Archive for September, 2006

Telenav press release:
Carilion Clinic Cuts Down Emergency Medical Response Times with TeleNav Track(TM); Replaces Radio-Based GPS Tracking System with Enhanced Web-Based Service

In an emergency situation, every second counts for first response medical teams. An essential part of Virginia-based Carilion Clinic’s success is due to finding and implementing the latest proven technologies that improve healthcare. That [...]

AirIQ Named 15th Fastest Growing Technology Company in Canada
2006 Deloitte Fast 50 Ranking measures % revenue growth over 5 years
“AirIQ is a leader in the telematics service industry, using wireless communications to send and receive location-based information and control messages to and from vehicles and vessels. AirIQ’s increase in revenues of 2,438% from 2001 to [...]

MAST patent

Press Release from Marketwire:
TCS Receives Cornerstone Location and Presence Patent — Enables Delivery of Wireless Device Information to Authorized Sources
The MAST invention allows presence information and location information regarding a particular wireless device, which is contained in the Home Location Register (HLR) of a wireless carrier, to be made available to any authorized outside entity [...]

NEC and Qualcomm

IT News from Italy has this press release (via Presswire I think):

NEC COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL A-GPS INTEROPERABILITY TESTING WITH QUALCOMM USING A “SUPL VERSION 1.0 STANDARD LOCATION PROTOCOL”
…announced the successful completion of assisted-GPS (A-GPS) interoperability testing (IOT) on a commercial GPRS/WCDMA network in Japan and London.
NEC and QUALCOMM support the standard to meet the rapidly [...]

From a Press Release (techwhacks):

RESTON, Va., and WATERLOO, ON. - Sept. 20, 2006 - Sprint (NYSE: S) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerryÃ’ 8703e from Sprint with updated features, including EV-DO support and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) capability in a sleek and light design.
The BlackBerry 8703e includes [...]

Cornershop in India

Indian Television has this:
MUMBAI: Cornershop Entertainment has launched an SMS based information service called Info on the Go. Ask 757577 is a service that works on any mobile phone with a text messaging facility.
It claims to be simple and user-friendly, as one can SMS questions to 757577. This service helps extend the virtual boundaries of [...]

Jim Davenport in South Carolina as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald:

POLICE have arrested the man they believe is responsible for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl who sent a text message to her mother that led to her rescue from a booby-trapped bunker.
The sheriff said the text message the girl sent to her mother came from [...]

From the Taipei Times:
Tim Hibbard wants you to see where he is. On his Web site, timhibbard.com/wherestim, Hibbard uses GPS technology to plot his location on a map of Lawrence, Kansas, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
A GPS phone in his car feeds information into a Google Map, and a small icon represents [...]