Skyhook Wireless Wi-Fi Database Now Includes Coverage In Top 100 U.S. Cities, Totaling More Than 8 Million Access Points.BOSTON -- Skyhook sky·hook or sky-hook n. A helicopter whose fuselage is configured so as to be mounted with a steel line and hook used to lift and transport heavy objects. Noun 1. Wi-Fi Positioning System is the World's Largest Wi-Fi Database, Driving the Development of Accurate and Reliable Location-Based Search Applications and Services Skyhook Wireless Skyhook Wireless is a service for determining geographical location by looking up the MAC Addresses of nearby Wireless Access Point in a proprietary database and inferring the position of the device by the relative strength of the signals. , provider of the industry's first Wi-Fi based positioning system, today announced it has rolled-out its Wi-Fi Positioning System(TM) (WPS See Windows Printing System and Workplace Shell. (unit) wps - (Obsolete) Words per second (mostly used for Telex and TWX transmission). ) in the top 100 largest metropolitan cities on the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Its location determination solution leveraging 802.11, or Wi-Fi, rather than satellite or cell-tower-based technologies, includes more than eight million commercially mapped private and public access points, representing 45% of the U.S. population. Today, the company is on track to expand its database to include 75% of the nation's population by the end of the year. "Skyhook's Wi-Fi positioning system is the world's largest Wi-Fi database of any kind," said Skyhook Wireless' Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Ted Morgan
Leveraging its WPS to automatically define a user's exact physical location, Skyhook last month announced 'Loki,' a customizable toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the that not only turns a Wi-Fi enabled laptop into a virtual GPS device, but also integrates that location into the user's Internet search, browsing and communications. With the Skyhook WPS platform automatically and accurately defining the user's physical location, Loki then delivers one-click navigation to location based content and services through its pre-configured 'Channels' and one button interfaces. Internet users in the largest 100 U.S. cities can now enjoy easy and accurate location-based search from their browser toolbar. Skyhook's WPS platform is also serving as the backbone of location-based services and applications offered by other leading application developers and device manufacturers. For instance, CyberAngel Security Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of laptop recovery solutions, is leveraging the Skyhook WPS platform for its Wi-Fi Tracker system that enables laptop owners, CIO's and government security managers to identify the exact location of stolen equipment. TeleCommunication Systems, a leading provider of precise location and wireless data technology, has integrated the WPS platform with the fully-featured E9-1-1 routing capabilities of its VoIP E9-1-1 Service to bring Wi-Fi positioning to the E9-1-1 market. With the expanded Skyhook roll-out, vendors of location-based services and applications can now appeal to a larger number of users across the U.S. Until the availability of the Skyhook Wireless system, GPS or cell tower-based systems were the only potential platform for basing location-based services. As evidenced by slow growth in such services, these systems proved to be costly to implement and prone to problems with accuracy and reliability. Using WPS' software only model, any Wi-Fi enabled laptop, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or Wi-Fi enabled phone can be made 'location-aware' with greater consistency and reliability than traditional methods. About Skyhook Wireless Founded in 2003, Skyhook Wireless has pioneered the development of the first-ever metro-area positioning system that leverages Wi-Fi rather than satellites or cell towers to deliver precise location data supporting the growing market for location-based services. The Skyhook Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) requires no new hardware, works indoors and outdoors, provides an instant location and is more accurate than current technologies in congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. downtown areas. WPS is currently available in the top 100 US metro areas and is on target to serve 70% of the US population by the end of 2006. Skyhook Wireless is headquartered in Boston, MA and is privately held. Investors include Bain Capital Bain Capital LLC is a Boston, Massachusetts-based private equity firm founded in 1984 by Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts, and two other partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company: T. Coleman Andrews III and Eric Kriss. , Intel Capital and Nokia Innovent. For more information visit www.skyhookwireless.com, send email to info@skyhookwireless.com or call 617-314-9802. Loki, Skyhook Wireless and WPS are the trademarks of Skyhook Wireless, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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