Cellular technology tracks stolen vehicles
2/11/99
TORONTO, Feb. 11 /CNW/ - Please be advised that a new tracking system,
capable of locating stolen vehicles within minutes, will be previewed
Thursday, February 12, 1998 at the Canadian International Auto Show at the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Known as BOOMERANG, the tracking device utilizes cellular technology, not
satellites, to pinpoint the location of a stolen vehicle anywhere in North
America where there is a cell phone network. In Canada, BOOMERANG uses the
Bell Mobility network.
Developed by the Montreal-based Rankin Research Corporation, the
BOOMERANG unit is the size of a television remote control. It is concealed
inside the vehicle and is activated when a vehicle is stolen. A 24-hour
central monitoring headquarters determines the general position through Bell
Mobility, dispatches the nearest unmarked tracking vehicle, which picks up the
signal, locates the vehicle and calls in the local police.
In Montreal and Ottawa where the system has been available for almost a
year, stolen vehicles were successfully recovered within 20 to 90 minutes.
More information on this vehicle recovery system may be obtained at the
BOOMERANG news conference, Thursday February 12, 1998, 1:30 P.M. at the
Canadian International Auto Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North
Building, Room 205A. Videotapes explaining the technology will be made
available to the media and the tracking van will be on display. An actual
demonstration can be arranged through Investigative Services, an investigation
agency located in Oakville, Ontario, which provides tracking services for
BOOMERANG in Ontario. Demonstrations may also be arranged at any time for
members of the media who are not able to attend the auto show by calling the
contact below.
BoomerangŪ is a registered trademark of Boomerang Tracking Inc. It's headquarters are located in Montreal, Quebec. Boomerang products are sold and distributed in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and in the Dominican Republic. Boomerang Tracking Inc. shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) under the trading symbol "BMG".