<s>
CalAmp	B-Device
is	O
an	O
Irvine	O
,	O
California-based	O
provider	O
of	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
(	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
)	O
software	O
applications	O
,	O
cloud	O
services	O
,	O
data	O
intelligence	O
and	O
telematics	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
technology	O
includes	O
edge	B-Device
computing	I-Device
devices	O
and	O
SaaS-based	O
applications	O
for	O
remotely	O
tracking	O
and	O
managing	O
vehicles	O
,	O
drivers	O
,	O
cargo	O
and	O
other	O
mobile	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CalAmp	B-Device
was	O
founded	O
as	O
California	O
Amplifier	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
Newbury	O
Park	O
,	O
California	O
in	O
1981	O
,	O
by	O
Jacob	O
Inbar	O
and	O
David	O
Nichols	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
together	O
at	O
a	O
microwave	O
division	O
of	O
Eaton	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
CalAmp	B-Device
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
selling	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
and	O
DBS	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
CalAmp	B-Device
bought	O
telematics	O
startup	O
Crashboxx	O
,	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
a	O
vehicle	O
risk	O
management	O
system	O
for	O
insurance	O
companies	O
and	O
fleet	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
phased	O
out	O
its	O
DBS	O
business	O
and	O
shifted	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
SaaS-based	O
telematics	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
,	O
CalAmp	B-Device
announced	O
it	O
was	O
acquiring	O
stolen	O
vehicle	O
recovery	O
company	O
LoJack	O
Corporation	O
,	O
for	O
$134	O
million	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
deal	O
closed	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
CalAmp	B-Device
acquired	O
the	O
LoJack	O
company	O
for	O
$134	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
