Enhanced GPS Device Offers Improved Theft Detection and Tracking for Stolen Vehicles

    SALT LAKE CITY, July 20 Every year, the automobile
insurance industry publishes new lists of the most-stolen motor vehicles.
While newer technologies are available to thwart such thefts, none of them
offers the level of sophistication of the Global Positioning System (GPS)
based tracking and reporting apparatus patented by Worldwide Notification
Systems, Inc. (WNS).  The WNS system is so accurate that the vehicle's
location is reported within three meters.
    The device's uniqueness lies in the flexibility it gives the central
station to monitor and control certain aspects of the situation:
    -- Each vehicle with the device has a unique identifier signal.
    -- Tracking and reporting begins automatically after a predetermined
       time-which can be as little as 30 seconds-if the device is not
       deactivated through the use of a special code.
    -- Locations are reported to a central station, which then calls in the
       local law enforcement authorities charged with recovering the vehicle.
    -- The tracker can set the device to transmit a signal at regular
       intervals or on command.
    -- The tracker also can remotely activate attention-getting equipment,
       such as the vehicle's horn and lights.

    The improved technology that enables these features is not available in
existing alternatives.  This device provides a highly efficient and
cost-effective method of monitoring many devices simultaneously, enhancing the
likelihood of recovery and minimizing the chances of damage.
    While this device is primarily intended to track stolen automobiles, the
technology is easily adaptable to the tracking of other types of vehicles.
    According to J. Michael Wallace, WNS Chairman and CEO, "WNS is one of the
original pioneers in GPS technology.  We recognized the technology's enormous
potential long before the term 'GPS' became a household word. Today, the world
market is demanding the vast possibilities and enhancements that only GPS can
provide. Therefore, WNS has partnered with a world leader in intellectual
property rights, Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC, to sell the
patented and patent pending technology underlying this unique motor vehicle
tracking system through a competitive bidding process."
    Visit http://www.wnsinc.com for more information about this patent
(U.S. Patent No. 5,673,305).  Inquiries, requests for bidding instructions and
expressions of interest should be directed to Richard C. Turner, Sughrue,
Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 800,
Washington, D.C.; T: 202-293-7060; F: 202-293-7860; dturner@sughrue.com.  Bids
will be accepted until August 24, 2001; however, the patent owner retains the
right to close the bidding at any time.  Any party submitting a non-binding
expression of interest prior to closure will, however, gain a right-of-refusal
prior to the acceptance of any bid.

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