[SatNews] “With its long service life, advanced solar technology and versatile communications capabilities, our internally designed and developed solution captures the innovation and forward-thinking that is driving the M2M industry.”

ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that its GT 1100 solution has won a 2014 M2M Evolution Asset Tracking Award from M2M Evolution Magazine, the leading publication covering the M2M movement. The award honors excellence in innovation utilizing M2M technologies to automate the asset tracking functions to increase efficiencies, reduce theft or optimize utilization of the asset.

“With its long service life, advanced solar technology and versatile communications capabilities, our internally designed and developed GT 1100 solution captures the innovation and forward-thinking that is driving the M2M industry,” said Craig Malone, ORBCOMM’s Executive Vice President of Product Development. “It is an honor to be recognized by M2M Evolution Magazine for our superior contribution to making asset tracking easier and more efficient than ever before.”

Winners will be featured in the third quarter edition of M2M Evolution Magazine. For more information, visit.

ORBCOMM is a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions. Its customers include Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hyundai Heavy Industries, I.D. Systems, Inc., Komatsu Ltd., Cartrack (Pty.) Ltd., and Volvo Construction Equipment, among other industry leaders. By means of a global network of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure as well as our Tier One cellular partners, ORBCOMM’s low-cost and reliable two-way data communication services track, monitor and control mobile and fixed assets in our core markets: commercial transportation; heavy equipment; industrial fixed assets; marine; and homeland security.

ORBCOMM is an innovator and leading provider of tracking, monitoring and control services for the transportation market. Under its ReeferTrak®, GenTrakTM, GlobalTrak®, and CargoWatch® brands, the company provides customers with the ability to proactively monitor, manage and remotely control their cold chain and dry transport assets. Additionally, ORBCOMM provides Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services for vessel tracking and to improve maritime safety to government and commercial customers worldwide. ORBCOMM is headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey and has its Innovation & Network Control Center in Sterling, Virginia. For more information please visit.