News

TracPlus Adopted By New Zealand Flight Schools: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:16:00 GMT - TracPlus Global has today announced that six further flight schools throughout New Zealand have selected TracPlus as their tracking solution of choice.

More information available in this press release.
DAC International and TracPlus sign worldwide distribution agreement: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT - DAC International, Inc. and TracPlus USA Inc. announced today a worldwide distribution agreement that will see DAC International distribute TracPlus, a next generation tracking, messaging and data service.

More information available in this press release.
Clean sweep for TracPlus Global at TUANZ Innovations Awards 2008: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT - At the TUANZ Innovations Awards in Auckland, TracPlus Global won the TUANZ Initiative of the Year award, and then went on to be named as the Overall Winner of the prestigious TUANZ Telecommunications Innovation Award for TracPlus.

More information available at the TUANZ website.
TracPlus Global Helps Smash World Speed Record: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus Global Limited played a critical support role in helping American pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik smash the existing World Helicopter Speed Record by nearly six days.

More information available in this press release.
Fox 5 Coverage of the Grand Adventure: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:00:00 GMT - Fox 5's Elaine Reyes interviews Scott and Steve prior to departure on the Grand Adventure.

View the video clip here.
TracPlus Global Wins Start-up Exporter of the year: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus Global has just been awarded Start-up exporter of the year at the Gen-i sponsored New Zealand Incubator Awards.

More information see this article.
National Recognition for TracPlus Global: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1200 - TracPlus Global has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Gen-i Startup of the Year, Gen-i Startup Exporter of the Year, and TUANZ Initiative of the Year. TracPlus Global CEO Chris Hinch has also been selected as a finalist in the National Business Review Bayer Innovator of the Year, as well as Gen-i Startup Entrepreneur of the Year.
Official Launch Of MyTracPlus: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus customers can now manage their account information online! You can change your password, manage contact details, view installations and more.

To use MyTracPlus, simply login here.
Technium Newsletter June 2008: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Checkout the Technium Newsletter for June 2008. Its got all the latest news and updates from the international Technium Challenge held in wales in May.

More information available in this newsletter.
Congratulations to Earthrace on their record breaking performance: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus Global has congratulated eco-boat skipper Pete Bethune on shattering the Round The World Powerboat Speed Record, beating the previous record by almost 14 days.

More information available in this press release.
TracPlus Global provides tracking for Auckland to Suva Yacht Race: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Dunedin based company TracPlus Global was the official tracking provider for the Auckland to Suva Yacht Race. The race was won by 21 year old sloop 'Systems Thunder' by beating out favourites - V5, Wired and Pussy Galore by 43 minutes.

More information available in this press release.
TracPlus Global wins International Technium Challenge: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Dunedin based company TracPlus Global, providers of ground-breaking GPS tracking services, is the winner of the International Technium Challenge 2008

More information available in this press release. Also this article from ITBrief
Tracplus announces "Truly Portable" Iridium Tracking: Fri, 23 May 2008 02:00:00 GMT - Dunedin based company TracPlus Global has announced support for NAL Research's range of portable tracking terminals.

More information available in this press release.
TracPlus Global announces cost savings for customers: Fri, 23 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT - New Zealand company TracPlus Global Ltd has announced key changes to their pricing model that will deliver significant savings to existing and new TracPlus customers alike.

More information available in this press release.
Tracplus Global Establishes North American Office: Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT - New Zealand company TracPlus Global Ltd has announced the company's establishment of TracPlus USA Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the global tracking service provider.

More information available in this press release.
TracPlus Chosen to Support Round-the-world Helicopter Record Attempt: Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Dunedin-based company TracPlus Global will be along for the ride when American businessman Scott Kasprowicz attempts to set a new round-the-world record for a helicopter in July.

More information available in this press release.
TracPlus New Zealand Winner of Technium Challenge: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus is the New Zealand winner of the worldwide Technuim Challenge. Tracplus Global beat four other New Zealand technology companies and will now go on to compete with companies from 15 countries in the final leg of the competition held in Cardiff in late-May.

More information available in this press release.
TracPlus chosen by Coastguard New Zealand: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus has been chosen by Coastguard New Zealand in a national upgrade that will see TracPlus equipment deployed to 87 vessels and six aircraft.

More information can be found here.
TracPlus exhibited at Hannover, Germany: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Daestra and TracPlus will be exhibited at CeBit in Hannover, Germany, this week as part of the NZ Trade and Enterprise "New Zealand, New Thinking" exhibition at the international conference. One of just fourteen New Zealand technology companies hand picked by NZTE to participate, CEO Chris Hinch and VP Sales and Marketing Mike Hanning have been joined by Upstart Incubator CEO Dr Norman Evans to help spread the TracPlus word.

Join us at Hall 14 Stand G38.
Pacific Wings Magazine profiles TracPlus: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT - Respected aviation magazine editor Rob Neil gives a comprehensive profile of TracPlus in the February issue of Pacific Wings.

Rob's excellent article can be downloaded and read here.
TracPlus follows trans-Tasman paddlers home: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT - As trans-Tasman kayakers James Castrission and Justin Jones near the end of their epic journey, their effort has been applauded by Daestra New Zealand whose TracPlus global tracking service has followed them every splash of the way.

More information available in this press release.
Daestra New Zealand Ltd appointed as Iridium VAR: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT - Daestra New Zealand Ltd, providers of TracPlus, have been appointed as Iridium Value Added Resellers (VARs), which means more choice and better service for TracPlus users.

More information available in this press release.
TracPlus Version 1.2.5 released: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus Version 1.2.5 with dramatically improved performance has been released today via online update. All existing users are urged to update to this latest version of TracPlus to take advantage of this new functionality. To upgrade to Version 1.2.5, simply start TracPlus and choose "Check for Updates" from the Help menu.
Australian adventurers cross the ditch under watchful gaze of TracPlus: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT - Australian kayakers James Castrisson and Justin Jones trans-Tasman crossing attempt will be monitored in real time by rescue authorities and supporters alike, thanks to New Zealand tracking company Daestra New Zealand.

To monitor Jame's and Justin's progress visit the Crossing The Ditch website.

More information is available in this press release.
Daestra announces new message data terminal for Sat201 owners: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT - Daestra New Zealand Ltd has announced their new Message Data Terminal for Satamatics 201 owners citing "...(the MDT) will allow airborne, maritime and fleet operators to send and receive text messages via satellite, as well as significantly improving the functionality and cost effectiveness of the 201".

More information on the MDT is available in this press release.
TracPlus Version 1.2.3 released: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus Version 1.2.3 with multiple projection support and improved performance has been released today via online update. All existing users are urged to update to this latest version of TracPlus to take advantage of this new functionality. To upgrade to Version 1.2.3, simply start TracPlus and choose "Check for Updates" from the Help menu.
Satamatics announces IsatM2M satellite service: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT - Satamatics UK Ltd has announced their new iSatM2M service, citing "...the new service will improve the end-user experience by offering faster data forwarding rates, quicker responses to polling requests and shorter time to first transmission for a broad range of applications."

Daestra NZ Ltd will assist all TracPlus users who own Satamatics 201 to upgrade their terminals to take advantage of this dramatic improvement in performance.

More information on IsatM2M is available in this Satamatics press release and brochure.
AMS AFIRS Support announced: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT - Daestra NZ Ltd has announced TracPlus support for AMS Canada's AFIRS 110 and 220 terminals.

The "Blue Box" terminals perform real time data recording and analysis on aircraft performance inflight and transmit scheduled and exceedence reports to TracPlus's secure servers.

The AFIRS equipment has FAA and TC STC's approved and pending for a wide variety of airliners.
Financing option available: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT - Daestra NZ Ltd has teamed with finance company Pier One Ltd to offer attractive financing options for TracPlus.
Flight Explorer gateway launched: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus now offers a secure gateway to specialist flight tracking service Flight Explorer, allowing TracPlus aviation users to deliver data to the American data integrator at no additional cost.
TracPlus Version 1.0.1 released: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT - TracPlus Version 1.0.1 with multiple map support and automatic updates has been released today and is being shipped on DVD by courier to all existing TracPlus users. All existing users are urged to update to this latest version of TracPlus to take advantage of this new functionality.