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| July
18, 2001 |
| InterTrak,
Televoke and Aeris.net to
Demonstrate Innovative "LifeTrak"
Telematics Safety Service
on Capitol Hill |
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WASHINGTON,
D.C., July 18, 2001 -
InterTrak Tracking Services,
L.L.C., an emergent telematics
equipment and service provider
today announced it will demonstrate
its innovative "LifeTrak"
telematics safety service
before members of the U.S.
Congress. "LifeTrak"
is one of the select wireless
safety technologies that will
be featured at the ComCARE
Alliance Technology Demonstration
in Washington DC on July 19,
2001. The event is co-sponsored
by the co-chairs of the Congressional
Wireless Caucus and is entitled
"Making America Safer:
the 2001 Wireless Safety Technology
Demonstration". InterTrak
Tracking Services has partnered
with Televoke, Inc. and Aeris.net's
MicroBurst® cellular network
to deliver the "LifeTrak"
system which provides unprecedented
safety at an affordable price
by using wireless data technology
to automatically notify call
centers and family members
in the event of a traffic
accident.
The "LifeTrak" demonstration
will simulate the sequence
of events in a real life emergency
as a model car crashes into
a wall and triggers a series
of notification messages to
emergency call centers and
designated family members.
At the Call Center Station,
attendees can follow the event
on the Call Center screen
(with audio prompts) of a
public safety agency. Simultaneously,
at the Consumer Station, attendees
will experience the automated
phone calls, e-mails, and
pager alerts notifying designated
family members of the crash
event and the location of
the vehicle. The demonstration
will run from 10am to 4pm
in the first floor foyer of
the Rayburn House Office Building
on Capitol Hill.
InterTrak, Aeris, and Televoke,
are members of the ComCARE
Alliance whose goal is to
promote a comprehensive "end-to-end
communications system"
to enhance public safety and
improve emergency response.
The demonstration is an opportunity
to create awareness for members
of Congress, their staff,
and the media of safety services
that are available today.
The demonstration also highlights
the opportunity for even further
improvement with development
of common procedures and standards
between telematics service
providers and public safety
agencies. According to Marsha
Scherr, Executive Director
of the ComCARE Alliance, "we
welcome the innovative automated
approach that these companies
bring to delivering safety
and security services to the
current automotive market".
Edward Muldowney, President
of InterTrak adds, "We
believe the LifeTrak system
will help save lives by automatically
providing notification to
call centers and family members.
Moreover, we are providing
affordable "aftermarket"
product and service to a potential
of 200 million vehicles that
are already built and on the
road today."
How does it all work?
An InterTrak AEGIS™ hardware
device, containing a GPS receiver
and cellular radio, is installed
in the model car and attached
to a multi-stage crash sensor.
In full size vehicles, the
system is also connected to
the car alarm, door locks,
and engine starter to support
other functions. When the
model car crashes against
the wall, the impact sensor
automatically sends an alarm
message over the Aeris MicroBurst
network to the Televoke Network
Operations Center (NOC). The
Televoke NOC immediately sends
out automated crash notifications
and street-level location
data to the call centers and
to family members specified
by the user as emergency contacts.
Upon receipt of a crash notification,
the InterTrak call center
will wirelessly verify that
the car is no longer in motion,
and an operator will immediately
call the appropriate Public
Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
with detailed information
on event, location, vehicle,
and driver profiles.
As an added benefit, the same
system enables InterTrak to
notify customers of other
non-emergency vehicle-based
events such as service warnings,
stolen vehicle alarms, excessive
speed, or low battery. Users
can connect into the automated
system via telephone or web
to track their vehicle, or
perform functions such as
unlocking car doors or starting
the engine in a hot or cold
climate.
"LifeTrak" services
are made possible by an innovative
partnership of three companies:
InterTrak, Televoke, and Aeris.
InterTrak Inc., of Frisco,
Texas, provides the AEGIS™
hardware, installation, and
"LifeTrak" services.
Televoke Inc., of San Francisco,
provides the InterTrak branded
automated data and voice services
to both family members and
call centers via the Televoke
Network Operations Center.
Aeris.net, of San Jose, provides
affordable wireless connectivity
throughout the United States
over cellular networks using
its patented MicroBurst®
technology.
About InterTrak
InterTrak L.L.C. has offices
in Frisco, Texas and Chicago,
Illinois whose employees have
accumulated 20 years of vehicle
security and tracking experience.
InterTrak now markets the
most cost efficient vehicle
location products and service
in North America. Coupling
the combined industry talents
of its corporate staff InterTrak
is well positioned to take
advantage of the burgeoning
Telematics market. Combining
the communications power of
the Internet, Global Positioning
System and the personal touch
of human operators, InterTrak
promises to be the bright
star on the vehicle location
horizon. For additional information
InterTrak AEGIS™ and
"LifeTrak" products
and services call 1-866-FINDME1
(346-3631) or visit us
www.trackmenow.com.
About
Televoke
Televoke "connects people
to things" by providing
an automated web and telephony
service platform that enables
individuals and enterprises
to track and control valuable
assets (e.g., vehicle or computer).
For the first time ever, businesses
and their customers can be
proactively notified via phone,
pager or email when a valuable
fixed or mobile asset is at
risk. The Televoke service
platform can be customized
and branded for any partner,
and integrated with virtually
any enterprise system, hardware
device, GPs or other location
technology, wireless or wire
line network. For more information
on Televoke, please
CLICK HERE.
About Aeris.net
Aeris.net, headquartered in
San Jose, CA, provides wireless
web connectivity and control
for a broad array of short-packet
signaling and messaging services
using its proprietary MicroBurst®
utility. MicroBurst technology
employs the control channel
infrastructure of the cellular
network as a transmission
medium to achieve low cost
of service and ubiquitous
coverage. Aeris.net currently
has contracts deploying MicroBurst
technology in cellular service
areas in 98 percent of the
United States and all of Mexico
and Canada. Initial applications
include vehicle position and
condition reporting, security
and equipment monitoring and
utility meter reading. For
more information, please visit
the company's Web site at
www.aeris.net
or call 888-Go-Aeris.
About the ComCARE Alliance
The ComCARE Alliance is a
broad-based national coalition
comprised of public and private
organizations working together
to encourage the deployment
of lifesaving wireless communications
networks and technologies
that will connect America's
mobile public to emergency
agencies. A non-profit coalition,
ComCARE consists of over seventy
organizations representing
physicians and nurses, the
wireless industry, auto safety
groups, telematics service
providers, and public safety
groups. For more information,
contact the ComCARE Alliance
at info@comcare.org
or (202) 429-0574. |
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