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=LOC-AID Technologies=

LOC-AID Technologies Inc. is an American national computer technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing location data to location based services (LBS) via a single private web-services API. LOC-AID has carrier partnerships with AT&T, Rogers, Telcel, Verizon Wireless, Bell, Sprint, TELUS, and T-Mobile.

Rip Gerber is currently both the CEO and president of the company.

History
Placeholder for history about the company.

Products and Services
The company does not provide or operate any location-based service applications, but instead, provides the location data necessary for such applications to be of use. Carrier networks supply LOC-AID with location data, which is centralized by the company, and then sells access to the data to developers. This eliminates a mobile device's need for a global positioning system. .

The company's location enablement services include x/y coordinate delivery, geofencing, geocoding, SMS messaging, and mapping. .

People

 * Rip Gerber (Chief Executive Officer)


 * Tom Stahl (Chief Operating Officer)


 * David Allen (Chief Technology Officer)

Board of Directors
 * John Kim


 * John Glushik


 * Jeffrey Glass


 * Greg Baty

Awards

 * Winner of CTIA Wireless Big Idea Contest 2011
 * Runner-Up 2007 of Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC '07)
 * Winner of LBS Category - BREW 2006
 * Winner of 2006 ESRI LBS Achievement in GIS
 * Winner of Entertainment and Leisure Category at 2006 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
 * Winner of Peer-to-peer/Find Me Category at NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge at CTIA 2005

Offices

 * Headquarters: 475 Sansome Street, Suite 710, San Francisco, CA 94111
 * 925 South Federal Highway, Suite 325, Boca Raton, FL 33432