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RTLS (Real Time Location System) Leader Sonitor® Technologies Selected to Receive Major Research Innovation Grant by The Research Council of Norway
Sonitor Technologies Inc., a global leader in indoor positioning
technologies, announced today that The Research Council of Norway (RCN (News - Alert) - www.rcn.no)
has selected Sonitor Technologies and MazeMap (www.mazemap.com)
as one of the winners in the latest round of research innovation awards. http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Nyheter/Forskningsradet_har_delt_ut_900_millioner_til_innovasjon_i_neringslivet/1254024689778/p1174467583739
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This funding award recognizes the world-class innovative power of both
companies in the field of indoor positioning.
The goal of the project is to develop a new generation of indoor
positioning technology that will place accurate and cost-effective 3D
positioning in everyone's hands. To achieve this, both companies will
work collaboratively with leading research groups at the University of
Oslo led by Professor Sverre Holm and Associate Professor Jan Kenneth
Bekkeng.
"We're very excited to partner with MazeMap and collaborate with the
University of Oslo on this project and honored to be selected by RCN,"
said Wilfred Booij, CTO at Sonitor Technologies. "By combining Sonitor's
proprietary ultrasound indoor positioning expertise and technology with
MazeMap's indoor maps and wayfinding expertise, we have the unique
opportunity to bring next generation, innovative 3D positioning to
consumers in many markets."
About Sonitor Technologies, Inc.
Sonitor is the leading developer and provider of unique,
ultrasound-based indoor positioning technology that locates people and
items in real time with reliable, high definition accuracy within
complex indoor environments. Sonitor has developed the healthcare
industry's most advanced open integration RTLS platform, Sonitor Sense™,
a wireless system which supports a wide range of applications to make
hospital operations more efficient. Sonitor is selected by world-class
partners to build industry-leading solutions for global deployment. For
more information please visit www.sonitor.com.
About The Research Council of Norway
The Research Council of Norway serves as the chief advisory body for the
Norwegian government on research policy issues. It distributes roughly
nine billion Norwegian Kroner (NOK) (approximately 1 billion US Dollars)
to research and innovation activities each year and works to promote
international cooperation and increase participation in the EU framework
program on research and innovation. The Research Council creates meeting
places and provides a platform for dialogue between researchers, users
of research and research funders.
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