Newbury Networks will release in the second quarter a software development platform, the Newbury Presence Platform, for adding location-based services to any Wi-Fi network.
The platform is targeted at both corporate developers and OEM solution providers who want to add services based on the location of the user.
For example, a user entering a conference room might receive information on the audio-visual equipment available in the room and instructions on its use.
In addition, the presence platform can be used for asset tracking of devices or people.
Security guards might be equipped with Wi-Fi tags on their belts, giving managers a way to track movements of guards and sending an alert such as a page, if the guard has not covered an area within a designated time period.
The Wi-Fi tags become the data collection points with the intelligence at the server layer.
Active Wi-Fi tags they send out signals over a designated time period can be used to track expensive equipment.
In addition to the Presence Platform, Newbury also announced its own Wi-Fi tracking application called Active Asset.
The Newbury Presence Platform and Active Asset will be available within 60 days. Active Asset starts at $12,995.
Posted by Ephraim Schwartz on March 21, 2006 03:13 PM
