location tracking in news
Location-based services mean business
News ABI Research's principal analyst Dominique Bonte said business applications of LBS, such as asset and vehicle tracking and workforce management, will become an important revenue generator for carriers in the future as more companies look to deploy... [17 Jul 2008]
Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers
News Absolute Software claims that its tracking and recovery software solution, ComputraceOne, has recovered more than 5,000 stolen computers worldwide. Tracking technology has helped police sniff out thousands of stolen machines, uncovering UK... [14 Apr 2008]
'CopNav' to track Met's police officers
News The Met's tracking ability is currently limited to monitoring the whereabouts of squad cars. Every police officer in London is to be tracked using a new electronic tagging system that will be able to pinpoint their location out on the beat to... [11 Apr 2008]
Mobile tracking tech to take off in Europe
News Technology for wirelessly tracking vehicles and people is predicted to take off in Western Europe throughout the next five years. The business sector will be the main area where it will take off but there is also potential in the consumer sector... [10 Dec 2007]
Tesco aims to cut data-centre carbon footprint
News He said the radio barcode tracking tags will help maintain accurate stock levels: "That's what the trial is all about, making sure we track product from the distribution centre through the network to the correct shop. [25 Sep 2007]
Mobile tracking services get parental thumbs-up
News Tracking applications could be a lucrative location-based service for mobile operators to exploit according to research. Mobile tools that allow individuals to be located and tracked would appeal to two distinct groups according to the Location... [09 Aug 2007]
Cisco squeezes 'industry first' out of asset-tracking
News Cisco has bundled wi-fi chokepoint and telemetry services into its latest asset-tracking package, in what it claims is a first for the industry. Cisco Location Solution, which is available immediately, capitalises on chokepoints - bottlenecks such... [23 May 2007]
CIO Essentials: Stolen laptops, PC-killing phones and RFID
News RFID can have a wide variety of applications, including patient tracking and locating. When the wi-fi network is upgraded from basic coverage to include the location elements, the number of access points can go up considerably. [15 May 2007]
London hospital rolls out wi-fi tracking
News Independent hospital The London Clinic is rolling out an asset-tracking system that will allow staff to keep track of and quickly locate valuable equipment. The tracking system is due to be rolled out over the next few months, following successful... [20 Feb 2007]
One billion mobiles sold in 2006
News Ramon Llamas, research analyst in IDC's mobile technology and tracking team, said in the report: "IDC expects this trend to continue as mature markets reach saturation and emerging markets, with much lower teledensity, provide ample opportunity... [26 Jan 2007]
Bus-tracking GPS tech trialled in Swindon
News Transport for London is spending £116m installing a similar real-time information and tracking system across 8,000 buses across the capital by 2009 as part of its iBus project. The technology will use automatic vehicle location to track the buses... [22 Jan 2007]
Linux, PDAs and consumer goods drive IT growth
News The report also singles out those technologies with the potential to have strong economic and social impacts in the near future, and highlights "ubiquitous networks" that make it possible to follow people and objects and provide real-time tracking... [04 Oct 2006]
Pay-as-you-drive plan panned
News Another wrote: "Add this to the ID cards and you have a government hell bent on chipping and tracking your every move. This would affect those workers who feel they have to drive to work, due to location or poor public transport, at peak times. [16 Aug 2006]
Disney cancels UK mobile kid-tracking
News Disney's kid-tracking service may yet reach the UK. More controversially, the US MVNO also offers a service which lets parents track the location of children using GPS and have the results displayed on maps available online. [14 Aug 2006]
ITU satellite phone deal for disaster relief
News They support voice and data communications, as well as location tracking using GPS. Satellite phone company Thuraya has struck a deal with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for the supply of handsets when major disasters strike... [11 Jul 2006]
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