UK Oil & Gas Regulatory News (UKOG)

21 Jan 2008 07:00

Sarantel Group PLC21 January 2008 21 January 2008 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, has received production orders for theSkyCaddie SG2.5 Pro Golf rangefinder. The SG2.5 is the second device in theSkyCaddie Pro Series to be launched by SkyGolf. SkyGolf is a pioneer and worldwide leader in hand held GPS products for golfers. SkyCaddie Pro SG2.5 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. David Wither, Chief Executive of Sarantel said: "We are pleased to build on our relationship with SkyGolf on the SG2.5. Thisinnovative device replaces the very successful entry level SG1 and SG2 products. "SkyGolf selected Sarantel's GeoHelix GPS antenna for the SkyCaddie Pro Seriesbecause of its small size, robust hand-held performance and its ability toprovide unmatched positional accuracy in an easy to use, compact hand portabledevice. "SkyGolf and Sarantel are excited about the growth prospects for this dynamicGPS market segment and for the SkyCaddie Pro Series, which has recently receivedendorsements from the USPGA, the Canadian PGA and the European PGA." Enquiries: SarantelDavid Wither, Chief Executive Officer 01933 670 560Sitkow Yeung, Finance DirectorAmbrian 020 7776 6423 Tim GoodmanCollege Hill 020 7457 2020Adrian Duffield/ Ben Way Notes to Editors: Sarantel (www.sarantel.com) 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, Wi-Fi, WiMax, 3G, GPRS, Satellite Radioand Bluetooth. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange