NEWS
RELEASE
PerDiem Personal
Navigation software for Next-generation PDA Phones
Huntsville, AL – 15 June July 2006 --
PerDiem LLC today announced their Personal Location and Tracking software
(PLT). Recently advertised next-generation PDA'’s
and SmartPhones have built-in GPS capability. Currently on-board maps show
where the device is at any time. However, only the user of the device has
access to this information. PerDiem software now makes the location of the
device available to others using the PDA or phone wireless data connection.
This software application provides the ability to display the location of a PDA
or SmartPhone on a PC. The PDA or phone software controls access to the maps.
Users have a number of options in controlling how and when location information
can be viewed. This service is free for personal use. The software is in Beta
test now and is expected to be available next month.
“This is a natural extension of in-vehicle tracking services, now individuals
have the choice of having family or friends not only know where their vehicle
is but where an individual is,” said Hans Schantz, Q-Track’s Chairman of the
Board,
and Chief Scientist. “Our Q-Track NFERTM product
tracks individuals indoors and PLT tracks them outdoors. Businesses and
families have tracking and location needs that are cheaply and efficiently
addressed by PLT.”
"”Security
and a '‘need
to know'’
have been part of the PLT design requirements from the beginning"”,
according to Darrell Diem, CEO of PerDiem LLC. Control of the PIN number '‘Tagging'’
of location data is embedded in the PLT device software. Data sent to the map
server is given a PIN number by the PDA/Phone user and only those given this
PIN number can access the mapped location. PIN'’s
can be changed at any time to make the location data unavailable or the data
can be deleted, all from the PDA/phone. Other options include creation and
management, on the PDA/Phone, of Geo-fences (boxes) with notification of entry
or exit from these boxed areas being sent to an e-mail or SMS address.
PerDiem Co LLC has submitted applications for patents
covering GPS location and zone management which is built into the software
technology.
About PerDiem LLC
PerDiem LLC is located in Huntsville, Alabama, selected as one of the top
ten U.S. cities for business by Forbes magazine.
PerDiem LLC is a software application development business. The company also
is a progressive corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, providing
free or low cost location services and supporting the communities in which it
does business. For more information, please visit www.perdiemco.com
About Q-Track
The Q-Track Corporation is pioneering a breakthrough in wireless tracking
technology known as Near Field Electromagnetic Ranging (NFER™) NFER™
technology works where GPS does not. For more information on NFER™ technology,
visit Q-Track’s web site at www.q-track.com
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This press release is supplemented by product screenshots. Please go to http://www.perdiemco.com/samplescrshts.htm to download graphics.
Media Contacts:
PerDiem LLC
Darrell Diem
+1-256-772-3214
darrell@ddiem.com
Q-Track, inc.
Dr. Hans Schantz
+1-256-489-0075