| Motorola RF switch enables
location services |
|
Motorola has announced several new
enhancements to its RFS7000 RF
Switch to support location services,
management and security services
including own and and third-party
vendor services. www.motorola.com |
| Cisco unveils wireless location solution |
Cisco has announced an integrated Wi-
Fi chokepoint and telemetry services into
the Cisco Location Solution. It includes
the Cisco Uni? ed Wireless Network and integrated partner applications
and active/passive tag offerings, It is
designed to mobilize assets across an
enterprise environment. www.cisco.com |
| DigitalGlobe satellite imagery
for mobile navigation |
LocatioNet Systems Ltd and DigitalGlobe
have announced a partnership that
adds DigitalGlobe's global satellite
imagery to the amAze mobile service.
This collaboration means that voiceguided
GPS navigation is enabled over
high resolution satellite imagery and
aerial photos with regular mass-market
phones. http://www.locationet.com |
|
| HP adds a virtual layer to reality |
HP has launched a new prototype software
suite and associated website called
Mscape, designed to overlay digital sight,
sound and interactions using GPS-enabled
mobile devices termed as 'mediascapes'.
These are created using a simple webbased
authoring tool on any GPS-enabled handset. When you walk pass the locations
in the physical world, the mediascape will
activate digital media such as images,
text, audio and video. www.itp.net |
| Trakm8, Motorola join hands
for GPS tracking products |
| Trakm8 Holdings PLC said it has
integrated its GPS with Motorola's
Astro radio network. The AIM-listed
company, which designs and develops
GPRS systems for vehicle tracking and
security market, said the combined system
will provide GPS positions and internet
packet data via a secure communications
network. http://www.hemscott.com |
| Way? nder, MapmyIndia in
cooperation for navigation |
Way? nder has signed an exclusive
agreement with MapmyIndia. It will
provide Way? nder with access to its
digital map data covering India. The
agreement enables Way? nder to deliver
state-of-the art mobile navigation and LBS in India. www.wayfi nder.com |
| SiRF and Openwave bring
location to mobile widgets |
SiRF has announced a strategic
relationship with Openwave Systems to
bring the power of location to Web 2.0
mobile applications. Both companies
plan to market the combined solution
globally to wireless operators and handset
and device OEMs. www.sirf.com |
|
Protocol for LBS developed |
T. John Kim, a professor of urban and
regional planning at the University
of Illinois, USA, has developed the
protocol for the international standard
for LBS. Kim, along with a postdoctoral
fellow Sung-Gheel Jang, developed the
protocol for the international standard for
GIS, described by the professor as the
backbone of LBS. www.sciencedaily.com |
| Pitney Bowes MapInfo dishes up Location Intelligence |
Pitney Bowes MapInfo has announced
that Johnny's Lunch, a 71-year old
restaurant, is relying on its location
intelligence solutions to guide its national
franchise expansion efforts. It helps them
to gain a better understanding of its loyal
customers and more accurately identify
and forecast the location and performance
of new stores as the company expands
into new markets. http://news.pb.com |
| 2011 will connect 52m machines
to European mobile networks |
According to a new research report
from the analyst ? rm Berg Insight, the
number of machines connected to mobile
networks in Europe will grow by 43.7
percent annually to reach 52.0 million
by 2011. At the end of 2006 there were
about 8.5 million active cellular and
satellite wireless M2M connections in
the EU and Western Europe. Energy
meters currently constitute the largest
vertical market segment in terms of
deployed units, followed by motor
vehicles, security alarms and POSterminals.
www.berginsight.com |
| June
2007 |
