location based services
| Wherify Wireless, Inc., a leading developer of patented wireless location products and services for family safety and communications, and SEAC, a provider of automated services and control systems and GPS-based fleet management and logistics in Argentina, announced an agreement that would position the two firms as key players in the Argentinean Location-Based Services market. Under the agreement, SEAC has committed to an initial purchase of 15,000 Wherifone G550 GSM/GPS Locator Phones over a twelve month period. Wherify's Global Location Services Center will provide the core location management and mapping support for location-enabled communications and GPS location/safety services. "We're very excited about working with SEAC to provide the benefits of the Wherifone GPS family safety phone to Argentinean consumers," said Timothy Neher, Founder and CEO of Wherify. "SEAC will be able to offer Wherify-enabled personal location services that can enhance peoples' lives, boost personal security, combat theft and help families stay in touch and locate each other." "At SEAC, we're always driving to provide our customers with the best services and technology, and Wherify's location technology will help us deliver the latest in personal location and communications services and open new market opportunities," said Jose Luis Blanco, President of SEAC. "This technology could help consumers in their daily lives with location-enabled personal concierge and safety services, enhance our current fleet management services and open up these services to new users, and enhance the effectiveness of public safety agencies — from fire crews and ambulances, to police units. Wherify-enabled services will offer real benefits to the Argentinean public." The Wherifone provides affordable peace-of-mind to the modern mobile family. The slim, small and lightweight Tri-Band GSM cell phone (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 Enhanced-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 cell phone 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. | |
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