WASHINGTON, Sept. 1  -- WaveMarket and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) have announced plans to work together to stress the importance of family safety by using innovative technology to increase family communication and safety.

WaveMarket powers industry-leading, family-location services for Tier 1 mobile carriers in the US, Canada, and abroad.

NCPC, best known for its icon McGruff the Crime Dog, is a leader in crime prevention education. Since 1982, NCPC's mission has been to inform Americans how they can play an active role in their own safety, protect their families, and create a safer, more caring community.

"We're very excited to be working with the NCPC as we continue to enhance our best-of-breed family location solutions," said Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of WaveMarket. "We look forward to bringing McGruff and other nationally- recognized NCPC family safety tools to our carrier partners and the millions of families they serve."

About WaveMarket

WaveMarket Inc. is a world leader in location-based services and has pioneered the first carrier-grade family location service. The company's software product suite includes solutions that range from family finder services to mobile social networking. Marketing to mobile carriers in the United States, Europe and Asia, WaveMarket's customers include top tier North American carriers Sprint Nextel, Cingular, Bell Mobility of Canada, and SK Telecom, Korea's leading wireless carrier. Headquartered in Emeryville, CA, WaveMarket also has international offices in Brazil and Canada. Founded in 2000, the company is financed by a group that includes Draper Fisher Jurvetson, QUALCOMM Ventures, BlueRun Ventures (formerly Nokia Venture Partners), Intel Capital, and Mitsui Ventures.

About the National Crime Prevention Council

The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) is a private, nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur. NCPC manages public service advertising under the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign -- symbolized by McGruff the Crime Dog(R) and his "Take A Bite Out Of Crime(R)" slogan -- and acts as secretariat for the Crime Prevention Coalition of America, more than 300 national, federal, state, and local organizations representing thousands of constituents who are committed to preventing crime. Now 25 years after McGruff's first TV appearance, more than 75 percent of children recognize McGruff and more than 4,000 law enforcement agencies own a McGruff costume. That's a lot of people who know how to "Take a Bite Out Of Crime!" NCPC is funded through a variety of government agencies, corporate and private foundations, and donations from private individuals. NCPC also participates in the Combined Federal Campaign. For more information on crime prevention issues, visit www.ncpc.org .

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