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PlanetLink Communications Launches Field-Testing Phase For Its 'PlanetTRAKS' GPS Tracking Product
PR Newswire - February 02, 2004 08:03
CUMMING, Ga., Feb 2, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- PlanetLink Communications Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: PLKC), a provider of satellite-based products and services announced today the launch of the field-testing phase for its PlanetTRAKS GPS product.
Twelve PlanetTRAKS units will be installed on personal vehicles owned by people affiliated with PlanetLink and Karta Technologies, its technology development partner -- 6 in San Antonio, Texas and 6 in the Atlanta area. The testing phase, expected to last 2 to 4 weeks, is designed to allow the developers to fine tune the software using live, real-time data in real-world situations. Karta has had two PlanetTRAKS units in operation for the past 60 days as part of the development process.
"We are moving rapidly toward a market-ready product. This development process has taken us from concept to an operating product in just a few months thanks to our simple design and innovative technology," said M. Dewey Bain, president of PlanetLink Communications Inc. "We continue to focus on our objective of a commercial launch of PlanetTRAKS early this year."
A graphic illustration of the user interface may be viewed at the following web location: www.plcweb.net/planetrak (it may take a minute or two to fully load). "In the next week or so we expect to be able to demonstrate the Web interface with a live interactive Web site that will track the movement of one of the users in our test group using actual maps and live data," said Bain.
PlanetLink is developing a family of GPS-enabled Mobile Locator Units (MLUs) under the PlanetTRAKS name, designed to communicate real-time location data and other information over the General Packet Radio System (GPRS) to a secure Internet server. Customers may then access that information via a password-protected web site in order to track vehicles and other assets. San Antonio, Texas-based Karta Technologies Inc., an industry leader in IT, engineering, training and program management services is leading the R&D effort.
PlanetLink, headquartered in Cumming, Ga., has three primary business segments based on satellite-enabled technology. Providing the consumer both products and services, PlanetLink businesses include: DISH Network (satellite television), StarBand (High-Speed Internet Access) and Global Positioning System (GPS) personal tracking devices. PlanetLink's goal is to become a single-source dealer / distributor of technologically advanced, satellite- based products and services. With a strong and growing product offering and brand name, PlanetLink is building this unique category into a class all its own.
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For more information on PlanetLink, please visit the company's Web site at: http://www.plcweb.net
SOURCE PlanetLink Communications Inc.
M. Dewey Bain, President of PlanetLink Communications Inc.,
+1-678-455-7075; or Media & Investor Relations, Shannon T. Squyres, President
of Market Pathways, +1-949-955-1860, for PlanetLink Communications Inc.
http://www.plcweb.net/planetrak
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