CarShield a Finalist for prestigious Telematics Award

May 27, 2010 - PRLog -- SANTA CLARA, CA -- An independent panel of industry experts from the digital, automotive, mobile and web industries has selected CarShield (www.MyCarShield.com) as a finalist for the 2010 Telematics Awards. According to Telematics Update, CarShield was selected from among hundreds of companies who nominated themselves or their partners and clients through the Telematics Awards website. Every year the Telematics Awards recognizes and celebrates the key companies that are driving the industry forward and pushing the boundaries in telematics technology.

"CarShield is particularly pleased to be selected as a finalist for Best Aftermarket Device” -- said James Jefferies, Executive Vice President of CarShield. "After gaining widespread acceptance from large retailers, auto dealerships and the general public, CarShield’s world-class telematics services are now available throughout the country and this recognition from the Telematics Awards panel underscores the value and potential for CarShield’s products and services.”

CarShield was selected as a finalist in the "Best Aftermarket Device" category. The CarShield device is an industry-leading small, easy to install, after-market telematics product. Because of the unique, compact and patent-pending design of the device, installation is literally a snap – right into the OBD-II port that is standard on all cars built since 1996.  No other product offers so much in so convenient a package and is available today.  The device provides for robust and dependable data connectivity to the CarShield Service Center to enable Crash notification, Predictive vehicle diagnostics, location-based tracking and monitoring.

The Telematics Awards winners will be announced on June 7th, the eve of the 10thannual Telematics Detroit Conference and Exhibition. Precksha Saksena, managing director of Telematics Update, noted that "This year's winners will be celebrated as true leaders in a year that epitomizes the strength of the telematics industry, as the industry will continue to pull together in order to innovate and maintain progression and momentum."

For more press information about CarShield, please visit http://www.MyCarShield.com or contact CarShield at prr@carshield.us or call+1-800-411-2CAR

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About CarShield:
CarShield (http://www.mycarshield.com) headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is becoming the leading provider of consumer and environment friendly automotive safety, security and convenience services. CarShield stands ready to recast the relationship between car and owner to help create a world where better information means saving time, peace of mind and family safety while reducing the cars environmental foot print. The combined hardware and web interface leverages proprietary vehicle analytic tools and wireless connectivity to provide real-time information analysis and delivery, keeping the vehicle owner in tune with the status of their vehicle. CarShield was awarded the Global Media Award for Best New Electronics Product at SEMA and a finalist in the Telematics Awards Best Aftermarket Device category.