Skyhook to help ensure that seniors get assistance when and where they need it
Written by Skyhook
Wednesday, 09 January 2013
Las Vegas, NV - January 9, 2013 - Skyhook, Inc., the global leader in location
positioning, context and intelligence, and Philips Lifeline, the leading
provider of personal emergency response services (PERs) in North America,
announced a collaboration to incorporate Skyhook's hybrid location platform into
Philips' Lifeline GoSafe mobile PERs offering. Philips Lifeline will be
demonstrating the GoSafe system during the 2013 International CES event, booth
#26722 in Las Vegas from January 8th through January 11th.
Skyhook's
hybrid location service will be part of a suite of locating technologies used
with the new GoSafe system and designed to help provide Lifeline Response
Associates with the location information needed to support locating of users in
the event of an emergency.
"Accurate location information is of critical
value to ensuring the quick dispatch, arrival and delivery of what is often
life-saving assistance," noted Rob Goudswaard, senior director, Global Product
and Service Programs, for Philips Home Monitoring. "After reviewing the market,
we concluded that Skyhook's location network and technology capabilities were
consistent with our requirements for enabling timely and accurate response."
Skyhook is the global leader in geo-location technology fulfilling
hundreds of millions of location requests daily across over 100 million mobile
devices including handsets, tablets, netbooks, cameras and other mobile devices.
Skyhook's geolocation services leverage a network of close to one billion Wi-Fi
access points, and combines location from Wi-Fi, cellular and GPS readings to
produce a single, accurate location quickly and across all
environments.
"If an individual experiences a fall or other emergency,
quickly getting help to the right location is of vital importance," said Michael
Shean, founder and senior vice president, business development, Skyhook.
"Skyhook is proud to partner with Lifeline, the leading medical alert service,
in order to enhance the safety and care that Lifeline provides to all of its
customers."
About Skyhook, Inc.
Skyhook is the worldwide leader in
location positioning, context and intelligence. In 2003, Skyhook pioneered the
development of the Wi-Fi Positioning System to provide precise and reliable
location results in urban areas. Today, Skyhook's Core Engine provides
positioning to tens of millions of consumer mobile devices and applications. For
more information visit www.skyhookwireless.com.
About
Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is
a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives
through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and
Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2011 sales of EUR
22.6 billion and employs approximately 122,000 employees with sales and services
in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care
and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting
applications, as well as male shaving and grooming, home and portable
entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
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