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| September
25, 2000 |
| OMEGA
ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH TELEVOKE FOR NEXT GENERATION
AUTOMOTIVE SECURITY SYSTEM |
| Televoke
demos Omega GPS 2000 system at Networld + Interop
in Atlanta |
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ATLANTA,
Georgia, September 25, 2000 - Omega Research
and Development Inc. announced today that it
has selected Televoke to provide notification,
control, and tracking services for its new GPS
2000 advanced automotive security system. GPS
2000 will immediately notify Omega customers
when their car alarm is triggered, track their
vehicle on the web or phone, and send commands
to the car to perform functions such as unlocking
car doors or starting the engine. Televoke will
be demonstrating the Omega GPS 2000 system at
Networld + Interop Booth 3524 in Atlanta September
26-28, 2000. Omega plans to launch GPS 2000
by January 2001.
According to Ken Flick, CEO of Omega, "We have
been a longtime leader in automotive security.
Now with Televoke, we are able to provide our
customers with the next level of security and
convenience with the GPS 2000 system." Flick
adds, "Televoke has been great to work with.
As an Application Service Provider they provide
all the back end web and phone services, but
customize and brand it for us so our customers
get a single unified system."
Rick Bentley, CEO of Televoke, is equally pleased
to be working with Omega. "Omega has a unique
market position as the leader in high end automotive
security systems. We are delighted to work with
Omega to launch an automotive security application
in the United States. GPS 2000 is a product
with massive appeal."
How GPS 2000 works
Omega will provide its customers with a GPS
2000 system that will include a Global Positioning
Satellite (GPS) receiver and a cellular radio
modem. The module will be installed in the vehicle
where it is not accessible by a car thief, and
the customer will determine how he wants to
be notified if his car is stolen. At the time
of purchase, they are provided a user ID and
password allowing them to track the vehicle
anytime on the phone or web, change notification
parameters, and perform control functionsn such
as unlocking car doors.
In the event the car is stolen, the module will
send a message with GPS location parameters,
over the Aeris.net MicroBurst® cellular network,
to the Televoke Network Operations Center (NOC).
The NOC will initiate phone, e-mail, or pager
messages as previously proscribed by customer,
informing them that a vehicle sensor has been
triggered. Once the customer has verified their
car is stolen, they can contact the police and
provide them with the actual location of the
vehicle. The website will provide the location
of the vehicle on a computer-generated map,
and the phone center will provide the address
via an automated attendant. The customer may
also have the option of sending a command to
immobilize the engine thus thwarting the thief's
endeavor.
Additionally, a customer can find the location
of their vehicle at anytime with a simple phone
call or web query (for example if their teenager
late coming home). A customer can also send
commands via phone or web to unlock car doors
when key are locked in car, start engine to
turn on heat in cold climate or AC in hot climate,
or honk horns and turn on lights when trying
to find the car in a crowded parking lots.
About Omega Research and Development Inc.
Omega Research & Development headquartered in
Douglasville, Georgia, was founded in 1970 as
Auto-Boat Alarm Company to design, manufacture
and market vehicle and boat security systems.
Omega now produces nine lines of keyless entry
and vehicle security systems. As a leader in
auto security systems, Omega has a worldwide
patent on Authorized/Unauthorized Transmitter
Alert (ATV/UTA), which reveals how many remote
transmitters will operate the vehicle. In 1995,
Omega became the only company in the keyless
entry arena with a technology designed to prevent
crime due to unauthorized transmitter access
to vehicle systems. The company has also diversified
to include automotive loudspeaker, speaker wire
and personal security products. For more information
please visit Omega at www.caralarm.com.
About
Televoke
Televoke, Inc. is an Internet-based Application
Service Provider that uses automated web
and telephone services for connecting
people to things™. Televoke services include
notification, control and tracking services
for mobile and fixed assets. Televoke,
founded in 1998, is a privately held company
headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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 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, call (408)557-1900
or visit the Aeris.net Web site at www.aeris.net.
CONTACT:
Televoke, Inc.
John Caner, (415) 908-4432
john.caner@televoke.com
Bill Duffy
Omega Research & Development
(800) 997-0440
billduffy@worldnet.att.net
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