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To: DWB who wrote (64651)	1/26/2000 11:08:00 PM
From: alias	Respond to of 152472

"Regarding the Snaptrack acquisition, has anyone considered that this would seem to have great potential...." Also interesting is that GSM/TDMA, etc. phones will need it or something similar and Q will own it.

To: DWB who wrote (64651)	1/27/2000 12:53:00 AM
From: PAL	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Qualcomm has shown that the next technology needed for wireless is GPS. Since we cannot buy SnapTrack (privately held), I bought Trimble Navigation today. The government has mandated phone cellulars to be equiped with position technology for 911 calls.

To: DWB who wrote (64651)	1/27/2000 7:08:00 AM
From: JGoren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Yes, it's obvious that it can be used for vehicle recovery systems, particularly since the signal can be used when the vehicle is inside a building or under cover. Should be able to locate the vehicle in a chop shop. SnapTrack's website says it currently has privacy protection, so the GPS only works when it is turned on. This would indicate, therefore, that there would need to be a way for the system to turn on the GPS feature by remote in order to locate a vehicle. I guess that in a car security system, the GPS could be on all the time; it might need its own battery, however.