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16.07.2020 NEWS We are recruiting! Interested candidates are kindly requested to send their CV along with a covering letter to info@mediatoday.com.mt by not later than noon on Monday 20 July 2020. Only selected applicants will be summoned for an interview. • • • • • JOURNALISTS MediaToday Co Ltd Vjal ir-Rihan, San Gwann SGN 9016 Tel. 21382741 • info@mediatoday.com.mt BUSINESS TODAY Melita invests in Maltese tech company HandsOn Systems MELITA Limited today an- nounced that it is investing in Maltese technology com- pany HandsOn Systems. The investment will enable Hand- sOn to extend its product portfolio and to pursue inter- national expansion. HandsOn Systems specialis- es in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and provides three key products; Fleet manage- ment, Asset tracking through RFID, and an innovative Us- age-Based Insurance solution. The company offers its ser- vices primarily in Malta but already has customers in Italy, Africa and Middle East. Through its melita.io brand, Melita acts as an IoT connec- tivity platform to local as well as European technology com- panies Geoffrey Farrugia, CEO at HandsOn Systems, said: "This investment will assist our growth plans, particularly in- ternationally where there are clear synergies between our solutions and Melita's con- nectivity. The unique custom- er portal which melita.io pro- vides for their IoT customers is easy to use, and very effec- tive, enabling us to manage multiple clients' projects both locally and internationally." Melita provides its interna- tional IoT services through melita.io, which provides cli- ents with a dedicated portal giving a high degree of con- trol, safety and transparency to users. Features include SIM visi- bility, naming, management and cost control, as well as automatic triggers and notifi- cations of data usage and SIM status. APIs can be embedded into the platform providing data from thousands of sen- sors directly into a business' own application or CRM sys- tem. Harald Roesch, Melita CEO said: "We believe that IoT will be a key enabler of Malta's fu- ture growth, which is why we have invested significantly in IoT infrastructure in Malta, deploying a nationwide NB- IoT network combined with a dedicated IoT connectivi- ty platform. Melita's focus is on its connectivity expertise which we use to enable com- panies like HandsOn to pro- vide end-to-end solutions to end customers. We view this investment in HandsOn Sys- tems as another way in which we can support the develop- ment of Malta and its tech- nology talent" Further information on IoT connectivity services from Melita is available at www. melita.io. For more information about HandsOn Systems solutions visit www.handsonsystems. com Melita investment will enable HandsOn to extend its product portfolio and to pursue international expansion

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