Wherify Wireless, a developer of wireless location products and services, and ModeLabs, a provider of vertical application devices and turn-key service solutions for operators and distributors, have announced an agreement, under which the two firms will partner to offer Wherify’s location-based services solution and the award-winning Wherifone G550 GSM/GPS Locator Phone to wireless operators and subscribers in France.
ModeLabs will have exclusive rights to distribute the Wherifone and Wherify-enabled location services in France via Blueway’s — its wholly-owned subsidiary of ModeLabs — 2000 points of distribution, with the potential to expand services into other European countries.
‘We’re very pleased to work with ModeLabs and Blueway to bring Wherify to the European marketplace. Europe is a natural fit for Wherify’s Location-Based Services,’ said Timothy Neher, Founder and CEO of Wherify. ‘Wherify’s managed location-based services can add value to people’s lives by letting them locate and stay in touch with loved ones and extended family, grandparents and children. Businesses with delivery and dispatch requirements find they can improve their efficiency and reduce communications costs .’
‘ModeLabs brings unique GSM service offerings to the market by combining specialized mobile services with dedicated GSM handsets to provide new services, and new value for mobile consumers. With Wherify’s technology, ModeLabs will market a unique offering that combines GSM voice calling and accurate GPS location into a very small, easy to use phone that will substantially develop new added value usages for several targeted market segments, such as elderly and professionals,’ said Stephane Bohbot, CEO of ModeLabs. ‘We think that Wherify’s technology offers real value for both operators and consumers alike — its managed services model adds that extra level of consumer friendliness that has been missing from the LBS market, and will be an important component of a successful service.’
2005-02-15
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