<s>
Fleet	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
(	O
FMS	O
)	O
is	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
enables	O
people	O
to	O
accomplish	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
specific	O
tasks	O
in	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
any	O
or	O
all	O
aspects	O
relating	O
to	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
vehicles	O
operated	O
by	O
a	O
company	O
,	O
government	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
organisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
function	O
of	O
fleet	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
to	O
accumulate	O
,	O
store	O
,	O
process	O
,	O
monitor	O
,	O
report	O
on	O
and	O
export	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleet	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
manage	O
processes	O
,	O
tasks	O
and	O
events	O
related	O
to	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
vehicles	O
-	O
car	O
,	O
trucks	O
,	O
earth-moving	O
machinery	O
,	O
buses	O
,	O
forklift	O
trucks	O
,	O
trailers	O
and	O
specialist	O
equipment	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Fleet	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
be	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
or	O
organisation	O
using	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleet	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
fleet	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
originated	O
on	O
mainframe	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
and	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
when	O
it	O
became	O
practical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
years	O
however	O
,	O
Fleet	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Software	I-Application
has	O
been	O
more	O
efficiently	O
provided	O
as	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleet	B-Application
management	I-Application
software	I-Application
has	O
become	O
increasingly	O
necessary	O
and	O
complex	O
as	O
increasing	O
amounts	O
of	O
vehicle	O
related	O
legislation	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
