Hi! We’re IMETRIK
Our Mission: Simplifying our clients’ business decisions and processes related to asset management.
IMETRIK Global Inc. is a turnkey Telematics Services Provider and a one-stop shop M2M (Machine-to-Machine) Solutions Provider. We specialize in the automotive industry, allowing vehicles to communicate with computer systems seamlessly. IMETRIK offers end-to-end solutions by designing each link in the M2M value chain: hardware design, mobile network and secured cloud-based data platform operators, as well as Web services and application developers.
IMETRIK is a Canadian company, based in Montreal, composed of a highly-skilled team with shared values: innovation, team work, quality and integrity. Since its inception in 2007, IMETRIK has dedicated itself to leading the M2M space and is now a global player in the industry, with +800,000 vehicles connected, mainly in the Insurance (UBI) and Vehicle Finance Telematics industries, with over 10 billion kilometers of data.
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2003
Guy Chevrette, IMETRIK’s founder and CEO, came up with Connectif Solutions in his basement, a first version of what would become today’s organization. This idea allowed him to receive funding from IRAP (Industrial Research Assistance Program), so he could build a team of programmers.
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End of 2004
IMETRIK patents its components.
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March 2005
First deal with first client, in the photocopier and vehicle finance for the US market.
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April 4th 2005
Inception of IMETRIK Global Inc.
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June 2005
IMETRIK opens its first office on the 4th and 13th floors of 740 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, mostly for servers and manufacturing.
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Sep. 2005
First version of Device Network Platform is introduced.
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End of 2005
American governments state that the analogue network will be deactivated.
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Jan. 2006
IMETRIK presents the first GSM 2G platform at CES show, a device able to locate (GPS) and interrupt ignition (SID) of a vehicle: A breakthrough for the industry.
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June 2006
The client merges with another organization, and decides to stop his actual business with IMETRIK.
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Dec. 22th 2006
IMETRIK purchases the goodwill of its client, becoming owner of the client’s customer database.
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Jan. 2007
IMETRIK becomes a solutions provider instead of a platform provider.
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Beginning of 2008
Manufacturing moves to 14th floor, and offices to 15th floor.
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2008
+50 000 units sold annually for Vehicle Finance Telematics industry.
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2009
eSim device is introduced, the first 32 bit data-enabled 2G low-cost.
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Nov. 2009
IMETRIK decides to build version 2 of its platform, designed as a product for M2M application developers.
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2010
Offices on the 15th floor expand, while manufacturing is moved to another location: 5800 St-Denis.
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2011
+100 000 units sold annually for Vehicle Finance Telematics industry.
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2012
First 3G Industrial M2M device globally connected with new platform.
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May 2013
IMETRIK launches its first UBI solution with Ajusto from Desjardins General Insurance Group and Intelauto from The Personal, in Quebec and Ontario.
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2013
3.5G devices are introduced to the Vehicle Finance Telematics market.
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May 2014
IMETRIK introduces its new branding and website.