We Can't Tell You 'Who Let The Dogs Out?' But We Can Tell You Where They Are!; Calling All Pet Owners: New PB100, with Sarantel's GPS Antenna Enables Smart Pet Tracking.WELLINGBOROUGH, England -- Sarantel, a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of miniature antennas for portable and mobile wireless devices, announces today that Locatis is using Sarantel's GeoHelix GPS antenna in its new PB100 pet tracking device. The Sarantel antenna ensures that the PB100 has the best possible GPS reception across all environments, no matter what 'state of play' your pet is in. The PB100 is a lightweight, water-resistant GPS/GSM device that is attached to a dog's collar to help owners keep track of their pet. If a pet owner loses sight of their dog and wants to know its location, they send an SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. text asking 'Where is my dog?' to the Locatis command centre, which connects to the PB100 and initialises a search. The PB100 estimates the pooch's position and sends the address immediately as SMS text over the GSM network to the command centre and then on to the pet owner. Pet owners can also request information on the pooch's position via the Internet or by calling the Locatis command centre directly. Locatis embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Sarantel's high performance miniature GPS antenna into the PB100 to ensure that it has reliable and predictable reception in all environments from urban canyons to some wooded areas - perhaps even down the occasional mole hole! Signal absorbing bodies such as human and animal tissue can adversely affect GPS reception. Locatis chose the Sarantel antenna for its small size, exceptional beamwidth and extremely low 'near field', which allows it to work within millimetres of signal absorbing bodies without deteriorating performance. Julien Vernerey, Locatis's Technical Director says: "We needed an antenna that could withstand the vigorous and unpredictable movements of a frisky frisk·y adj. frisk·i·er, frisk·i·est Energetic, lively, and playful: a frisky kitten. frisk dog! No other competitors offered anything that came close to Sarantel's reception capability." David Wither, Sarantel 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. says: "Now that the technology has improved and prices are going down, consumers (and their dogs) are salivating for new 'asset tracking' applications based on GPS/GSM technology. Locatis's pet tracker, which depends upon flawless reception in a wide variety of circumstances, really demonstrates the technical excellence of our GPS antenna." The PB100 will be available start of September 2005 and can be pre-ordered at www.locatis.ch. About Locatis Founded in 2005, Locatis develops geo-localisation technologies and products. Locatis works with companies to develop customised products and solutions for the asset tracking market.. About Sarantel Sarantel Limited is a dynamic, growing company that develops and manufactures a new generation of miniature filtering antennas for wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. . Sarantel's antennas benefit mobile wireless products in the GPS, Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , Satellite and voice telecommunications markets. Based on 20+ years of research and development, the company has over 200 worldwide patents covering the design and manufacture of antennas that provide clear signals and high performance in all conditions of use. The parent company, Sarantel PLC, is based in Wellingborough, England, with offices in Singapore, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Seattle, and Dallas. It is publically traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. under the symbol SLG See stereo lithography. . Please visit http://www.sarantel.com for further information. |
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