Daily Safety of our Children Secured with SecurStar’s New Software PositionTracer

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 09, 2008 – NOVI, Michigan (USA)  – SecurStar, a leading IT security company, just announced today the global launching of their new product PositionTracer.  After studying several cases of kidnapping and theft of property, SecurStar developed software to be installed on mobile phones, which allows the unit to be monitored and located in real time via the Internet.  This brand new product will transform any GPS-enabled cellular phone or device in to your “Guardian Angel”.

According to The FBI’s National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) Missing Person File as of December 31, 2007, there were 105,229 active missing person records in NCIC. Children under the age of 18 accounted for 54,648 (51.93%) of the records, and 12,362 (11.75%) were for young adults between the ages of 18 and 20.

A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the United States, more than 2,000 children are missing every day. If a child is kidnapped, rarely can they explain what happened and where they were. Furthermore, among the tens of thousands of emergency calls recorded daily by phone, few are able to indicate the location of the victim, resulting in delayed recovery, losing precious time that could mean a life saved.

Too immediately increase the safety of people, SecurStar developed the PositionTracer, software to be installed on mobile phones compatible with GPS tracking that allows satellite-based live position tracking – exact to within a few meters, as opposed to conventional cellular phone location methods.  

With the help of this solution, the current location and a historical path traveled can be easily monitored online, in real time, on a map, or a satellite photo. Zones can be defined to trigger an alarm by e-mail, text message, messenger, etc., whenever anyone enters or leaves the area.

The PositionTracer acts as a mobile guardian angel to its owner, and is especially suitable for the location of children, elderly, or those that are disabled or ill.  In urgent situations, such as an accident, kidnapping, illness, or even theft, an emergency signal can be sent simply by pressing the “PANIC” button. For example, if a child wanders off path on their way to school or the park, parents are immediately informed through a signal via their cell phone, and are able to act quickly for their safe return.  Functions like these offer a great deal of protection for both people and property.

Similarly, it can guarantee the protection of vehicles, boats, and other objects by means of an automatic alarm signal. Once the object is moved from the defined area or stolen, the software notifies the owner.

“The situations for use of PositionTracer are different. It allows parents, for example, a new formula of safety for their children. Through a simple system, it can now determine the location of children, without the need for extra equipment. Simple software that can save lives in case of an accident,” explains Wilfried Hafner, director of SecurStar.

Learn more about PositionTracer and other smart solutions for security. Visit SecurStar at www.securstar.com.