Satellite Technology Feature Article
November 24, 2009
Microsoft Codename 'Dallas' Includes Veriplace Location Aggregation Platform Data
By Anshu Shrivastava, TMCnet Contributor
WaveMarket, a provider of mobile location-based platforms and applications, has announced that the real-time location data from its Veriplace Location Platform will be included in the Microsoft (News - Alert) Codename “Dallas” information service.
The Microsoft Codename Dalla’ is providing companies an information service that allows flexible access to wide variety of reference content and real-time data, like WaveMarket’s Veriplace, which provides developers access to location data from tens of millions of mobile devices, Ted Kumar, senior vice president of the Business Platform Division at Microsoft, said.
Kumar also added that WaveMarket's Veriplace Location Aggregation Platform for Microsoft Codename Dallas is a perfect example of how a company can make it quick and seamless for developers to initiate cloud implementations.
With the help of Veriplace, developers can remotely locate mobile devices as well as empower end users with complete control of the privacy and security of their location information. Company officials said that the information is never released to an application without the user’s explicit permission.
WaveMarket’s Veriplace Location Aggregation Platform enables developers of Web, mobile Web, SMS and voice applications to remotely locate tens of millions of feature phones and smartphones across multiple carriers via Veriplace’s direct connections into Tier One carrier networks.
Company officials said that the Veriplace platform provides a single location API that eliminates the complexity of various location technologies, networks and devices.
The Veriplace platform leverages carrier location infrastructure. Thanks to this, devices -- both smartphones and feature phones -- can be located indoors or outdoors using a variety of location technologies.
Additionally, developers who want to location-enable their Web, mobile Web, SMS, voice or mobile handset-based services can explore the Veriplace Location Platform content in the Microsoft Codename “Dallas” information service or directly on the developer Web site at www.developer.veriplace.com.
“Veriplace enables developers to access remotely the location of tens of millions of devices using GPS, Triangulation, CellID, and even WiFi, all while protecting user privacy,” Tasso Roumeliotis (News - Alert), founder and CEO of WaveMarket, said, adding that the company now will be able to expose this rich data through the Windows Azure platform.
Anshu Shrivastava is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anshu’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Kelly McGuire
