Gulf States Toyota Revs Up with Active RFID, Real-time Locating System Technology

In partnership with IBM, WhereNet's vehicle tracking and management system to locate, expedite processing of 190,000+ new Toyotas annually

Santa Clara, CA August 2, 2005 Gulf States Toyota, a regional Toyota distributor for 145 dealers, has selected IBM and WhereNet Corp., both providers of wireless solutions for tracking and managing enterprise assets, to provide an active radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking system for annually processing more than 190,000 cars.

Gulf States Toyota said it made the investment in the system to better serve its dealers, which in turn, offers better service to customers.

Gulf States Toyota has deployed the active RFID-powered WhereNet vehicle tracking and management system (VTMS) to locate new Toyotas at its 84-acre processing center in Houston.

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