EAGLE, Idaho, July 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Sky Detective, Inc. today announced that it has signed a three year agreement to provide advanced tracking devices and network services to HIMSAT, a Nepal based rural satellite communication company that provides Telecom equipment and services. HIMSAT is the first Nepalese company to sign an agreement with Nepal Telecom. It is the leading provider of SMS online recharges in Nepal. HIMSAT will use Sky Detective's tracking devices and software in Nepal for numerous projects, including an M-commerce platform for mobile payment and banking.
"Entering the Asia Pacific market is a major development in Sky Detective's goal of becoming a global provider of advanced end-to-end tracking systems," said Jerry Thompson, CEO of Sky Detective. "HIMSAT is taking the lead in becoming Nepal's first fully integrated CDMA/GSM/GPRS solution for the region -- a region with a potential market of three million GSM/CDMA users that will grow to six million by 2010. We are pleased to be a partner in the growth of HIMSAT and to bring this kind of life changing technology to the region."
Thompson also said that the Sky Detective technology would be invaluable in providing tracking capabilities for the thousands of tourists and climbers who annually travel to Katmandu and other mountainous regions in Nepal. "Our SD30 device can accurately locate individuals and assets in the most 'impaired environments,' which includes the kind of rugged terrain and high elevations that attract expeditions and climbers to this part of the world. The SD30 can and will save lives."
About Sky Detective:
Headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, Sky Detective provides state-of-the-art global intelligence, security, and GPS/CDMA assisted asset tracking solutions used for heavy equipment, cargo containers, shipping and logistics, fleet management, vehicle theft prevention and recovery, prison and jail reduction and offender and gang control in the United States and around the globe.
Company CEO Jerry Thompson, an entrepreneur, retired deputy sheriff and inventor of Gang Tracker, leads a team with more than 200 combined years' of experience in law enforcement, anti-terrorism, SWAT, search & rescue, street patrol, gang & jail operations, executive protection and private investigation. Sky Detective's employees also possess extensive experience in GPS solutions, software development, and supply chain management. The result is the industry's most highly-optimized GPS/CDMA-assisted solutions for tracking people, packages, and equipment of any kind, anywhere. For more information, please visit www.skydetective.com
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