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Professional Services of Interactive Technologies International

Interactive Technologies International (ITI) offers over twenty five years of knowledge and experience in executive positions and corporate leadership, business development, sales, consulting and objective professional services in safety, security, compliance, legal admissibility and GPS/AVL fleet management. Executive positions included technology start-ups and enabling technology global consulting and professional services in document technologies, to include electronic imaging, records management, document management (EDMS), legal admissibility of electronic documents and records, e-document policy and procedure review and writing for documentary evidence compliance to Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) standards 72.11.00, 72.34.05, ISO 15489 and privacy protection of personal information (PIPEDA).

Additional ITI professional services include Corporate Executive Leadership positions in sales, marketing, business development of document technologies, electronic imaging, personal safety, security, GPS tracking companies and start-ups; electronic document and image lifecycle management, EDMS system audit and certification for legal admissibility, knowledge management, business process analysis (BPM), executive sales management, business and market development and full marketing mandates and speaking engagements.

Interactive Technologies offers business solutions for organizations and individuals requiring asset tracking & theft recovery, employee health & safety and security, driver and compliance to legislation and provincial law. We are the Canadian Distributor of award winning (Frost & Sullivan, CTIA) safe driving hands-free solutions to reduce distracted driving and its deadly results: FleetSafer, FleetSafer Vision & TeenSafer. FleetSafer’s robust mobile product solutions are very effective for eliminating distracted driving, texting, calling and cell phone use, web browsing and permits drivers to drive safe, legal, responsible and undistracted hands-free driving.

ITI is the Canadian Reseller of FastMall™, MapEverywhere™ and MapOS is the world's first turn by turn navigational technology applications without the need for WiFi, Internet signal or wireless. MapOs™ delivers cutting edge functionality and ease of navigation to your clients, customers and guests while allowing you and your staff to deliver world class levels of service, support and information.

FastMall has been created to help people know exactly where everything is located at any shopping mall, all in the palm of your hand. FastMall helps you from getting lost, locate stores, identifies where you have parked your car, restrooms, directions to the food hall, what restaurants are there, gives you access to in store discounts, specials, emergency exits and many other features of shopping malls across the country. All without WiFi, Internet signal or wireless.

MapEverywhere™ provides additional venue navigational functionality to include Schools and Universities, Office Buildings and Complexes, Retail Stores, Hotels and Resorts, Museums, Sports Arenas and Stadiums, Trade Shows and Conventions, Hospitals and Theme and Amusement Parks and other ‘brick & mortar’ venues.

ITI is a Canadian representative for Skypatrol Vehicle, Trailer and Asset Tracking and Theft Recovery Solutions. Skypatrol /ITI also offers personal, personnel and Alzheimer, elderly and other patient monitoring and recovery solutions. Skypatrol also provides efficient and effective covert/ overt tracking and monitoring of teen drivers, children and employees. We also offer sophisticated GPS/AVL fleet management solutions for all mobile assets and recreational vehicles, motorcycles, skidoos, snowmobiles regardless of size or location.

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Knowledge-based undistracted safe driving – FleetSafer by ZoomSafer
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In Canada, cell phones are critical to modern business productivity. When used while driving, however, cell phones pose a serious danger to employees and an added risk and expensive liability to employers and their companies. There is a simple and easy way for corporate and business Human Resources, Environment, Health &Safety (EH&S), Legal, Operations, Risk Managers and Fleet Managers to proactively implement, monitor and measure compliance to policies and encourage employee drivers/operators to use their phones in a safe, legal and responsible manner. Or not at all!

It's this sharp, doubled-edged truth that has motivated Canadian corporations to implement safe driving policies prohibiting employees from using hand held cell phones (Blackberry and Androids) while driving. In many cases, covered in a Restrictive or Balanced Corporate Policy, restricting use but without the ability to monitor compliance. In Canada, every province has legislated against distracted driving with cell phones and handheld devices. It is up to you to be proactive, comply and not have employees drive distracted whilst using a cell phone.

Unfortunately, without management tools to ensure compliance, companies must depend entirely on employee self-enforcement and trust. And while documenting a corporate safe driving policy is a terrific first step toward managing risks -- by itself, a paper policy is not enough to reduce accidents, minimize risks, liability and related costs. In order to truly protect your employees and your company, you need the mandated ability to help drivers make better choices so they are less distracted and more focused with eyes on the road. Unnecessary unsafe texting, emailing, browsing/surfing and talking must be curtailed whilst driving. Employees need to be provided safe driving technology tools and educated to become more knowledgeable and aware of the dangers, financial and the human costs of distracted driving. They and the company must understand the value of a life, their life!!

Realistic Return on Investment (ROI) - A Corporate Value Proposition

In the U.S., the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the cost of corporate crashes for employers at $24,500 per crash, $150,000 per injury and up to typically $3.6 million per fatality. Talking and texting is as dangerous as drunk driving as well as four times more likely to being in a collision, passing a red light or rear-ending another vehicle. Companies must take a closer look at preventative technology solutions to eliminate corporate distracted driving. Beyond potential costs, fines and accidents, in the eyes of some, it is simply a matter of public safety, reputation and accident avoidance. What is a life worth?

At $0.28 a day, FleetSafer should be implemented to keep our roads, residents, communities and employees safe, all year. A corporation or organization must go beyond policies and training and use robust technology to eliminate the temptation for corporate drivers to be distracted while driving. Being proactive to enforce, monitor and manage compliance to a restrictive safe driving policy, is now achievable with FleetSafer and FleetSafer Vision policy management and reporting functionality on a 24/7 basis.

Scope of Employment Implications and Potential Litigation Risks

Apart from reducing accidents and even deaths of your employees, mobile driving force, management and executives, there are significant savings and benefits to corporate image, commitment to employee wellness and safety, insurance costs, liabilities and risk, if all comply with your safe driving policy. (if one does not exist, ITI can assist in building the policy). However, compliance to laws and policies is very difficult to monitor or enforce if you just 'trust' the drivers. The time of day does not make a difference if there is an accident whilst driving a company or personal vehicle, day or night or what the conversation was, company phone or not.

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Legal Scope of Employment issues arise when and if the corporation:

• issues the cellphone
• provides the company vehicle
• reimburses the cell phone expenses
• regardless if they are speaking during or after business hours
• regardless of whether discussing business or personal

FLEETSAFER and FLEETSAFER Vision

SIMPLE and PRACTICAL way to enforce, monitor and manage cell phone safe driving policies so your company can:

• Prevent employees from texting, emailing, talking, browsing/surfing and dialling while driving
• Ensure full compliance with distracted handheld driving laws, directives and legislation
• Comply with Corporate Policy Management
• View Detailed Cellphone Use Reports
• Minimize risks and liabilities and related costs
• Reduces crashes, accidents and deaths and extensive costs
• Protect employees, staff and executives
• Save money
• Maintain Corporate Image and Reputation
• Protect Wellness and Community safety
• Drive Legal, Safe and Responsibly

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Interactive Technologies can assist your organization in creating and implementing your Fleet Distracted Driving Policy

FleetSafer and MobileSafer are downloaded to your Smart phone (Blackberry & Android) and are easy-to-use and implement as the practical answer to the problem of distracted unsafe driving in every category. FleetSafer activates automatically when it detects vehicle travel, activated Bluetooth signal or telematics ignition on/off. MobileSafer is Bluetooth only. FleetSafer and MobileSafer auto-respond to incoming emails, calls and texts by letting your customers, coworkers and family immediately know that you are driving and will get back to them later. Incoming calls go directly from your Bluetooth handsfree device to your Smart phone speaker (policy-based) for safe driving and eliminates the need to take your eyes off the road. With FleetSafer and based on policy set up, management can restrict inbound and outbound calling.

FleetSafer Vision is an award winning, cloud-based software service that integrates vehicular telematics data (trip information, location, speed, etc.) with mobile device usage data (phone calls, text messages, email etc.) and other information (email logs etc.) so fleet operators can measure and remediate risky driver behaviour and reinforce good, safe, legal and compliant behaviour.

Designated corporate staff have full confidential visibility into your employee’s behaviour and cell phone use whilst driving – permitting you to know who is a risk and who is not!

Works with ALL telematics and cell phone operating systems and product manufacturers and does not require any software on the cell phones. Safe driving monitoring and reporting on phones like iPhone, Nokia, Samsung, HTC, etc.

 

Enterprise Risk Management & Insurance

FleetSafer's phonematics solution is a great way for insurance companies, brokers, and risk management solutions to help clients reduce liability, risk, higher premiums and unnecessary expenses due to vehicular accidents from distracted driving. The award winning, robust, patented FleetSafer® solution helps eliminate the dangerous temptation for drivers to text, email, talk or browse while driving. This will enable you to create new offerings, provide value added services, and even help clients re-rate their risk to reduce premiums and/or deductibles. Ask ITI International on how to stop texting!!