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Immobiliser Launches World's First Over-The-Counter Internet GPS Tracking
System For Cars
HOUSTON--Feb. 5, 2001--Houston-based Immobiliser Inc., is introducing the
world's first over-the-counter wireless vehicle tracking and control system
using the power of the Internet and Global Positioning System (GPS)
technology. Texas vehicle owners will be the first to use the new product,
called GPS Vision(TM), as the company launches the product in Houston -- the
first market in its national rollout.
Vehicle owners from anywhere in the world can track and control their vehicle
on the Internet through GPS Vision(TM). The powerful new product uses
advanced technology from Motorola(TM) (NYSE:MOT) and MCI WorldCom's
SkyTel(TM) two-way paging network, as well as new wireless Internet
technology from Elite Logistics (OTCBB:ELOG), based in Freeport, Texas.
GPS Vision(TM) has the power to track and control a vehicle with just the
click of a mouse. Car owners receive the vehicle's street address location,
digital mapping, car speed and direction in seconds via the Internet. For
example, parents on vacation in the Bahamas can receive an alarm notification
and shut down the operation of their car in Houston when their child is out
on a joyride in the family car. Or, if a driver accidentally locks the keys
in the car, he or she can remotely unlock the door through an
Internet-enabled cell phone, two-way pager or PDA.
Business owners may find this device particularly useful. Owners of service
trucks can actually put an alarm sensor on a toolbox door and receive
notification when someone makes an unauthorized entry. And for small business
insurance cost, GPS Vision(TM) provides fleet owners the ability to shut down
the use of their vehicles and equipment after hours, decreasing "worry time"
about vehicles being used without proper authorization. Through GPS
Vision(TM), an owner could even start a vehicle engine from a distance, even
from another state.
With a PDA, two-way pager or e-mail enabled cell phone, car owners can track
and control their vehicle while walking down the street. If a vehicle is
stolen, for example, owners could use a Palm Pilot(TM) or other
Internet-enabled device to send a command to track the vehicle by street
location and speed, and then notify the police of the car's exact location.
"GPS Vision(TM) is revolutionizing the auto aftermarket industry by bringing
this powerful wireless service to car, truck and fleet owners," said John
Banks, CEO of Immobiliser Inc. "This technology gives all vehicle owners with
existing vehicle alarms the means to protect and monitor their car via their
home phone, cell phone, pager, PDA and e-mail. People can monitor, track and
control their car from anywhere in the world -- from Europe to South America
and from Kalamazoo to Timbuktu."
According to company officials, the GPS Vision(TM) far exceeds the
technological and service limitations of Lojack(TM) and Onstar(TM). This
system, which features just three inputs and outputs, is a plug-and-play unit
that will work with any make or model vehicle on the market to date. GPS
Vision(TM) also is designed to be installed on motorcycles of all models,
including those made by Harley-Davidson(R) (NYSE:HDI), through Immobiliser's
motorcycle security system called The Immobiliser(TM). The company produces
the only patented alarm that fits the original factory wiring of
Harley-Davidson(R) motorcycles.
