Uk Oil & Gas Regulatory News (UKOG)

28 Sep 2005 07:04

Sarantel Group PLC28 September 2005 For immediate release 28 September 2005 Sarantel GeoHelix GPS Antenna incorporated in personal tracking device Sarantel Group plc ('Sarantel'), the leading manufacturer of revolutionaryfiltering antennas for mobile and wireless devices, today announces that NEVEITS Pty. Ltd. of Adelaide, Australia has launched its new StepLogger personaltracking device, which uses Sarantel's GeoHelix-S GPS antenna. The StepLogger is a mobile logging and tracking device that uses GPS to provideaccurate location, FLASH memory to store data, and GSM to transmit data andevents. At the touch of a button an SMS message with the exact location can besent to one or more pre-programmed phone numbers. Sarantel's Geohelix antenna was selected for its high sensitivity in near-bodyuse, its small size, and ease of integration into the StepLogger. These featuresenable the StepLogger to pinpoint location to exacting standards in verydifficult situations. Chris Wood, Chief Technical Officer of NEVE ITS, said: "The Sarantel GeoHelixGPS antenna surpassed NEVE's performance and design expectations, allowing us tomeet and exceed customer requirements for a compact, mobile, non-invasive and,importantly, light-weight personal tracking and logging device. NEVE, whenbalancing performance and ease of integration, needed an antenna that providedexcellent close-to-body performance and small PCB footprint; the GeoHelixantenna gave us that." David Wither, CEO of Sarantel added: "We're pleased to have been chosen by NEVEITS for this project. Developing the StepLogger required some savvy engineeringby the NEVE team, which included an innovative GPS antenna solution. Sarantel'sGeoHelix antenna helped NEVE overcome the challenges of size, sensitivity, andperformance in a multi-radio platform subject to less-than-ideal userenvironments." -ends- For further information please contact: Sarantel Group PLC www.sarantel.comDavid Wither, CEO/Sitkow Yeung, CFO 01933 670560Smithfield 020 7360 4900Sara Musgrave Pictures are available for the media to view and download from www.vismedia.co.uk About Sarantel Sarantel designs, manufactures and sells patented, ceramic, filtering antennasfor use in portable wireless devices such as PDAs, laptops and 3G mobiledevices. Its current focus is on producing antennas for the GPS market whichallow a clearer signal than conventional antennas whilst reducing the amount ofenergy absorbed by the head by approximately 90 per cent. The antennas simplifysystem design, thus allowing design standardisation and reduced time to marketand cost for manufacturers. As well as GPS, Sarantel's antennas are designed to service Wi-Fi, 3G andBluetooth platforms which are expected to be a key element in the future successof mobile network operators and device manufacturers. Sarantel's antennas cansignificantly increase the range and effective bandwidth of Wi-Fi devices andSarantel is planning to commence high volume delivery of its antennas into thesatellite radio market within the next 12 months. Sarantel listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, on 2ndMarch 2005 at an issue price of 82p. Sarantel is included in the IT Hardwaresector (93) within the Telecommunications equipment sub-sector (938) and has aRIC code of SLG.L About NEVE ITS Pty. Ltd. NEVE ITS Pty. Ltd. delivers products and services that provide solutions tocomplex real world problems that cannot be solved in a cost effective mannerusing unaided GPS technology. NEVE delivers first class solutions to customersthrough an active R&D program that combines the talents of world recognizedacademic institutions with the commercial expertise of a nimble high technologycompany. NEVE developed the world's first ERP/GNSS in-vehicle software systemfor the Hong Kong Government in 1998, and together with strategic partnersAspect Computing, Advanced Systems Designs, and South Australia's Institute forTelecommunications Research (ITR) were awarded a contract to develop aperformance specification for the Intelligent Access System (IAS), linking thedrivers of heavy vehicles, transport operators and road authorities throughoutAustralia. Please visit http://www.neveits.com. NEVE press contact:Chris Hill + 618-8302-5300 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange