GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
MetTel | January 13, 2021
MetTel, a Gartner-perceived pioneer in advanced transformation and communications, today announced that it is joining forces with Geotab to offer government vehicles access to a suite of oversaw services that give basic knowledge to help streamline consistence and detailing, reduce complete cost of ownership and improve resident and representative safety, as well as limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Today, numerous government vehicles just approach vehicle motor diagnostics. Outdated methods of the board and documentation make inefficiencies in fuel usage, driving time and in general expenses. With grant winning telematics from Geotab coupled with MetTel's full service armada the executives entrance, government fleets can increase visibility into their vehicles to make efficiencies and help reduce in general costs.
"Our mission at MetTel is to provide an easy on ramp for government agencies to realize the full benefits of the Internet of Things," said Robert Dapkiewicz, SVP and General Manager of MetTel Federal.
"Government agencies are looking for ways to provide more transparency, while providing the tools to help reduce costs and increase the safety of government employees and the citizens they serve. MetTel-enabled IoT solutions help provide that, through an easy to use "single pane of glass."
With MetTel and Geotab, managers of government vehicles will have access to critical intelligence that will provide broad visibility into each MetTel-enabled vehicle. Among the benefits:
• Reduced Costs: Smarter asset utilization can reduce overall mileage and fuel spend. Predictive diagnostic technology notifies agency managers of vehicle maintenance needs before they become costly fixes or replacements.
• Improved Driver Safety: In-vehicle coaching, risk and safety reports, instant notifications and accident detection with detailed second-by-second data to help increase the safety of drivers and citizens.
• Streamlined Compliance & Reporting: Configurable dashboard and reporting software with email automation helps eliminate the tedious process of manual reporting for government regulations, odometer readings and fuel economy.
• GHG & EV Battery Reporting and Compliance: Minimizes and measures greenhouse gas emissions & EV (electric Vehicle) specific solutions for battery and vehicle diagnostics.
• Increased Efficiency of Fleet Inventory: Deeper visibility into the availability of vehicles to make data-based decisions about vehicle and driver utilization.
• Schedule 70: As a small business, MetTel offers IT communications products, services and solutions through GSA IT Schedule 70 contracts to federal, state and local agencies.
"We are excited to add our leading telematics platform to MetTel's expansive technology offering for the U.S. Federal Government," said Jean Pilon-Bignell, Vice President of Business Development, Government and Smart Cities , Geotab. "As the leading telematics provider to the U.S. Federal Government, and thanks to our recent FedRAMP certification, we are committed to connecting Federal agency vehicles and integrating them into broader IoT strategies that can help save the Government time, resources and money."
MetTel Federal Portal, Bruin, Provides "Single Pane of Glass" to Help Easily Manage Vehicles
Government agencies will have full visibility of MetTel-empowered vehicles through the MetTel Federal Portal, a fully overseen service giving monetary control of operations to telecom services, including service advancement (wireline, wireless, IoT and IaaS) through the Bruin stage, also marked as "MetTel Federal Portal." The MetTel Federal Portal is a head, grant winning armada the executives gateway offering a secure, seamless stage for all charging, provisioning, tagging, requesting and revealing.
About MetTel
MetTel is a leader in communications and digital transformation (DX) solutions for enterprise customers. By converging all communications over a proprietary network, MetTel gives enterprises one, unified view and control point for all their communications and advanced network services. MetTel's comprehensive portfolio of customer solutions can boost enterprise productivity, reduces costs and simplifies operations.
About Geotab
Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets. Geotab's open platform and Marketplace, offering hundreds of third-party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. As an IoT hub, the in-vehicle device provides additional functionality through IOX Add-Ons. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to help customers improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety, and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes. Geotab's products are represented and sold worldwide through Authorized Geotab Resellers.
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GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Tyler Technologies | February 25, 2022
Tyler Technologies, Inc. today announced that the state of Arkansas has renewed its contract for Tyler’s award-winning digital government and payments services. The four-year agreement builds upon the existing 25-year relationship between Tyler’s subsidiary, NIC, and the Information Network of Arkansas, a governor-appointed board that oversees digital access to government information and services in Arkansas. The agreement includes three additional one-year extensions, which may be exercised at the discretion of the state.
“Arkansas is a proven leader in creating innovation solutions that connect citizens with their government. This continuation of the trusted partnership between the state of Arkansas and NIC will continue to deliver improved experiences for our citizens while creating even more efficiencies for government offices.”
Ralph Hudson, director of labor at the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing and INA board chair
Throughout Arkansas, Tyler’s NIC subsidiary currently provides more than 300 state and local government entities with nearly 1,000 digital government services, including online vehicle and driver services, criminal background checks, and county property tax payments. NIC Arkansas operates a multi-award-winning citizen portal powered by an intelligent, cross-agency chatbot that engages visitors to the state’s official website, Arkansas.gov, with machine learning and artificial intelligence to help Arkansans find the services they need – all through a simple, intuitive conversation.
“It has been our great honor to partner with the state and help build Arkansas’ award-winning digital government presence over the past 25 years,” said Christy Williams, general manager of NIC Arkansas. “Our goal is to make government more accessible to everyone through technology, and that aligns with the mission of the INA Board. We are excited to continue this partnership, accelerate digital service delivery and ultimately make life better for Arkansans.”
Through its partnership with NIC, Arkansas’ enterprise digital government presence has resulted in process automation efficiencies for both government and citizens and enabled the state to realize a cost avoidance of more than $64 million each year. In 2020 alone, Arkansas government websites served over 2.8 million citizens and securely processed over 14.5 million digital government transactions totaling more than $521 million and achieved a 96% average satisfaction rating from more than 435,000 citizens surveyed.
About Tyler Technologies and NIC
Acquired by Tyler Technologies on April 21, 2021, NIC is a leader in digital government solutions and payments, partnering with government to deliver user-friendly digital services that make it easier and more efficient to interact with government. NIC and Tyler are united in their mission to empower public sector entities to operate more efficiently and connect more transparently with their constituents and with each other. Tyler has more than 37,000 successful installations across more than 12,000 locations, with clients in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, and other international locations. Tyler has been recognized numerous times for growth and innovation, including Government Technology’s GovTech 100 list and Forbes’ “Most Innovative Growth Companies” list.
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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Deloitte | January 14, 2021
Today Deloitte and Dcode announced a restored yearly collaboration to bring top arising tech from the private area to government offices.
Through Dcode's governmentally engaged quickening agent for arising tech and set-up of government contributions to improve mission results, Deloitte draws in with forefront tech organizations and forward-inclining government pioneers to encourage matchmaking, joining openings, and enduring upgrades to the public authority's tech stack.
"The emerging tech ecosystem can be a powerful source of innovation for government agencies. We're excited to continue working with Dcode to help tech companies apply solutions to government missions and accelerate transformative value for our clients," said Mike Isman, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP.
The U.S. government has the chance to put a portion of the $90 billion dollars spent on tech in FY2021 towards acquiring the best arising tech organizations. Exploring and confirming the correct business tech arrangements that are prepared to scale in the government market is critical to surveying danger and preparing tech organizations to succeed.
"We work with emerging tech companies, the U.S. government, and key collaborators like Deloitte to bring top tech onto contract and into government missions," said Dcode CEO Meagan Metzger. "If government contractors, systems integrators and other firms can get better commercial tech onto federal contracts then it will drive substantive government innovation in this shifting landscape."
As Dcode works out its local area stage, Nexus, in light of expanding request from arising tech organizations, funding speculators, and the U.S. government, Deloitte will be a central member in supporting the development of the public authority advancement environment.
About Dcode
Dcode connects the tech industry and government to drive commercial innovation in the federal market. We help emerging tech companies, federal agencies, and industry partners understand each other and work together to improve the government with better tech. Dcode has worked with more than 100 tech companies and hundreds of government organizations, generating more than 200 new implementations of commercial technology in government and millions in federal contracts.
About Deloitte
Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services to many of the world's most admired brands, including nearly 90% of the Fortune 500® and more than 7,000 private companies. Our people come together for the greater good and work across the industry sectors that drive and shape today's marketplace — delivering measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in our capital markets, inspire clients to see challenges as opportunities to transform and thrive, and help lead the way toward a stronger economy and a healthier society.
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