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PageStar signs contracts with Motorola to provide
OEM components for new vehicle tracking and
recovery system
Business Wire - January 09, 1997 14:15
FINANCIAL PAGESTAR PGST NEVADA CALIFORNIA COMPUTERS ELECTRONICS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPORTATION PRODUCT TRADESHOW V%BW P%BW
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1997--PageStar, manufacturer of a new
vehicle tracking and recovery system, has selected Motorola to provide key
components to fill initial purchase orders of more than 80,000 units.
The announcement was made Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas by Steve Lipman, president of PageStar. The new system, expected to be in full
production by the end of the first quarter of 1997, is code named: StarTrak.
Designed to combat vehicle theft, which costs Americans approximately $7.6 billion a
year, PageStar's new system combines its patented technologies enhanced with
Motorola's Datalink II Plus Messaging Receiver, GT Oncore GPS Receiver, and 3-watt
OEM Transceiver.
Motorola's Derivative Technologies Division (DTD) provides the core one-way wireless
paging technologies that allows a car owner to signal their automobile from anywhere,
and literally slow down the vehicle until it stops. Motorola's Position and Navigation
Systems Business (PNSB) provides the GPS receiver, which can determine the
vehicle's location virtually anywhere in the world.
"We are pleased and excited that Motorola will provide the major OEM components for
PageStar's new system. Consumers will now have access to the most innovative and
highest quality vehicle tracking and recovery system available today," said Lipman.
One of the nation's leading interface design & engineering firms, with over 17 years'
experience with Motorola components, is in the process of finishing final interface
software development. This will allow final prototype testing to be done in February
1997.
Using a standard or cellular phone from virtually anywhere around the world, you simply
dial an 800 number, enter a security code, and the system will control the vehicle by
simulating the vehicle running out of gas and eventually coming to a complete stop over
a period of five minutes.
The consumer may also lock/unlock their doors, disable their car before going to sleep,
or control any one of a number of user-defined options.
Another feature of PageStar's system is, as soon as the vehicle is stolen, the owner is
alerted by pager or telephone, informing them that the PageStar Control Center has
been notified. The owner simply calls the PageStar Control Center so that the stolen
vehicle can be stopped and recovered safely.
A vehicle equipped with this system can be located virtually anywhere in the world
through GPS and paging technologies.
Inside the car, the thief hears a warning that the car is running out of gas. The thief is
then told to pull over immediately, the car is being tracked and the police have been
notified. At the same time, the signal from the GPS satellite locates the stolen vehicle,
transmits its location to the PageStar Control Center, and the center contacts the
police.
"Current automobile security systems do not allow the customer to control their vehicle
or to locate and safely recover a stolen vehicle affordably. This new line of PageStar
products makes it simple for customers to control their vehicles by using our patented
remote control switching technology to easily locate and recover their vehicle with
minimal cost," said Lipman.
"And customers don't need to install a standard cellular phone in the vehicle to operate
the system, thus saving on the related installation fees and monthly service charges."
PageStar is a publicly traded corporation providing remote control wireless switching
products and services and holds two exclusive patents on its vehicle tracking and
recovery system. PageStar is traded OTC/BB: PGST.
NOTE: Motorola Datalink and Oncore are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Motorola Inc.
CONTACT: PageStar
Steve Lipman, 1-888/PAGESTAR
info@pagestar.com
www.pagestar.com
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