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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:22:16 -0500


GPS System Still Best Way To Keep Track Of Offenders (New London Day)

GPS technology is not the perfect tool for tracking offenders like serial rapist David M. Pollitt, but it's the best one available, a state study

Tue, 18 Nov 08 11:02:56 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Sagem to Embed GPS Receiver into SIM Cards (Cellular-News.com)

Smartcard vendor, Sagem Orga has announced a partnership with BlueSky Positioning to integrate A-GPS positioning technology on to conventional SIM cards.

Tue, 18 Nov 08 10:15:15 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Former Vancouver man cuts GPS bracelet, flees ahead of child porn sentencing (KHQ Spokane)

SPOKANE, Wash. - A former Vancouver, Washington resident who pleaded guilty last March to Receipt of Child Pornography failed to show up for sentencing this morning in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. 47-year-old Paul Eric Presley, had been released on bond with Geographic Positioning System (GPS) monitoring. On Saturday, November 15, 2008, Presley cut off his GPS ankle bracelet, and apparently ...

Mon, 17 Nov 08 23:50:31 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


AT&T to help upgrade 911 (The Clarion-Ledger)

Hinds County supervisors on Monday hired AT&T to help upgrade the county's 911 computer system with the ability to track cell phone calls using GPS.

Tue, 18 Nov 08 09:02:11 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


kajeet Cell Phone Service for Kids Now Available on Amazon.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

kajeet?, the cell phone service made for kids, today announced that its cell phones are now available for purchase from the Amazon.com Wireless store. kajeet has also been included in the Amazon.com 2008 Holiday Toy List featuring this year's top toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics and DVDs.

Tue, 18 Nov 08 12:00:00 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Loc-Aid, Skyhook Try To Make Location-Based Information Easier To Find (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

This week Boca Raton, Fla.-based Loc-Aid is lifting the cover off of a two-year project that aims to aggregate location-based data from carriers and resell it to developers. Isaias Sudit, Loc-Aid's CEO said by being the middleman, developers will be able to add location-based services more easily to their applications, and the carriers won't have to manage the increasing number of developers, ...

Tue, 18 Nov 08 06:48:43 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


HeyCosmo Mashes Communications Technologies (CommunicationsDirect)

What do you get when you mix phone, social networking, Web 2.0 and location-based services? One answer is HeyCosmo, a set of services offered by Mountain View, Calif.-based Arsenal...

Mon, 17 Nov 08 17:49:18 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


WirelessWERX Participates in Next Generation 9-1-1 Initiative Proof of Concept (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ANAHEIM, Calif.----WirelessWERX, a leader in delivering in-building precise location technologies for mobile devices, is participating in a Proof of Concept test for the Next Generation 9-1-1 project sponsored by the U.S.

Tue, 18 Nov 08 11:01:00 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Imarda Announces a Major Vehicle Tracking System Deal With Boral (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Imarda has made a deal with Australian Construction Conglomerate Boral for further implementation of their leading vehicle tracking system. The deal follows Boral's improved productivity and cost savings since introducing the system.

Tue, 18 Nov 08 07:01:00 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Brazil: Every Vehicle To Get Tracking Devices as Theft and Kidnapping Rates Soar (Edmunds.com)

SÃO PAULO, Brazil ? With kidnapping and car robbery becoming more and more common in major cities here, Brazilian authorities have announced a plan to install automobile and motorcycle trackers on every new vehicle in the country, starting in August 2009. If the initiative succeeds, it could add a new tool in the arsenal of international anti-terrorism efforts, since vehicles are a major means ...

Tue, 18 Nov 08 04:14:15 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Bomb Squad Called for Tracking Device (WTVC Chattanooga)

The case of a husband accused of placing a tracking device under his estranged wife's car, has been bound over to a grand jury. The bomb squad was called to an eye center off Gunbarrel Road last month, when police say Eric Boyd put the device under his wife's car.

Sun, 16 Nov 08 04:33:04 +0000 - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Robust Future for Fleet Management Systems Through 2013, Says ABI Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----A new white paper from ABI Research, available for free download on the company?s website, demonstrates how new technologies are emerging to support real-time dispatch fleet operations.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:32:00 GMT - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


Vertical Markets Offer Prospects for Fleet Management Systems Growth, According to ABI Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

NEW YORK----As the overall market for fleet management systems grows, it is becoming clear that no single solution meets the needs of all potential customers. While the basic functionality is shared, different vertical markets have specific requirements for maximizing return on investment.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:22:00 GMT - Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.


iSECUREtrac Announces Major Contract Win With Seminole County ... - CNNMoney.com

Tue, 18 Nov 08 13:06:32 +0000 - ©2008 Google


GM Continues Work to Enhance US and Canada's Emergency Response System - MarketWatch

Tue, 18 Nov 08 05:04:56 +0000 - ©2008 Google


Robust Future for Fleet Management Systems Through 2013, Says ABI ... - MarketWatch

Tue, 18 Nov 08 14:35:45 +0000 - ©2008 Google


dmedia G400 with WiMAX: MID or PND?

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:27:00 EST - Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc.


NAVTEQ updates North American historic traffic database

Mon, 17 Nov 08 17:34:00 +0100 - Copyright (c) GPS BUSINESS NEWS


NAVITIME launches multimodal nav trial in Europe

Mon, 17 Nov 08 13:20:00 +0100 - Copyright (c) GPS BUSINESS NEWS


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