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Cellport's Patented Personal Telematics Technologies
Used By European Manufacturers to Launch US Products
For information, contact:
Richard Abels
CellPort Systems
303-402-2208 (office)
rabels@cellport.com
CellPort Systems' 2-Part Vehicle Platform
Licensed to Cullmann Electronics and Raytel
Nov. 6, 2003/Boulder, CO: Cellport Systems, creator of the world-wide
Personal Telematics patent portfolio, has licensed its universal 2-Part
car kit architecture for wireless phone hands-free operations to two German-based
equipment producers, Cullmann Electronics and Raytel, to market their
respective products in the U.S.
Cellport's patented 2-Part Personal Telematics platform links 60 different
makes and models of portable wireless handsets with one standard vehicle
interface. Interchangeable phone pocket adaptors snap directly on the
installed vehicle mount - becoming the connection between the phone's
capabilities and the vehicle's resources.
"Two-part hands-free products have enjoyed exceptional growth in
Europe over the past five years," said Dr. Axel Fuchs of Cogenia
Partners, a San Jose-based consultant. "In safety-conscious Europe,
13 countries have wireless hands-free driving laws, which have helped
open the market for 1+ million hands-free systems installed by auto manufacturers
or aftermarket dealers in 2003. As wireless phones add navigation and
other multi-media features to their capabilities, Personal Telematics
products will continue to soar in the future."
Cellport expects its three largest licensees, Motorola, Cullmann and Raytel,
will all begin shipping their respective 2-part products on high-end European
vehicles in the first quarter of 2004.
The 2-Part Personal Telematics vehicle system provides convenient hands-free
operation for a variety of wireless phones by including a speaker, microphone,
external antenna and voice-activated dialing. It also charges the phone
and mutes the stereo/radio during a call. As GPS navigation/data and MP3
player capabilities are included in 2004 wireless phone models, Cellport's
technology will link them to the vehicle as well.
"U.S. consumers are now able to easily and conveniently use a greater
number of wireless phones with a hands-free vehicle kit," said Pat
Kennedy, CEO of Cellport Systems. "By licensing our technology to
Cullmann Electronics and Raytel, we hope to speed the evolution and adoption
of the next generation of 2-Part universal car kits - which are more versatile
and adaptable than older, single-phone car kits."
Cullmann Electronics, Europe's largest producer of 2-Part Personal Telematics
systems, and Raytel, a San Diego-based company that sells Funkwerk-Dabendorf's
2-Part Personal Telematics platform, now have a license from Cellport
to market their highly successful European-designed products in the U.S.
as original equipment in vehicles or as aftermarket accessories through
specialty retailers, mobile electronics dealers and fleet operators.
As drivers' safety awareness and public regulation increase, both consumers
and commercial automotive fleets are seeking these new 2-part hands-free
systems to provide a solution to meet their mobile communications needs
while driving. Additionally, the patented 2-Part architecture makes it
easy for commercial car and truck fleets to use multiple wireless phones
in a single hands-free system.
For further information about Cellport and to view quality images of the
Cullmann and Raytel products, visit www.cellport.com.
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About Cellport Systems
Founded in 1993, Cellport Systems is the worldwide leader in providing
hands-free wireless communications and Personal Telematics architectures,
holding a substantial patent portfolio focused on connecting wireless
phones to vehicle systems. This has earned the company the reputation
as a recognized authority on the universal hands-free vehicle kit that
works with multiple wireless phones. Cellport Systems has developed open
licensing programs to foster Personal Telematics technology around the
globe through cooperative strategic partnerships in Europe, North America
and Asia. Cellport Systems is privately held and headquartered in Boulder,
Colorado USA.
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