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I think I would like to know everything. (grin)

Are there systems installed, and what volume of traffic can those systems handle. From the web site, it looks like your major targets are medical and large retailers, though I am sure there are other market segments that could make use of the system.

My primary interest would be at my facility, which is a satellite tracking station in Fairbanks Alaska. We have 60 employees, working out of 3 main buildings and a dozen out buildings. There are also 7 antennas for tracking. It would be great to have instant communication with single employee at the touch of a button. Instead of the handheld radios we currently use. Cell phones are unavailable due to our location, as we sit in a valley to minimize RF interference. The site was started in 1962, when that was a real problem.

A friend of mine developed some software which he licensed to Motorola. He envisioned its use in large office building, warehouses and anyplace where people meet or are mobile. When I leave my phone, I would carry a beeper which would automatically beep me when I'm not at my desk. I would go to the nearest phone, dial my code and be connected.

The wireless universe is chaining our world. The problem hs been a lack of marketing innovation. several years back I worked for a Wireless Cable TV company. They also owned the FCC licenses for wireless internet at 10Mbps throught the air at a time when many were still upgrading to 56K modems! They didn't know how to market it! They went bankrupt and were bought/saved? by WorldCom! They went no where. I had even made copies of a rather large section in Scientific American which was written by Bell Labs, (Lucent) scientists and provided it to upper mgt. Too bad!

When will be blend wireless internet with GPS with a computer in an auto so that the "automated" roads of the future can become a reality. I remember the '64 New York World's Fair where buried cables in the roadway would allow us to enjoy our commute by drinking our coffee and reading our paper while the traffic computer sped us to our destinationn. Today, the pieces exist but the system has yet to be cobbled together. Imagine the lives saved at the same time that the average commute time is reduced. Wanna talk about productivity gains?