John Deere's Construction & Forestry Group and Qualcomm Inc. have announced an alliance to create an equipment and machine monitoring and information delivery system that will be sold across North America by certified John Deere construction and forestry dealers

Diesel Progress North American Edition, Oct, 2006

John Deere's Construction & Forestry Group and Qualcomm Inc. have announced an alliance to create an equipment and machine monitoring and information delivery system that will be sold across North America by certified John Deere construction and forestry dealers. Beginning in the fall of 2006, customers can order factory- or dealer-installed JDLink on select John Deere construction and forestry equipment.

In announcing the alliance, the companies said JDLink automatically collects, transmits and manages information about where and how construction and forestry equipment is being used, as well as machine health data. The system uses Qualcomm's GlobalTRACS equipment management system to provide information about equipment location, machine health and service status. Additionally, it issues special alerts to notify customers if equipment moves outside pre-set boundaries.