Uk Oil & Gas Regulatory News (UKOG)

13 Nov 2007 07:02

Sarantel Group PLC13 November 2007 13 November 2007 SARANTEL GROUP PLC Further design win and production orders for GPS rangefinder market Sarantel (AIM: SLG), the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filteringantennas for mobile and wireless devices, is pleased to announce that it hasreceived production orders for the recently launched SkyCaddie SG5 Pro Golftracker. This device is the first product in the SkyCaddie Pro Series to belaunched by SkyGolf. SkyGolf is pioneer and worldwide leader in hand held GPS products for golfersand the SkyCaddie Pro SG5 incorporates the very latest GPS technology to provideunmatched performance and reliability. It enables golfers to measure the fulldepth and shape of the green from any angle of approach and shows distances forall targets and hazards on any of SkyGolf's 16,000+ course library ofprofessionally mapped courses in 45 countries. Richard Edmonson, Chief Executive of SkyGolf said: "Our customers are serious about golf and they demand high performance productswhich are easy to use. We selected Sarantel's GeoHelix GPS antenna for theSkyCaddie Pro Series because of its small size and robust hand-held performance.Sarantel's technology enabled SkyGolf to provide precise positioning in acompact hand portable product which continuously tracks satellites regardless ofthe orientation of the device." David Wither, Chief Executive of Sarantel said: "We are delighted that our GeoHelix GPS antenna has been chosen for the latestand most advanced SkyGolf product. This design win strengthens our existingrelationship with SkyGolf that started with our support of the SkyCaddie SG1 andSG2. SkyGolf and Sarantel share a passion for high performance GPS whichenables truly exciting applications like the SkyCaddie Pro Series." Enquiries: Sarantel David Wither, Chief Executive Officer 01933 670 560 Sitkow Yeung, Finance Director College Hill 020 7457 2020 Adrian Duffield/ Ben Way Notes to Editors: Sarantel is a leader in the design of high-performance miniature antennas forportable wireless applications including hand-held navigation, satellite radioand laptop computers. Sarantel's revolutionary ceramic filtering antennas offer dramatically improvedperformance over existing antenna designs, resulting in a clearer signal, betterrange and a 90 per cent reduction in the amount of signal radiation absorbed bythe body. Because of their smaller size and higher capabilities, Sarantel's antennasenable manufacturers to create innovative high-volume consumer productsincorporating technologies such as GPS, Satellite Radio, WiMax and MobileSatellite Services. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange