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CompassCom Asset Tracking Releases New Version
The release incorporates several new features and enhancements for Department of Transportation (DOT) and Public Works operations.

CompassCom, a provider of real-time asset tracking, announced the availability of version 7.7 of CompassTrac on Feb. 18. The release incorporates several new features and enhancements for Department of Transportation (DOT) and Public Works operations.
The features within the 7.7. release enable snow fighting and sweeping workflows with real-time and after-action analytics. CompassCom’s mobile IoT software monitors weather, traffic, plow up/down, road/air temperature, and snow material rates and totals (granular, pre-wet, and direct) from plow spreader controllers.
The 7.7 release expands support for the following spreader controllers:
Dickey John Control Point
Certified Power: Freedom 2, XDS, and ECS
Bosh: 450/550
Force America: 5100 and 6100
Release 7.7 can be deployed in the managed cloud as CompassWorks or on-premises as CompassTrac Enterprise in environments where enhanced security is a requirement. CompassCom also supports deployment on most any broadband or Motorola wireless networks.
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