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Atmel, Parrot Release GPS-Support Chipset

San Jose, Calif.-based semiconductor manufacturer Atmel [ATML] and Paris-based Parrot, a voice technologies company released the Parrot4 chipset to support in-vehicle Global Positioning System (GPS) and GSM/GPRS services. The new...

WorldSpace Names New Managing Director

WorldSpace Satellite Radio officials named Hamza Farooqui as managing director of WorldSpace South Africa. He will be responsible for driving the growth of WorldSpace Satellite Radio service in the African...

OnStar Helps Police Capture FBI Fugitive

OnStar, a Troy, Mich.-based GPS system for automobiles, helped the FBI capture a suspect featured on “America’s Most Wanted.” An OnStar subscriber filed a missing-car report to the Williamson County...

Harris Wins DigitalGlobe Contract

Harris [HRS], a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based satellite communications company, signed a contract to support DigitalGlobe‘s satellite control system upgrade-and-expansion program. Harris will provide the satellite command and control system for...