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| January
5, 2001 |
| SATRONICS
LINKS DEAL WITH TELEVOKE TO DELIVER
AUTOMATED IN-VEHICLE TELEMATICS
FOR "CARLINK" SECURITY PRODUCTS
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Consumers
can now be automatically notified
via telephone, pager, email or
Internet of vehicle location and
other data
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VENTURA,
California, January 5, 2001
- Satronics Corporation, a leader
in design and manufacturing of wireless
data products, announced today that
Televoke, Inc. will be the application
service provider for Satronics patented
in-vehicle telematics products for
the automotive aftermarket. The
new Satronics products, called "CarLink"
is expected to be introduced at
the 2001 "Consumer Electronics Show"
in Las Vegas by two high profile
vehicle security manufacturers.
Offered in conjunction with their
next generation vehicle alarm systems,
"CarLink" will provide
consumers with a suite of safety
and security services. Satronics
and Televoke are the first companies
to marry technologies that gather
wireless location and other types
of data and automatically notify
consumers via telephone, pager,
email or the Internet.
"Our partnership with Televoke has
enabled us to deliver a powerful
offering at record speed," noted
Satronics President and CEO, James
Jeffries. "Satronics will now be
able to provide its OEM partners
with a single source for cost effective
telematics solutions which include;
GPS location technology, roadside
assistance, collision notification,
E911 services, as well as mobile
asset tracking and remote door unlocking."
"Televoke had the notification,
tracking, and control functions
via the web and phone that we were
looking for in an (ASP) system,"
added Vince Arnold, Vice President-Automotive
Division for Satronics. "Our ability
to private brand their web-interface
was key in our decision to work
with Televoke, as it allows us to
continue to work directly with our
customers and distribution partners
worldwide."
How CarLink Works
Satronics will sell their patented
hardware that includes a Global
Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver
and a cellular radio modem-that
will connect with the partners'
alarm systems. The module is installed
in the vehicle where it is not accessible,
and the customer will determine
how they want to be notified if
their car is stolen. In the event
that the vehicsssle shows unauthorized
movement while in the armed mode,
the unit will send specific data
with GPs location parameters, over
the Aeris.net MicroBurst® cellular
network, to the Televoke Network
Operations Center (NOC).
The NOC will in turn use this data
to notify the vehicle's owner via
phone, e-mail, or pager as previously
proscribed by customer, informing
them that their car alarm has been
triggered and shows unauthorized
movement. Once the customer has
verified their car is stolen, they
can select a "vehicle theft" command
on the phone or web that will disable
the engine when the vehicle comes
to a complete stop. The consumer
can then transfer the call to the
"CarLink" call center that will
monitor and track the vehicle and
contact the appropriate police authority
to aid in the recovery process.
Rick Bentley, CEO of Televoke, agrees
that this is an ideal partnership.
"Satronics is able to package the
right hardware, and customer service
system, with the 'powered by Televoke'
back-end services to provide a complete
solution to their partner distributors.
They provide a excellent single
source solution for the automotive
security industry."
About Satronics Corporation
Headquartered in Ventura, Ca Satronics
is a leader in the development and
design in Wireless Data Control
products and related services. Satronics
combines Systems solutions providing
location, tracking, monitoring and
control of mobile assets and providing
one-way control, mobile and fixed
location two-way data acquisition
worldwide. For more information
visit Satronics at www.satronics.com
or send an email to information@satronics.com
About Televoke
Televoke, Inc. uses automated web
and telephone services for "connecting
people to things™." For the first
time ever, consumers will have the
option of being automatically notified
via phone, pager or email when a
valuable asset (fixed or mobile)
is at risk. Televoke's services
offer consumers the ability to track
and control a device (e.g. vehicle
or computer) remotely, providing
an unprecedented level of security
and safety. Founded in 1999 and
headquartered in San Francisco,
CA, Televoke is a privately held
company with investors that include
SOFTBANK Venture Capital. For more
information on Televoke, please
CLICK
HERE.
About Aeris.net
Aeris.net, headquartered in San
Jose, California, develops and implements
technologies that enable the wireless
connectivity and control of remote
intelligent devices. Aeris.net leverages
the ubiquity of existing cellular
networks, the tremendous power of
the Internet, and the manufacturing
might of the cellular handset industry
to provide a cost-effective, wireless
data link to an expanding host of
fixed and mobile telemetry applications.
MicroBurst technology is in over
97 percent of cellular service areas
in the United States and 100 percent
of Canada and Mexico. For more information
on Aeris.net, visit www.aeris.net.
CONTACT:
Televoke, Inc.
John Caner
(415) 908-4432
john.caner@televoke.com
Vince Arnold
Satronics Corporation
805-639-0614 Ext: 428
vjarnold@satronics.com
Wendy Moro
Code8 Communications
(650) 342-8961
wmoro@code8.com
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