FindWhere to Launch Beta of Free BuddyFinder Service

LiveContacts Beta and LAMP to provide free location services, integrate into other networks

Potomac Falls, VA (PRWEB) April 2, 2008 -- FindWhere, a global leader of precision tracking and location services, announced today the forthcoming beta launch of LiveContacts, its free BuddyFinder service for socially connected users. The company anticipates launching its beta on April 15th. The free service will change the paradigm of how location information is shared.

The sharing of geographic data available through the BuddyFinder will be further advanced by FindWhere's LAMP (Location-Aware Mobile Phone) widget. LAMP will empower the democratization of location information in instant messaging, social networks, gaming and local search.

"Web 2.0 democratized media, freeing speech, video, product reviews and much more to every person with Internet access," said Jaap Groot, FindWhere's CEO. "Because social network members expect location information for free, pay-for-use plans have dramatically inhibited the growth of location-based applications. As FindWhere extends this online revolution to the mobile phone, the next frontier includes integrating location information for free to catalyze a wide variety of social applications."

The LiveContacts beta will be available at livecontacts.com. Further LAMP developments will be announced over the ensuing months.

Location sharing can be determined through GPS chips on smart phones and cell ID. The FindWhere system works on any GSM mobile phone network around the world. In the United States, that includes AT&T and T-Mobile.

Today's announcement was made at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas.

About FindWhere:

FindWhere provides consumers and businesses peace of mind with precision tracking and location services. Through a unique and proven web-based tracking solution, FindWhere offers assurance, safety and security, anywhere in the world. Applications include a real time GPS tracking solution, emergency alerts, asset monitoring, parental controls, private investigating, a free BuddyFinder service, remote workforce management, surveillance and general tracking services. Today, FindWhere is the tracking service of choice for more than 25,000 users and tracks well over 200,000 mobile devices.

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