HiQ signs partnership agreement with Satsafe
HiQ signs partnership agreement with Satsafe HiQ signs partnership agreement with mobile data company, Satsafe. The agreement means that HiQ will be providing mobile datacoms consultancy services in 2000. "Sweden is spearheading developments within mobile datacoms, and Satsafe is one of the companies that will help place Sweden on the world map. HiQ has the comprehensive Mobile Internet skills necessary to make Satsafe's initiative a success," says Magnus Gudéhn, Account Manager at HiQ. Today, HiQ has some 40 consultants working within Mobile Internet, and the market is still exploding. A large number of players are already positioning themselves in anticipation of the major datacoms breakthrough expected following the launch of GPRS in GSM networks. By combining three tried-and-tested technologies - positioning with GPS, communication with GSM and using the Internet as a user interface - Satsafe is both improving existing alarm and security systems and creating totally new applications. Satsafe's terminal is somewhat smaller than a mobile phone and takes much less space than previous solutions. HiQ and Satsafe have previously worked together on developing the core of the terminal. "Mobile Internet isn't only about WAP and GPRS, but also about wireless machine-to-machine communication, such as Coca-Cola dispensers that communicate with central logistics systems," continues Magnus Gudéhn. "HiQ has the all-embracing expertise and experience within everything ranging from business development to advanced technology - just what Satsafe needs as it stands on the brink of a sharp expansion phase both in Sweden and internationally," says Michael Skordby, Satsafe's Managing Director. Further more information please contact: Magnus Gudéhn, HiQ, tel. +46 8 588 90 000 Peter Hjorth, Satsafe, tel. +46 8 545 878 00 HiQ is an IT and management consultancy company focusing on high-tech communication and simulation solutions. Formed in 1992, HiQ is now a leader in these fields and the Nordic region is its domestic market. The Group's turnover in 1998 was SEK 152 million, and the company employs 280 people in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. HiQ is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list. For more information, please visit www.hiq.se Satsafe MLS AB was founded in 1998 and employs some 20 people today. The company operates within mobile datacoms, focusing on the fields of positioning and retrieving time-critical data from mobile units, and security and alarm related solutions for mobile units. The company's goal is to become one of the leading suppliers to the MLS market (Mobile Location Services) in Europe and North America. For more information, please visit: www.satsafe.se ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/28/20000128BIT00410/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/28/20000128BIT00410/bit0002.pdf