Additional funding was received from GM Ventures in 2014.{{cite news |title= GM Ventures Makes a Strategic Investment in Telogis |work= Yahoo Finance |date= 27 October 2014 |url= https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-ventures-makes-strategic-investment-205845142.html }}

On 21 June 2016, it was announced that Telogis will merge with Verizon via an acquisition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.telogis.com/press-releases/verizon-acquisition-telogis|title=Verizon to enhance significantly its connected vehicle business with the acquisition of Telogis {{!}} Telogis|website=www.telogis.com|access-date=2016-06-22}}

On 6 March 2018, a press release{{cite web |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-news-wire/PRNews_20180306CG30720/introducing-verizon-connect-and-a-new-era-of-connected-vehicle-solutions.html |title=Introducing Verizon Connect and a New Era of Connected Vehicle Solutions |author=Morningstar |date=6 March 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133612/https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-news-wire/PRNews_20180306CG30720/introducing-verizon-connect-and-a-new-era-of-connected-vehicle-solutions.html |url-status=dead }} announced that Telogis would be rebranded along with sister companies–Fleetmatics and Verizon Telematics–as Verizon Connect.

Software

Telogis software collects location-based data from embedded and installed hardware in vehicles, as well as from mobile devices. It works on over 40 different hardware platforms from 12 different manufacturers and collects an important array of data.{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/10/02/bootstrapped-telogis-raises-93m-to-bring-location-based-data-to-vehicle-fleets/ |title=Bootstrapped Telogis raises $93M to bring location-based data to vehicle fleets |date=2 October 2013 |author=Rebecca Grant |access-date=23 May 2014 |publisher=Venture Beat}} Telogis also provides a software development kit for users to create location-based mobile and desktop applications.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/28/most-promising-companies-11_Telogis_2FQP.html |title=Telogis |magazine=Forbes Magazine |access-date=23 May 2014}} One of the primary functions of Telogis's software is to provide United States Federal Government mandated hours of service commercial driver activity logs.

OEM Agreements

Telogis provides a built-in telematics option for several OEMs including Ford, GM,{{cite web |url=http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2014/mar/0305-gm-telogis.html |title=GM Offers Fleets Insights on the Road |publisher=GM |date=5 March 2014}} Volvo, Mack, Hino, Isuzu (United States based trucks), and Manitowoc. This allows fleet owners to opt for factory-installed telematics hardware when purchasing selected new cars and trucks. The advantages include immediate over-the-air activation when adding new vehicles to their fleet management system and additional data points such as DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) quality, water in the diesel and extra DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Codes) across the body, powertrain and chassis. For off-highway vehicles, Telogis also works with John Deere.{{cite web |url=http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201611021400PR_NEWS_USPRX____NY34192&feedID=600&press_symbol=86832 |title=New York Times |website=markets.on.nytimes.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053349/http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201611021400PR_NEWS_USPRX____NY34192&feedID=600&press_symbol=86832 |archive-date=22 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}

In addition to the OEM built-in options, selected Freightliner trucks offer a pre-wired option that makes it simpler to add the required hardware for tracking trucks.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=DAI:GR&sid=aeCxiVpcV6Mk |title=Freightliner Trucks to Offer Pre-wire Option for Telogis Telematics Platform |publisher=Bloomberg |date=28 March 2011}}

Uses

In October 2013 the Wall Street Journal reported that trucking companies were using Telogis to monitor their drivers, using the data they received to either reward or discipline their drivers.{{cite news |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303672404579151440488919138 |access-date=23 May 2014 |title=Memo to Workers: The Boss Is Watching |author=Spencer Ante |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=22 October 2013}} This has led some employees to become concerned about privacy issues.{{cite web |url=https://www.aseonline.org/ArticleDetailsPage/tabid/7442/ArticleID/732/Yes-it-is-Big-Brother-You-Got-a-Problem-With-That.aspx |access-date=23 May 2014 |title=Yes, it is Big Brother. You Got a Problem With That? |author=Anthony Kaylin |date=6 November 2013 |publisher=American Society of Employers |archive-date=24 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023338/https://www.aseonline.org/ArticleDetailsPage/tabid/7442/ArticleID/732/Yes-it-is-Big-Brother-You-Got-a-Problem-With-That.aspx |url-status=dead }} Councilman Lewis Rotella of Niagara Falls, New York, stated that, "It’s almost like big brother’s watching you ... You have to put some trust into the employees doing the job," in response to a 2006 contract placing Telogis devices in Niagara city vehicles. He stated further that he believed that such devices can be used to ensure safety, but should not be used for "surreptitiously trailing employees". Rotella also admitted to using the devices himself in his private business to monitor safety.{{cite news |url=http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/x681257825/NIAGARA-FALLS-Technology-gives-bosses-view-from-afar/print |date=1 November 2006 |newspaper=Niagara Gazette |access-date=23 May 2014 |title=NIAGARA FALLS: Technology gives bosses view from afar |author=Denise Jewell}} Stephen Roy, president of Mack Trucks, another Telogis partner, also stated that the software would be used by Mack to help manage workflow and not to track the minute-by-minute decisions of its employees.{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-359627230.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113222/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-359627230.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2014 |author=Sean Kilcarr |title=Mack's New President Shares Insight on OEM's Strategic Initiatives |publisher=Fleet Owner |date=24 February 2014 |access-date=23 May 2014}}

Recognition

In March 2014, Telogis was listed among Inc. Magazine's "Build 100" for sustained year-over-year growth.{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/build100/ |title=The Build 100 List of Sustained-Growth Companies|year=2014}}
In November 2013, Telogis was ranked among Deloitte's "Technology Fast 500".{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Industries/technology/technology-fast500/c75a1ec6f6001210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm|title=Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Rankings|year=2013|access-date=8 April 2014|archive-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509145145/http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Industries/technology/technology-fast500/c75a1ec6f6001210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm|url-status=dead}}
In October 2010, the company was ranked on the Inc 5000.{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/company-profile.html?id=200905690|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817152627/http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/company-profile.html?id=200905690|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-08-17|title=Inc.com Company Profile - Telogis Inc.|year=2009}}