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定位軟件確保兒童平安 公司名稱：Iconosys 所在地：加州拉古那尼克（Laguna Niguel） 網站：iconosys.com ????應用軟件市場新秀層出不窮，競爭頗為激烈。有些軟件屬于娛樂和游戲類，其他一些則很有實際價值。Iconosys屬于第二類，其軟件致力于保護兒童與成人的安全。通過智能手機的GPS、指南針和氣壓計，該應用能遠程確定某人的位置。 ????Iconosys創始人兼總裁韋恩?埃爾文說：“我們非常強調充分利用GPS功能，以打造安全應用。” ????該公司創立于2009年11月，目前用戶數已接近400萬。有些應用支持五種語言，包括上周剛剛發布的Guard's Up，如果某人離開某一特定區域周邊，使用者就會收到通知。本周該公司又發布了Digital Latchkey應用，如果子女回到家門口15英尺的范圍時，使用者（父母）的手機就會收到提醒。 ????埃爾文本人是四個孩子的父親，他說：“如果我收到一條短信，就會稍感放心。”他還稱，盡管Android已經占到世界智能手機市場的半壁天下，但iPhone為智能手機發展確立了方向。 ????“在iPhone誕生之前，智能手機只是手機產業中的很小一部分，”他說，“蘋果非常重要，它為智能手機的功能配置指明了道路。” |
Keeping children safe Company: Iconosys Location: Laguna Niguel, Calif. Website: iconosys.com ????It's a crowded marketplace for apps. Some are fun and games while others hold lots of value. Iconosys falls in the second category, offering apps promoting the safety of children as well as adults. Taking advantage of a smart phone's GPS, compass and barometer, the app can determine the location of a person remotely. ????"We're really focused on building safety apps that take advantage of GPS," said president and founder Wayne Irving. ????Started November 2009, Iconosys is approaching four million users. Some apps are in five languages. This includes apps like Guard's Up, released last week, allowing the user to know when a person has left the perimeter of an area. This week Digital Latchkey debuts, an app that triggers the parent's phone when his or her child approaches within 15 feet of the front door. ????"If I got a text message I would feel a little bit better," said Irving, who has four children. The Android may be 50 percent of the worldwide market, but the iPhone set the way for smarter phones, said Irving ????"Until the iPhone, the smart phone was a very small part of the cell-phone industry," he said. "Apple has been very significant in directing the capabilities that these smart phones have." |
