Wherify Wireless, Inc. today announced a global reseller agreement with Siemens to market and distribute the award-winning Wherifone GSM/GPS locator terminal and personal location and communications services on a worldwide basis. Under the agreement, Siemens and its affiliates have agreed to market and distribute Wherify’s Wherifone GSM/GPS locator terminal and location services as a combined turn-key solution. Wherify will provide technical support and provide its customizable carrier-class Global Location Services Center as a core location management and mapping solution for location-enabled communications and GPS location/safety services. “We’re pleased to take our long-standing relationship with Wherify to the next level, and work with them to bring the benefits of personal GPS location and communications services around the world,” said Norbert Muhrer, president of the Wireless Modules division at Siemens Communications. “Safety and security remains top of mind today, and the Wherifone’s combination of GPS location and wireless communications capabilities can address the enormous market potential we see for improved personal safety capabilities.” The Wherifone provides affordable peace-of-mind to the modern mobile family. The slim, small and lightweight Tri-Band GSM terminal (900/1800/1900 and 850/1800/1900) weighs under 70 grams and features incoming and outgoing calling, five programmable buttons for one touch dialing, a headset jack, and a backlit LCD display. The absence of a traditional dial pad helps parents and caregivers manage the expense of out-going calls, and provides ease-of-use. As well as two-way voice calling, the Wherifone features Aided-GPS location technology that lets it be located in lightly obstructed areas, such as many types of wood frame buildings and vehicles, and under dense foliage. The terminal is supported by a Location Service Center which can be accessed 24 X 7 by telephone or the Internet to locate and plot a device’s position on both street maps and aerial photographs. Small businesses can also use the Wherifone to manage and communicate with mobile workers, manage the location of small fleets of trucks or delivery vehicles and coordinate dispatch destinations with drivers. The preprogrammed one-touch dialing buttons also help the small business owner manage communications expenses. The absence of a traditional dial pad prevents workers from using the Wherifone for personal calls and incurring unauthorized expenses, while at the same time insuring they can make necessary calls to up to five pre-defined locations. “This global agreement with Siemens, a powerhouse in the industry, will bring the benefits of Wherify’s location and communications services and technology to users worldwide,” said Timothy Neher, CEO and Founder of Wherify Wireless. “By working with Siemens we will be able to strongly position the Wherifone as the end-to-end solution of choice for consumers, businesses and public safety agencies looking for improved personal location and safety services. We’re excited about the positive impact this could have on people’s lives and livelihoods.” GPS technology is becoming increasingly important to the wireless industry, and Siemens is providing consumer technology makers with the tools, support and dependability they need to get to market faster with compelling wireless location products for consumers and businesses. The Wherifone combines Siemens’ world-class GSM/GPRS wireless technology and Aided-GPS functionality to enable a wide range of location services, emergency calling, such as fleet management, vehicle tracking, navigation, and other location-based services.
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iSECUREtrac Corp., an industry leader in offender monitoring solutions utilizing global positioning systems (GPS) and wireless technologies, announced today that it has signed a 3-year contract with Mammoth Communications to provide Global Positioning Satellite Electronic Offender Monitoring Services to Canada. This contract is pursuant to the award by the Nova Scotia Justice Department to Mammoth of Canada’s first major GPS offender monitoring initiative following a long period of intense competitive analysis and system testing. The contract with Mammoth includes the purchase and installation of the first ever state-of-the-art Canadian-based GPS host monitoring system capable of serving the mission critical offender monitoring requirements of every Province. The agreement calls for an initial one-time $275,000 payment to iSECUREtrac, as well as continued recurring fees for service, monitoring unit rentals, and software licensing fees. The Nova Scotia program will initially target high risk, conditional sentence offenders in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Spryfield. The objectives of Community Corrections in Nova Scotia is to employ GPS electronic monitoring technology that will enhance overall public safety, increase offender accountability, and improve staff safety. “This is the first of what we anticipate to be numerous partnering relationships in the development of our international sales channel,” said Tom Wharton, CEO of iSECUREtrac Corp. “We are ecstatic to be partnering with Mammoth Communications in order to deliver localized full-service electronic monitoring support capabilities to the Canadian marketplace. Our win with the Nova Scotia Justice Department is only the tipping point for world-wide GPS offender monitoring initiatives. The installation of a turnkey, web-hosted monitoring solution in Mammoth’s world-class data center facility allows us to deliver a level of service and support to Nova Scotia and other Canadian provinces unavailable from any other electronic monitoring system supplier.” “The international markets present a fantastic opportunity for iSECUREtrac,” said David Vana, CFO of iSECUREtrac. “International correctional systems are typically far more centralized than what we have here in the United States. As a result, the average program is much larger in size and the per unit transaction cost tends to be significantly lower. Our international business model includes a dedicated local host and the requirement for substantial local support services, insuring a substantial commitment by our distribution channel partners to these programs.”
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Advanced Find & See Two™ Helps Police Pinpoint People, Merchandise and Vehicles for Successful Investigations and Crime Prevention
SAN DIEGO and BONITA, Calif. - (April 5, 2006) - Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless handsets and devices, and GPS International Technologies (GPSit), a leading provider of location-based security solutions and tracking devices, today announced their collaboration on the Find & See Two™ (FS2) location-based security solution. Designed to meet strict demands of law enforcement agencies and private investigators for covert portability and pinpoint accuracy, the new FS2 uses satellite GPS technology and the award-winning, CDMA-based Kyocera 200 Module for real-time tracking of people, merchandise and vehicles. The FS2 has been approved for use with the second-largest CDMA carrier in North America as well as multiple regional carriers across the United States and Latin America.
Fixed to a vehicle, person or pallet of goods, the Kyocera-enabled FS2 anti-theft tracking device is used with GPSit’s Track Fusion online interface to allow users to follow a target in real time via satellite images overlaid by maps. FS2 enables visibility where traditional surveillance methods fail, such as inside buildings and warehouses, in underground parking garages or on the move in traffic. Real-time, continuous reporting allows immediate response to crimes in progress and increases success of covert surveillance operations.
“By incorporating the Kyocera 200 CDMA Module into the FS2, companies and agencies can leverage continuous, real-time communication no matter where the tracking device is on the carrier network,” said Dean Fledderjohn, general manager of the M2M division at Kyocera Wireless Corp. “The GPSit solution is helping law enforcement agencies control costs and improve the safety of personnel as it improves the overall success of covert investigations. In addition, insurance companies can lower the cost of high-value asset transportation by deterring theft and providing accurate tracking to clients. Creative and effective solutions like this are helping to drive adoption of M2M technology and move it into the mainstream.”
With an internal antenna, the compact device is easily concealed, portable and transferable and provides precise locations within 10 feet. Dual-power design provides added security and continuous tracking for up to 72 hours even if the power source is cut.
“Kyocera Wireless applied CDMA-based engineering excellence to meet a specific set of criteria and help us create a totally new, cutting-edge security device unparalleled for its ability to pinpoint locations from virtually anywhere,” said Netzer Ruperto, operations manager, GPS International Technologies. “With FS2, law enforcement personnel can remain invisible on stake out and trailing operations for better results. FS2 is not only revolutionizing the way professional investigations are conducted, it is also being used in the private sector by individuals who want to easily safeguard their property.”
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Sydney ferries have been fitted with GPS technology, as the NSW government tries to improve the safety and reliability of harbour services, reports the Daily Telegraph. (4/5/2006)
To date, GPS systems have been installed in 30 of the 31 ferries. The system is to help improve the way ferries dock at a destination.
The measures are part of a $7.5 million safety upgrade announced in October last year after the Manly ferry Collaroy, with 200 people on board, hit a wharf as it was berthing at Circular Quay in September 19.
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