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Tierra at Agritechnica 2011

Topcon PA — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:52:31 -0600

AGRITECHNICA is the worldwide meeting point for the agricultural market, where innovations are launched, trends are set and visions are discussed. Topcon Tierra, as leader in remote asset management, is at Agritechnica as key trend for providing real-time information to customers throughout the world. Tierra operates not only in the field of agriculture, but also in the construction, forestry, mining and surveying fields.

Hannover (Germany), November 15th – 19th 2011

Topcon Precision Agriculture Hall/Stand: 16/E-12

http://www.agritechnica.com

Tierra at Intergeo 2011

Topcon PA — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:02:05 -0500

INTERGEO is the world’s largest event and communication platform for geodesy, geoinformation and land management. Topcon Tierra, as leader in remote asset management, is at Intergeo as key trend for providing real-time information to customers throughout the world in the fields of agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and surveying.

Nurnberg (Germany), September 27th – 29th 2011
Topcon Europe Positioning B.V. boot - hall: 7

http://www.intergeo.de/en/englisch/index.php

The Wall Street Journal article spotlights Topcon asset management technology

Topcon PA — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:36:38 -0500

The Wall Street Journal, one of the world’s most prestigious publications, recently examined remote asset management technology for the construction industry that not only monitors how machines are being used (and sometimes abused) but also can help slash energy costs, and determine machine location as well as prevent theft.

Topcon was listed as a company that develops and sells the technology and monitoring services to the equipment manufacturers and directly to equipment owners.

Heavy equipment manufacturers -- including Gomaco, Komatsu, John Deere, Caterpillar and Case New Holland, among others -- are installing more of the monitoring devices using wireless communications and GPS technology to gather and transmit the data from as close as a job site office to as far away as the other side of the world.

Topcon has two distinct information collection, detection and analysis systems: Topcon Tierra and SiteLINK 3D.

SiteLINK 3D is a real-time, advanced, localized communications management system for its 3D machine control line of products. With Topcon Tierra, a company has available data via a web portal on every machine in a fleet on every job site regardless of locations.

Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), said, “With SiteLINK 3D and Topcon Tierra technology, a company has control over time, control over productivity of machines and their operators, and control over data, from first cut to project analysis.”

Taking one simple function of a remote asset management system – monitoring machine idle time – can save a company thousands of dollars a year in fuel costs, a major consideration when fuel costs are high, as well as reduce emissions for a positive environmental impact.

Manufacturers are constantly coming up with ways to use data gathered by asset management systems like SiteLINK 3D and Topcon Tierra, not the least of which, O’Connor said, is to “monitor an operator and how he handles his machine and to literally improve the operators’ behavior to maximize machine efficiency and reduce costs and increase a company’s profit.”

CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 is coming

Topcon PA — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:58:24 -0500

Every three years, experts, manufactures, producers and professional from the construction and construction materials industries come together in one of the world's largest construction industry gatherings to showcase the latest equipment, products, services and technologies relating to the construction industries.

Topcon Tierra, as leader in remote asset management, is going to attend to this important event by Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. booth N 1959 and S 869 where will be possible looking up last news.

http://www.conexpoconagg.com/

Tierra at SIMA 2011 show

Topcon PA — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:00:19 -0600

SIMA - Paris, February 20-24 2011

The SIMA Fair is one of the largest tradeshow in Europe that meets all the needs of farming operation: equipment, livestock breeding and renewable energy.
Topcon Tierra, as leader in remote asset management, will be at SIMA at the Topcon Booth, as key trend for providing real-time information to our customers in the fields of Agriculture.

http://www.planet-agri.com/en/sima

Tierra at World of Concrete 2011

Topcon PA — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:02:58 -0600

The World of Concrete is one of the most important events in the commercial construction industry. Topcon Tierra is the Topcon Telematics solution and it is offered along with the innovative positioning technology provided by Topcon, particularly as related to the construction business, mining and surveying.

World of Concrete - Las Vegas, NV (USA) - January 18 - 21, 2011

Topcon Positioning Systems Inc booths: C4513, C4613

http://www.worldofconcrete.com

Topcon Tierra Bundled Lease Program

Topcon PA — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:49:21 -0600

Topcon Tierra Asset Management System - Bundled Lease Program

Only Available in the United States

One low monthly payment includes hardware, monthly messaging and activation fee.

Nothing Down! 0% Interest!
As low as $36 a month per unit.*

Program features:
36-month term
25-unit minimum
$25 per unit documentation fee payable at least inception
You own the hardware at the end of the lease.

Contact Rod Ludchak for further information: rludchak@topcon.com or
925-245-8848.

*Lease payment does not include $25 per unit documentation fee, installation, freight or applicable taxes.

Tierra at Intergeo 2010

Topcon PA — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:33:31 -0500

INTERGEO is the world’s largest event and communication platform for geodesy, geoinformation and land management. Topcon Tierra, as leader in remote asset management, will be presented at Intergeo as key trend for providing real-time information to customers throughout the world in the fields of agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and surveying.

Cologne (Germany), October 5th – 7th 2010
Topcon Europe Positioning B.V. boot - hall: 11.2 stand: 2A.150

http://www.intergeo.de/en/englisch/index.php

Qualcomm and Topcon Tierra Announce Alliance

Topcon PA — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:16:18 -0600

Topcon Tierra Acquires Some of Qualcomm's GlobalTRACS System Contracts

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, and Topcon Tierra have announced a transaction in which Topcon Tierra will acquire some of Qualcomm's customer contracts for the GlobalTRACS® Suite for fleet management.

The alliance represents further progress toward Qualcomm's planned transition out of a direct sales model for the construction equipment market, as previously announced in June 2008. Qualcomm will continue to provide managed network services through Topcon Tierra for these customers and Topcon Tierra will assume responsibility for sales, customer service and other direct support.

"We are excited to be collaborating with Topcon Tierra, a company that already has a substantial presence in the construction market place," said Bob Walton, president of Qualcomm Enterprise Services. "The alliance between Qualcomm and Topcon Tierra leverages both companies' strengths and provides GlobalTRACS customers with industry-leading managed network services and the best possible telematics hardware and value-added applications and support."

"We are very excited about this alliance and the opportunity it presents to continue to offer best-in-class hardware and services to construction, equipment companies and OEMs," said Ray O'Connor, Topcon Positioning Systems president and CEO. "Qualcomm's GlobalTRACS customers will continue to receive the service and support they expect, with Topcon Tierra committed to fulfilling the terms of the service contracts. New hardware, spares, ancillary parts and service will be provided by Topcon Tierra going forward. We have a very smooth transition planned."

O'Connor continued, "The alliance with Qualcomm will provide our new customers the opportunity to take advantage of the Topcon family of advanced positioning machine control solutions, including 3D-MC2 for dozers, X63 for excavators, and Millimeter GPS for other construction equipment, including graders, pavers and profilers."

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. (TPS) designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets. TPS' parent company, Topcon Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange - 7732), was founded in 1932.

Topcon Tierra is a joint venture company between Topcon Positioning Systems and DIVITECH S.p.A., providing web-based remote asset management solutions to the global construction and agricultural markets.

Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is a 2009 FORTUNE 500® company. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com.

Topcon Tierra relaunches website with ‘new look, feel’

Topcon PA — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:53:46 -0600

Topcon Tierra’s redeveloped website is up and operating, according to Mark Bittner, senior vice president and general manager, Topcon Telematics Business Unit.

The site offers new features – Dealer Locator and an Access link that takes visitors directly to the Tierra log-in page for registered users.

The new site, Bittner said, also offers the ability to provide information in multiple languages; the first to be added will be Spanish and Italian.

The site can be accessed at www.topcontierra.com.

GNSS and Heavy Equipment

Topcon PA — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:17:42 -0600

By Don Talend

Heavy equipment represents a major capital cost for companies in industries such as construction and agriculture. ln recent years Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology, which uses signals from US Global Positioning System and the Russian Glonass satellite system constellations, has been used to improve fleet efficiency. Many companies may hesitate to invest in the technology because management is unaware of its benefits. Such hesitation has only increased during the current global economic downturn. However, recent evidence has emerged to demonstrate the measurable impact GNSS technology may have 0n company profits.

Track Your Fleet Via the Web with Tierra

Topcon PA — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:17:22 -0600

By ANDREW BALTAZAR,

With Topcon's Tierra, fleet managers can track equipment locations on an online map, view instrument panels remotely in real-time, and more

Technology Driving Productivity

Topcon PA — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:22:41 -0600

"The current economic recession provides an incredible window of opportunity for forward-thinking companies in the construction, survey, civil engineering and agriculture markets," said Ray O'Connor, president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS).

Save Time, Labor and Fuel with Telemetry

Topcon PA — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:06:11 -0600

by Jim Ruen, contributin

The President of the United States fought giving up his Blackberry. He is so dependent on his wireless communication device and convinced of its convenience and efficiency. Justin Welch at Co-Alliance, LLC, Tipton, Ind., knows how he feels. He would probably fight before he gave up his wireless dispatch system. Not only has it proven itself to him and the 10 branch managers using it, even the competition is envious.

An opportunity to buy into advanced technology

Topcon PA — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:06:48 -0600

Economic recovery hinges on companies getting out of the "operations box."
By C.Jason Smith, PhD

Companies embracing increased productivity through technology will drive the world's economic recovery.

That belief is what mandates topranked, global technology companies to continue to support strong research and development (R&D) efforts. Without a constant stream of new, innovative, around-the-corner technologies, both the company brand and market-share suffer. That holds true in good times, and especially in a recessionary period.

Topcon Tierra secures 2009 Technology Vision Award

Topcon PA — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:48:50 -0500

For the second time in 2009, Topcon Tierra™, a world leader in remote asset management telematics solutions, has been honored with a major construction industry award. The latest award received was the highly regarded Constructech Magazine's Silver Vision Award. Earlier this year, Topcon Tierra also won the M2M (Machine to Machine) Value Chain Award for the construction category.

"Topcon's Tierra telematics solution uses advanced GPS technology and a simple back-office, web-based communications system to reduce costs and increase productivity ... essential elements in today's competitive construction environment," according to Mark S. Bittner, senior vice president and general manager for Topcon's Telematics Business Unit.

"We are pleased to have won this prestigious award and to be recognized among an impressive list of competitors," Bittner said. "We would like to acknowledge T.J. Lambrecht Construction for their role as a collaborative partner in helping to enhance our solution. Their hands-on experience was invaluable to us in developing functionality and features that contractors can use to improve operations."

The Constructech Vision Awards honor companies that have realized the advantages of applying innovative technologies to their everyday businesses as well as the technology enablers that have helped them achieve their goal.

Companies involved in residential, commercial, and heavy construction, professionals in all trades, architectural and engineering firms, corporate owners, facility management companies, government agencies, and land developers are eligible for a Constructech Vision Award.

"In today's market, construction companies must face new challenges head on, and bring customers the most affordable, quality product they can. This goal can be achieved with the use of the right technology solutions," said Mike Carrozzo, chief editor, Constructech magazine. "The companies named as Vision Award winners recognize this necessity, and have become more successful as a result of implementing technology."

Release of AM25

Topcon PA — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:22 -0500

Release of AM25, a Topcon Tierra compact, rugged, remote asset management device.

View webpage.

Topcon (GB) sponsored The Tractor Guys

Topcon PA — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:31:37 -0500

The Tractor Guys John Bishop and Tony Swire from the United Kingdom aim to raise £10,000 for Diabetes UK by driving two vintage tractors from John O'Groats to Lands End. From the far South to the far North. Topcon Great Britain sponsored The Tractor Guys with Topcon's AM-50 and standard subscription telematic solution.

Topcon Tierra solution selected by AGCO

Topcon PA — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:58:52 -0600

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) today announced its remote asset management solution, Topcon Tierra™, has been selected by AGCO Corporation, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AG), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, as its sole global advanced telematics provider. AGCO will market the technology under the AGCONNECT™ brand name.

The multi-year agreement covers all AGCO equipment lines and is an expansion of a strategic partnership between AGCO and TPS which provides high-performing machine control, machine management and precision farming technology products and services to the global agricultural machinery market.

Tierra is the web portal through which all AGCONNECT™ information will flow in a timely, easy-to-learn, easier-to-understand and reliable format. TPS formed its Telematics Business Unit in 2008 and unveiled Topcon Tierra, the most comprehensive mobile asset management system in the marketplace.

Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO said, "AGCO is dedicated to integrating user-friendly advanced technology into our products to help our customers maximize the productivity of their equipment and become more efficient, more environmentally responsible and, ultimately, more profitable."

"The expansion of the relationship between AGCO and TPS will greatly benefit both companies, their customers and potential customers," said Ray O'Connor, TPS President and CEO. "Using products resulting from the AGCO and TPS partnership, farmers will have access to the leading technology."

ABOUT TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS

Topcon Positioning Systems, a developer and manufacturer of positioning equipment, offers the world's leading selection of innovative precision Global Positioning System (GPS) Geographic Information System (GIS) laser, agriculture, optical surveying, and machine control products, software and applications. Topcon Corporation is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (7732).

ABOUT AGCO

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AG) was founded in 1990 and offers a full product line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage, tillage equipment, implements, and related replacement parts. AGCO agricultural products are sold under the core brands of Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, and are distributed globally through more than 2,800 independent dealers and distributors, in more than 140 countries worldwide. AGCO provides retail financing through AGCO Finance. AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA. In 2008, AGCO had net sales of $8.4 billion. Please visit our website at www.AGCOcorp.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements which are not historical facts, including expectations regarding market positioning, and sales growth are forward-looking and subject to risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the statements. These risks include possible declines in demand for products as a result of weather, demand and other conditions that impact farm income, actions by producers of competitive products, and the general risks attendant to coordination of efforts among two businesses. Further information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is included in AGCO's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including AGCO's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. AGCO disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.