HOUSTON, July 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Satellite Tracking of People LLC (STOP) today announced it has entered into a series of agreements with Sky Detective, Inc. to supply Sky Detective with STOP's proprietary one-piece BluTag(r) GPS offender tracking technology and VeriTracks(r) software system, as well as non-exclusive licenses to STOP's one-piece patent portfolios within the corrections field. Under the terms of the agreements, Sky Detective can utilize STOP's BluTag device and VeriTracks system anywhere in the United States for a fixed per diem fee, together with licenses from STOP, or alternatively allow Sky Detective to develop its own one-piece GPS devices and software systems.
Steve Logan, CEO of STOP, stated, "As a pioneer of one-piece GPS offender tracking technologies, STOP has made substantial investments in not only being the first to develop and commercially deploy the one-piece GPS device, but also in securing the intellectual property rights for one-piece devices and supporting software systems in this commercial space. STOP's direct deployment of BluTag(r) one-piece GPS devices now represents what we believe to be the largest market share of active GPS devices in the corrections industry. We are pleased to be able to expand the service delivery scope of our BluTag(r) technology and VeriTracks(r) system through agreements with select channel partners like Sky Detective."
Jerry Thompson, CEO of Sky Detective, Inc., stated, "We are very excited about the flexibility provided by the range of these agreements. Sky Detective will now have direct access to the first commercially deployed and most tested one-piece GPS device on the market, and also have the flexibility to develop our own one-piece product line if desired under the strength of STOP's patent portfolio. Given the high security needs of the corrections market, we believe it is critically important to not only provide the best product and system, but the ability to help ensure the continued uninterrupted delivery of that product and system that STOP's patent portfolio provides."
In addition to these technology and license agreements with Sky Detective, Inc., STOP has recently entered into separate technology and license agreements with iSECUREtrac Corp (ISEC.OB).
About STOP
Satellite Tracking of People LLC (STOP; website at www.stopllc.com) is a leading provider of Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking systems and services to government agencies. Our system offers these agencies the most recent technological one-piece GPS developments in offender tracking. STOP offers patented systems and one-piece GPS products unmatched in the industry. STOP was founded by a group of corrections and technology professionals who realized that although incarceration is sometimes the only alternative for violent criminals, too often it is used because it is the only safe sanction available. The founders of STOP were convinced that the criminal justice system required a technologically advanced, cost-efficient, electronic monitoring solution. STOP provides this desired alternative using BluTag(r) and its family of monitoring devices and our VeriTracks(r) application.
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