Wherify Wireless Announces Completion of SiRFstarIII GPS Chip Integration

location based services

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--June 27, 2006--Wherify Wireless, Inc. (OTCBB:WFYW), a leading developer of patented wireless location solutions and services for family safety and communications, today announced it has completed the integration of SiRF Technologies Holdings, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:SIRF) next generation SiRFstarIII GPS chip set solution into the Wherifone(TM) GPS locator phone. This will provide improved GPS performance and features. The improved Wherifone is being evaluated by select customers for pre-launch field trials and acceptance testing, and is expected to be commercially available by Fall 2006. "We are very excited to have completed this important milestone and to demonstrate the improved Wherifone for our customers," said Timothy Neher, CEO and Founder of Wherify Wireless. "We believe that the combination of our proprietary Aided-GPS solution with the SiRFstarIII, arguably the best GPS chipset available today, will enable the Wherifone to significantly outperform other wireless GPS and cell tower triangulation-based products currently in the marketplace." The SiRFstarIII architecture, with the equivalent of more than 200,000 correlators, enables fast and deep GPS signal search capabilities, resulting in significant improvement over today's architectures that contain a few hundred to a few thousand correlators. "We're pleased to support exciting new products like the Wherifone with our SiRFstarIII solution to promote the public adoption and acceptance of next generation LBS services," said Kanwar Chadha, founder and vice president of marketing for SiRF. "We believe the high-performance SiRFstarIII architecture will help Wherify meet consumer expectations of its unique family communications and safety service." The Wherifone is the world's first GSM/GPS locator cell phone designed for children and seniors. The two-way cell phone has built-in Aided-GPS location and "managed dial" features that give on-the-go parents the peace of mind of being able to quickly locate and communicate with their young children and elderly relatives, while also controlling who they can call and how much it will cost. Wherify's Aided-GPS performance will vary, but often provides location results in places where conventional GPS solutions may have performance issues, such as in many types of wood frame buildings and vehicles, and under dense foliage. The Wherifone's patented Aided-GPS location solution is supported by the Wherify Global Location Service Center, which maintains information on all the GPS satellites in space through a series of GPS Reference Receivers, and applies location information into Wherify's mapping and location management system to let users see a device's position displayed on a map or aerial photograph. About Wherify Wireless, Inc. Wherify Wireless, Inc. (WFYW:OTCBB) is a pioneering developer of personal location products and services, as recognized by the Smithsonian Institution Museum's adoption of Wherify Wireless' groundbreaking first product, the Child Locator, into permanent display as the world's first commercial personal GPS tracking device. With three U. S. patents granted in the areas of personal location and position tracking and four more patents pending in the area of GPS locator phones, Wherify Wireless continues to be a leader in location technology development by integrating Aided-GPS location into a GSM cellular platform that has been demonstrated on over 100 GSM networks world-wide. Wherify Wireless' expertise in GPS technology for wireless devices and its patented back-end location service engine enable customers to obtain real-time location information on individuals and property directly through the Internet or any phone. Wherify Wireless was founded in 1998, and is located in Redwood Shores, California. Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions) should be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including general conditions in the relevant industries and markets, the impact of competitive products, intellectual property issues and the other factors described in Wherify Wireless' periodic filings with the SEC. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release. Wherify, Wherify Wireless and FACES are registered trademarks of Wherify Wireless, Inc. Wherifone is a trademark of Wherify Wireless, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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