RACO Wireless Enables M2M Connectivity for GPS and Automated Collections Technology Provider PassTime
May 8, 2012
New Orleans, LA - International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 (Booth
#3161)- May 8, 2012-RACO Wireless, a preferred machine-to-machine
(M2M) provider for
T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced that it will expand
its M2M connectivity and SIM management support for PassTime.
PassTime is a national provider of GPS
tracking and automated collection technology solutions to the
specialized automotive finance industry.
PassTime USA offers GPS tracking and
its own Automated Collection Technology (ACT) solutions to its
customers in the BHPH (buy here pay here) and subprime finance
industries. Its wide range of products and services, superior 24/7
live customer support and industry expertise provide customers with
a complete package for protecting their assets and managing their
portfolios.
RACO Wireless has been an M2M provider
for T-Mobile for 10 years. PassTime worked with the RACO Wireless
team for nearly five years when they were part of T-Mobile's M2M
business. Now,
PassTime will migrate its T-Mobile M2M
support to RACO Wireless.
RACO Wireless will continue to provide
PassTime with full access to RACO's suite of services including
hosting and the Omega Management Suite™ which enables SIM
activation and subscriber management capabilities. The Omega Management Suite™
from RACO Wireless is a robust information tool that delivers
unprecedented visibility into the wireless network and provides
essential tools designed to simplify SIM management. OMS provides
advanced reporting and alerting features including real-time SIM
monitoring & reports, overage reports & alerts, SIM
activation & maintenance, SIM management, web based billing,
and APN system hardware status monitors.
"We look forward to continuing our
work with the highly experienced team of M2M professionals at RACO
Wireless and leveraging their impressive suite of tools for
excellence in M2M connectivity and services," said Chris Macheca,
executive vice president of operations for PassTime. "RACO gives us
the ability to swiftly manage the wireless aspect of our solutions.
We are confident that furthering our partnership will benefit both
companies."
"With PassTime's excellence in
providing GPS tracking and automated collections technology, the
company has made an enormous impact in the 'buy here pay here' auto
financing industry - one of the fastest growing industries for
M2M," said John Horn, president of RACO Wireless. "PassTime has
been a great partner since choosing T-Mobile over five years ago,
and we look forward to working even more closely with them at RACO
Wireless."
In business for over 20 years,
PassTime is a trusted name in the subprime financing industry for
GPS tracking and Automated Collections Technology. PassTime's
solutions help lenders improve the performance of their portfolios
by helping ensure regular payments by their customers. Its
innovative suite of products has helped thousands of lenders in the
industry, while helping consumers jump-start their credit.
RACO Wireless specializes in providing
wireless connectivity for machine-to-machine applications via T-Mobile's network.
RACO Wireless makes it easy for companies like PassTime to build,
support and enhance M2M applications thanks to its unique,
streamlined approach to delivering customized M2M connectivity
solutions. In fact, RACO Wireless can assemble a flexible,
end-to-end M2M connectivity solution for its partners - including
delivering custom rate plans, tailored billing solutions and
customized wireless connectivity as well as helping them with
device certification and branding their M2M applications - within
just hours or days.
RACO Wireless will showcase its M2M
connectivity and SIM management solutions, including its Omega
Management Suite™, at the CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 show at Booth
#3161.
About RACO Wireless
RACO Wireless (www.racowireless.com), a subsidiary of RACO Industries
in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a T-Mobile partner for 10 years, is a
leading provider of wireless data solutions to the
machine-to-machine (M2M) industry. The company specializes in
delivering wireless data your way by making it easy for companies
to build, support and enhance wireless M2M applications. RACO
Wireless can assemble a flexible, end-to-end M2M wireless
connectivity solution for its partners - including delivering
custom rate plans, tailored billing solutions and customized
wireless connectivity as well as helping them brand their M2M
applications and delivering 24/7 customer service - within just
hours or days. For more information, please visit /company/press.
About PassTime
Headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, PassTime was founded in
1992; the PassTime Suite of Products is designed to improve
customer payment performance and reduce default and repossession
risks. In 1997, PassTime created its first Automated Collections
Technology product. Over the next several years, a Suite of
Products evolved that offers GPS tracking, wireless, and Automated
Collections products and services designed to meet the needs of a
highly diverse industry of car dealers and special finance
companies. PassTime solutions facilitate higher rates of return on
financing based upon improved customer payment performance.
PassTime prides itself on a 24/7 Customer Care Support Center for
partners, lenders, dealerships, and end-user customers. Over the
past decade, PassTime has sustained industry leadership with its
innovative products and services. For more information about
PassTime, please visit www.passtimeusa.com or call
877.PASSTIME. Contact Jeff Karg, (Director of Corporate
Communications) at jkarg@passtimeusa.com.
