Archive for September, 2006
Medical emergencies: Football games, concerts
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 22nd, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesTelenav 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
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 21st, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesAirIQ 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
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 20th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesPress 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
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 20th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesIT 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 [...]
Blackberry and GPS
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 20th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based Services, Mobile PhoneFrom 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
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 18th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesIndian 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 [...]
Rescue me: SMS from kidnapped 14-year-old
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 17th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based Services, Mobile PhoneJim 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 [...]
Dude, where’s my coffee?
0 Comments Published by Laurel September 17th, 2006 in GPS, LBS, Location Based ServicesFrom 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 [...]