Technology Firm Searches for Niche in 'Location-Based Services'
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By Tux Turkel, Portland Press Herald, Maine  Dec. 15--In one hand, Markus Wuersch held a digital compass. He pointed  it at the Custom House, a granite landmark on Portland's Commercial Street.   In his other hand, Wuersch held a personal digital assistant.
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Company's iAnywhere suite now includes instant messaging and presence technology, which lets people communicate their availability.
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Manufacturers of satellite navigation  devices are loading up their gadgets with features from audio  sightseeing guides to three-dimensional city views as they seek  to differentiate themselves in a crowded market.
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Web 2.0 is moving into your neighborhood, as more companies vie to deliver local content to your cellphone
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Microsoft is showing off futuristic technologies this week, including a service that uses a camera phone to pinpoint your location.
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A managed services provider relies on remote, proactive support when possible, and franchises onsite calls to local shops.
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The need for sweeping views of Central Park has caught on among companies searching for offices, especially in the financial services industry.
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Determining geographic locations based on Internet IP offers localization services and brings together user communities without the need for GPS receivers or complicated configuration switching.
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With its recent acquisition, the software maker may have found something its customers are looking for.
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Blog: Eldercare service providers contemplate using technology to help them administer care and change their business models.
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The firms aim to provide services and equipments for businesses hoping to attract shoppers using their mobile phones to pay for snacks and concert tickets.
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Company hopes to attract users who will later upgrade to its small business software.
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Eons, a tiny two-year-old company based in Boston, is one of several contestants aiming to become the pre-eminent Web destination for boomers.
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New service will compete with sites like Travelocity.com and Expedia.
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To locate emergency calls made over mobile VoIP phones, company used several location-finding technologies, such as GPS, a technology that triangulates high-definition television signals and one that surveys local Wi-Fi access points.
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Photos tagged with location data are becoming popular, and new devices are tapping into the trend by offering GPS features.
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Mobile social networks and location-based services could be the next big draw, exec suggests.