Connexion2 and Cambridge Positioning Systems In Partnership Agreement
CONNEXION2 AND CAMBRIDGE POSITIONING SYSTEMS AGREE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Mobile Location Services 2005, Barcelona-/18 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-Connexion2, pioneers of the highly acclaimed Identicom lone worker device, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with high accuracy location technology company, CPS, to explore opportunities to integrate CPS technology in its future products.
As part of its development strategy to enhance future products, Connexion2 are planning to include CPS? Matrix - a location technology that deliveries high accuracy positioning - in its range of wide area community solutions.
Eighty percent of verbal and physical attacks against lone workers occur indoors ? and in an emergency situation locating a lone worker quickly and accurately is essential. Connexion2 is aiming to enhance the location capabilities of its products irrespective of the worker being indoors or out. CPS Matrix technology provides such a capability - it can provide a location fix to less than 100m across all environments. Further accuracy down to building level can be achieved by locally mobilised personnel managing a response escalation.
CPS Chief Executive Chris Wade says: ?Connexion2 is addressing one of the critical issues facing many industries ? that of lone worker safety. The Identicom device and our Matrix technology are a natural fit ? an easy to use device combined with software that delivers high accuracy in environments where people are most vulnerable. Identicom underlines the Matrix Everywhere vision of enterprises and consumer markets embracing location as a driver for new and innovative services.?
Connexion2 has already successfully launched Identicom to the NHS for its employees who work alone in the community. Other groups of workers, in the areas of transport, social services and finance are currently evaluating the system. Further improving the accuracy of a location fix on many of these workers will enhance the overall solution offering and enable Connexion2 to target a number of new market sectors.
?Our products are deliberately designed to be ?fit for purpose? and it is imperative that location information is available irrespective of whether a worker is indoors or out?, said Craig Swallow, CEO of Connexion2. ?Supporting Matrix will enhance our future product range and we are confident Matrix?s enhanced location capabilities will appeal to existing and new market sectors.? ends
About CPS:
CPS (Cambridge Positioning Systems Limited) delivers cost competitive high accuracy mobile location technology to the billion-strong customer GSM and emerging 3G/WCDMA markets. CPS? products are based on its software-only Matrix technology ? which delivers sub-100m accuracy, sub-3 second location fixes and all environment coverage. The product portfolio extends to Matrix 3G and E-GPS ? a powerful combination of Matrix and GPS technology.
With network deployments of Matrix underway, CPS is working with the world?s leading mobile technology companies ? including Nokia, HP, LogicaCMG and Andrew - to enable a new generation of high accuracy location based services and devices for enterprise and consumer markets. Headquartered in Cambridge (UK), CPS is funded by venture capital and strategic corporate investors. CPS?s value is underpinned by 20 key worldwide technology patents ? one of the largest and most comprehensive IPR portfolios of high accuracy location technology in the world. For more information about CPS visit: http://www.cpslocates.com.
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