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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
PlanetLink Communications Moves Its 'PlanetTRAKS' GPS Tracking Product Into Beta-Testing Phase
CUMMING, Ga., March 3- PlanetLink Communications
Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: PLKC), a provider of satellite-based products and
services announced today that it had begun official beta testing of its
PlanetTRAKS GPS product. The beta testing phase will be conducted with a
select group of potential commercial customers that have expressed a strong
interest in using the product for vehicle fleets.
Over the past month early stage field-testing of the product was
successfully completed in two geographic locations, Atlanta, Georgia and San
Antonio, Texas. During this phase, twelve PlanetTRAKS units were installed on
personal vehicles owned by people affiliated with PlanetLink and Karta
Technologies, its technology development partner -- six in each geographic
location. "I am pleased to announce that our field-testing phase was a huge
success. Not only have we demonstrated the effectiveness of PlanetTRAKS, but
the feedback and suggestions from our users and those that viewed our live
interactive Web site have served to further refine and improve our product
dramatically," said M. Dewey Bain, president of PlanetLink Communications Inc.
"We are now well ahead of schedule and are progressing rapidly toward
commercial launch of our product now expected in the first half of April,
2004. We are making good progress with several potential customers as we
begin to set timelines and focus on production and delivery in the near term,"
said Bain.
PlanetLink is developing a family of GPS-enabled Mobile Locator Units
(MLUs) under the PlanetTRAKS name, designed to communicate real-time location
data and other information over the General Packet Radio System (GPRS) to a
secure Internet server. Customers may then access that information via a
password-protected web site in order to track vehicles and other assets. San
Antonio, Texas-based Karta Technologies Inc., an industry leader in IT,
engineering, training and program management services is leading the R&D
effort.
PlanetLink, headquartered in Cumming, Ga., has three primary business
segments based on satellite-enabled technology. Providing the consumer both
products and services, PlanetLink businesses include: DISH Network (satellite
television), StarBand (High-Speed Internet Access) and Global Positioning
System (GPS) personal tracking devices. PlanetLink's goal is to become a
single-source dealer / distributor of technologically advanced, satellite-
based products and services. With a strong and growing product offering and
brand name, PlanetLink is building this unique category into a class all its
own.
Safe Harbor Statement
The information contained in this press release includes forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements usually contain the words "estimate,"
"anticipate," "believe," "expect," or similar expressions that involve risks
and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the Company's status
as a startup company with uncertain profitability, need for significant
capital, uncertainty concerning market acceptance of its products,
competition, limited service and manufacturing facilities, dependence on
technological developments and protection of its intellectual property. The
Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed herein.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences are discussed more
fully in the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis" or "Plan
of Operation" and other sections of the Company's Form 10-KSB and other
publicly available information regarding the Company on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company will provide you with copies
of this information upon request.
For more information on PlanetLink, please visit the company's Web site
at: http://www.plcweb.net
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