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To: PlayTheKing who wrote (528)	12/10/1999 2:47:00 PM
From: Rhys Roberts	Respond to of 989

Actually I am well aware of CLQ but the technology they use is significantly different than that of SiGEM. SiGEM has a GPS reciever built into the device for accuracy in the 20-50m range(soon this accuracy could be in 5-10m range & possibly even better than that), And when you step inside a building it the device itself triangulates it relation to Paging towers, by pinging them hence the products name ePing, this reduces accuracy but it means there is absolutely no cost to the Owner of the towers to impliment this technology. Because all the work is done by the trackers itself. Cell-Loc the company you mentioned has an entirely different way of figuring out ones location. The technology requires cell phone providers to install a piece of equipment that costs roughly $30,000 per cell which for providers mean a huge costs per cell. Making the SiGEM alternative extremely attractive. SiGEM also seems to have the support of a potential customer in Bell Mobility which has invested in the company. The Product just seems like something that RIM would be involved in and working toward incorporating. Check out this article that appeared in the Ottawa Citizen not so long ago. ottawacitizen.com Any thoughts are welcome. Cheers Rhys