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Gearworks, a leading provider of location-based mobile business applications, today announced that C.J. Driscoll & Associates, a marketing consulting and research firm focused on wireless and GPS applications, has recognized the company as the "fastest growing provider of handset-based mobile resource management (MRM) solutions" in its upcoming 2009 Mobile Resource Management Systems Market Study.
Gearworks MRM solutions, including

its etrace® product and other carrier-branded products, are utilized by service-driven companies to supervise and optimize their personnel and activities in the field as easily as they do in the office. Gearworks" solutions are powered by the company"s carrier-class platform for delivering "on-deck" location-based mobile business applications " Appmosphere".
"Gearworks has demonstrated that there is strong demand for handset-based MRM solutions, particularly when supported by effective wireless carrier partners," said Clem Driscoll of C.J. Driscoll & Associates. "Research for our upcoming annual MRM market study indicates that Gearworks is currently the fastest growing GPS handset-based MRM service provider."
"We are honored to be acknowledged as the fastest growing provider of handset-based mobile resource management solutions," said Todd Krautkremer, president and chief executive officer for Gearworks. "Together with our wireless carrier partners, this recognition is a testament to the value we provide our customers in their quest to drive mobile workforce efficiency and effectiveness, especially in these challenging economic times. The key to our success is the Appmosphere carrier-class platform, which enables us to deliver more on-deck LBS mobile business applications through more wireless carriers and on more mobile devices than anyone else."
About C.J. Driscoll & Associates
Since 1993, C.J. Driscoll & Associates (www.cjdriscoll.com) has provided marketing consulting and research on GPS and wireless products and services for the commercial and consumer markets. The company provides strategic consulting services as well as custom and syndicated research and industry reports for companies ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to start-ups. C.J. Driscoll & Associates" clients include leading cellular carriers, telematic system suppliers, automotive manufacturers, service providers, technology companies and investment firms.
About Gearworks
Gearworks provides an industry-recognized carrier-class platform for location-based mobile applications that helps businesses reduce fuel, overtime, and other operating costs, increase employee productivity and safety, and improve customer satisfaction. Leveraging Gearworks" Appmosphere" platform, wireless carriers deliver location-based mobile business applications to market faster, software vendors mobilize their applications easily, and enterprises cost-effectively extend their back-office applications to their mobile workforce across any wireless carrier and on any mobile device. Appmosphere is the technology foundation for Gearworks" mobile workforce management applications, including etrace®, OnCare by Gearworks" and other carrier-branded products. The company serves thousands of small-to-medium-sized business and enterprise customers across a broad range of industries " including healthcare, field service, home and store delivery, construction, utilities and government services.


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