Exclusive New High-Tech Service Introduces More Value to End-Users, Addresses Untapped Customer Demand

Portland, OR, June 16, 2009--FLIR Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: FLIR), today announced the introduction of ThermaTrak™, an exclusive new high-tech service to locate missing or stolen infrared cameras and thermal imagers. ThermaTrak from FLIR, developed with GadgetTrak Inc., employs recovery software that pinpoints the geographic location of the lost, stolen or missing infrared camera. Additionally, the ThermaTrak software embedded in the camera tracks the IP address, hostname, and even the Internet service provider (ISP) being used after the IR camera has gone missing or been stolen and is connected to the Internet.

”This is the first-ever theft tracking system for IR cameras. We are very excited to announce our exclusive agreement with GadgetTrak to offer this new recovery technology customized to FLIR IR cameras,” said Tom Scanlon, vice president for FLIR. “The affordability and protection is exactly what our end-users want.”

ThermaTrak is also used for asset management when multiple cameras are deployed in the field. With tracking activated, each time a camera is connected to a computer with internet access, an email is sent with a link to an updated location report.

“ThermaTrak has several unique abilities that you will not find elsewhere”, said Ken Westin, Founder & CEO of GadgetTrak, commenting on the partnership with FLIR. “ThermaTrak software leverages our patented theft recovery system for use with IR cameras and discretely contacts the owner in the event it is lost or stolen. Data is delivered to ThermaTrak and a report is generated with the time, username, computer name, internal network address, location, and other data that relates to the device’s connection. All images, location and network data are sent to the device owner”

In the case of theft, law enforcement agencies are able to find out the suspect’s name, address and phone number through ISP information.
ThermaTrak requires an upgrade to the IR camera and is available with a standalone subscription or through FLIR’s extended warranty. FLIR IR cameras run from under $3,000 to $400,000 per unit, so the security and peace of mind now offered by ThermaTrak is a big plus.

FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imagers and infrared camera systems worldwide for a variety of applications. FLIR’s thermal imagers are used in diverse applications such as public safety, defense, navigation, electronic news gathering and search, and rescue, as well as for electrical inspection, commercial and residential building inspection, indoor air quality and home energy monitoring applications, non-destructive testing, medical science, research and development, and manufacturing process control. For more information on thermal imagers for your needs, please call +1-800-464-6372 or visit www.goinfrared.com

GadgetTrak Inc. based in Portland, Oregon provides innovative and patented theft recovery and loss prevention solutions for mobile devices. GadgetTrak continually collaborates and partners with technology leaders and law enforcement to improve our methods of recovery, data protection and endpoint security. For more information visit www.gadgettrak.com

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GadgetTrak was a sponsor of this years Annual Technology for Government Reception featuring a keynote from Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google ( AKA “The Father of the Internet”). GadgetTrak was also featured in the Cyber Security Lounge where our latest anti-theft software was featured and demonstrated.

Hundreds of industry, congressional, and federal government executives networked at TechAmerica’s 2009 Technology for Government Reception on June 10, 2009, in Washington, DC. Additionally, in remarks to the over 350 technology leaders in attendance, keynote speaker and Google VP & Chief Internet Evangelist, Vinton Cerf, said the Internet is incomplete and still lacks many essential functions.

Cerf said stronger more widespread authentication is the key to improved cyber security, citing the ability to verify identities associated with domain names and confirm the origin of email communications as being important enhancements that would greatly extend the power and utility of the Internet.

“Vint Cerf hit on one of the critical challenges facing America,” said TechAmerica President Phil Bond. “Realizing the full benefits of the information technology revolution depends on striking the right balance between security and access. Partnership between the government and the private sector on effective cyber security is one of the best ways of achieving that balance.”

Here is a full video of Cerf’s keynote:

Keynote by Vint Cerf

GadgetTrak - Event sponsor & TechAmerica Oregon “Cool Product of the Year”

GadgetTrak is proud to  sponsor this years Annual Technology for Government Reception in Washington D.C., being held on June 10th. The Annual Technology for Government Reception is the premier Washington DC networking event bringing hundreds of industry, congressional, and government leaders together at one venue.

This sold-out event last year hosted over 600 government and industry technology executives. Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, is this year’s keynote speaker. Widely known as a “Father of the Internet,” Vint is the co-designer with Robert Kahn of TCP/IP protocols and basic architecture of the Internet.

TechAmerica’s Public Sector (PS) Group is the leading proponent of technology solutions for government programs and serves as the primary interface and liaison between industry and federal, state, and local government markets.

GadgetTrak will not only be sponsoring the event, but will also have some of our latest technology on display, stop by our table at the event for more information.

GadgetTrak has recovered another stolen mobile phone for one of its customers, this time in Edmond Oklahoma. GadgetTrak Mobile Security was installed on an AT&T Tilt that was given to one of the customer’s children who attends the local high school. The phone was stolen from the student a few weeks ago.

GadgetTrak’s recovery team worked with the device owner as well as the Edmond Police department to track the device down.  The device was returned to its rightful owner this morning.

If you are a reporter and would like more information regarding the story including police report number and contact details for the Edmond police department and detective who assisted the GadgetTrak recovery team please contact 503-799-8610.

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Last night GadgetTrak won the 2009 WebVisionary Award for best application. Now in its second year, the Webvisionary Awards recognizes outstanding work in categories that range from web apps to community sites. The entries are judged by leading visionaries in design, technology, advertising and business strategy.

We had a great time at the awards show and met quite a few really talented folks and were humbled to even be included in the pool, let alone win the award.  GadgetTrak has had a great run the last few weeks, first by winning the Oregon Technology Awards “Cool Product of the Year” and now the WebVisionary Awards, it is amazing to receive these honors from our peers.

GadgetTrak is not done innovating yet, we are already hard at work on the next generation of our applications with some revolutionary new features.

GadgetTrak’s MacTrak is featured in the June 2009 issue of MacWorld in their special on mobility. The issue focuses on solutions for travelers and the mobile work force and MacTrak is featured in their article titled “Outwit Thieves” ( PDF 110K)

Starting at $24.95 a year, GadgetTrak’s MacTrak service ( www.gadgettrak.com ) employs a variety of means - including Wi-Fi positioning, Max OS X’s built-in security features, and even your ‘Book’s iSight camera, to locate your MacBook after theft and help you get the inof you need to get it back, while keeping your data out of the wrong hands.

Forbes wrote a great article on GadgetTrak that I wanted to revisit with a quote from Steve Bertoni regarding theft statistics

According to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center, the number of reported laptop thefts increased almost 48% over the last two years, from 73,700 to almost 109,000. The number of reported phone robberies jumped 33% over the same period, from 60,100 to nearly 80,300…GadgetTrak devlops  systems like this to help quash the rising rate of electronics robberies in the U.S. The small size, sleekness and mobility that make today’s electronics convenient also make them great targets for thieves. These high-tech, mobile devices dominate Forbes’ list of most stolen electronics.

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TechAmerica Oregon Announces 2009 Oregon Technology Awards Winners

More than 400 guests attended this year’s awards program to acknowledge the technical, business and community achievements of all the finalists

Lake Oswego, OR - TechAmerica Oregon (formerly the Oregon Council of AeA) announced at a ceremony last evening the winners of this year’s Oregon Technology Awards. The winners represent the top companies in five categories that include: System/Hardware, Software, Technology-Service, Emerging Company, and Cool Product. This year, more than 60 nominations were received, with the top three in each category being selected as finalists. The winners were selected based on the biggest positive impact they were able to make in their industry and within the region.

This year’s winners are:

Cool Product of the Year

GadgetTrak Inc. — GadgetTrak®

System/Hardware Company of the Year

TriQuint Semiconductor

Software Company of the Year

Tripwire Inc.

Technology-Service Company of the Year

ACME Business Consulting LLC

Emerging Company of the Year

Jive Software

Ralph Quinsey, president and CEO of TriQuint Semiconductor, was also honored as Technology Executive of the Year. He was selected based on his leadership in his company, the greater Oregon community and the technology industry. Quinsey was chosen by a collection of the program’s previous Technology Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award recipients who make up the Selection Committee. Nominations were evaluated from the committee and from the technology community at large.

This year three products were previously selected as finalists for this year’s Cool Product of the Year. These products were voted on live by event attendees using state-of-the-art polling technology. Through the use of a mobile phone, each person in attendance was able to vote live and see the results tabulated in real time. The winner of this award is:

Cool Product of the Year

GadgetTrak Inc. — GadgetTrak®

“We wish to thank all the finalists for making this year’s competition very competitive,” said Jennifer Bosze, executive director, TechAmerica Oregon. “Oregon’s technology community is robust and offers some of the world’s most innovative products. It is an honor to come together for a fun evening to acknowledge these technical, business and community achievements.”

The Oregon Technology Awards are underwritten and produced by financial and in-kind sponsors. The presenting sponsor is UnitedHealthcare. Other sponsors include Pop Art, McClenahan Bruer Communications, Webtrends, Oracle, Woodruff Sawyer, Perkins Coie LLP, Stoel Rives LLP, Momentum Management Resources, First Tech Credit Union, KPMG and USI Northwest.

To learn more about this year’s Oregon Technology Awards event, please visit http://www.oregontechawards.com.

About TechAmerica

TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, which is the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry’s largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members’ top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry’s only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing).  TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA). Learn more at www.techamerica.org.

Last night at the Oregon Tech Awards, GadgetTrak was voted “Cool Product of the Year”. This is quite an honor considering the other two excellent companies and products in our category, Clearwire and Ontier. All three companies presented to the audience and at the end of the presentations the audience voted via SMS. As a winner not only do we receive respect  from our peers, but are also being sent to a larger high profile tech conference in Washington D.C.

Below is the video we played as part of our presentation, introducing our latest theft recovery solutions for laptops:

We are excited to be a sponsor as well as have a booth at this years Webvisions event. Explore the future of Web design, user experience and business strategy at the Oregon Convention Center for three days of mind-melding on what’s new in the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career. Don’t forget to stop by the GadgetTrak booth! Learn more about Webvisions.

Advanced Theft Recovery Software for Windows® using Wi-Fi Positioning & Flickr® Integration

PORTLAND, OR and BOSTON, MA - April 28, 2009- GadgetTrak Inc., innovators of anti-theft and data protection solutions for mobile devices, today announced the launch of PC-Trak for Windows. PC-Trak includes location-awareness from Skyhook Wireless’ Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) and integration with Flickr® to capture the location and photos of laptop thieves.

“Due to customer demand we have ported our advanced privacy-safe tracking technology which we pioneered on the Mac platform over to Windows. The software is design for the latest Windows based netbooks and laptops that have integrated web cameras and Wi-Fi,” said Ken Westin, founder & CTO of GadgetTrak Inc.

According to the Open Security Foundation, 32% of reported data breaches in 2008 were the result of a lost or stolen mobile device. As consumers carry more mobile devices, the risk of device theft increases. PC-Trak adds to GadgetTrak’s arsenal to protect today’s most popular mobile devices by enabling both PC and Mac users to track where their system is, who has it and even what they’re wearing.

“GadgetTrak provides highly accurate location lookups in urban areas and indoors, where laptops are most used after theft,” said Kate Imbach, director of marketing at Skyhook Wireless. “With today’s announcement, PC users are now able to take advantage of GadgetTrak’s highly effective theft-recovery solution.”

When a PC-Trak enabled netbook or laptop is stolen, the device owner can remotely activate tracking. GadgetTrak’s patent-pending software will then determine the location of the device with 10-20 meters of accuracy using WPS. The software will also use the system’s integrated web camera to capture images of the thief and send it with location and network information directly to the device owner’s Flickr and email accounts. The data will continue to be sent over time until tracking is disabled. PC-Trak supports Windows XP and Windows Vista, with Windows 7 support in beta.

About GadgetTrakBased in Portland, Oregon, GadgetTrak Inc. provides innovative and patented theft recovery and data protection solutions for mobile devices. GadgetTrak protects a wide-range of mobile platforms including Mac®, Windows®, iPhone®/iPod®, BlackBerry®, Windows Mobile® and portable media devices. For more information visit www.gadgettrak.com or call 1-888-594-TRAK (8725).

We received a great customer testimonial this weekend from Paul Richard

” All is working great! It successfully captured my image and sent it to both my gmail account and my flickr account. Excellent! Thanks for such an amazing piece of technology/software. You can be sure I will be singing your praises - for both the product and the great tech support - to all my friends and colleagues. Now I can take that business trip on Tuesday with some added peace-of-mind about my new laptop. ” - Paul Richard

In a bold, systematic hit on a landmark Ventura Boulevard office building, burglars stole scores of computers from at least 60 businesses there, taking machines containing sensitive legal documents, credit card numbers and the tax information of thousands of people.

The theft at the Chateau Office Building in Woodland Hills left accountants, a talent agent, property management companies, attorneys and other businesses in the three-story structure scrambling to assess their losses as police scoured the premises.

Deputy Chief Michel Moore of the Los Angeles Police Department said that computers, some files and other items were taken from the 60 businesses.

The theft appears to be targeting data, as it was only computers that were stolen and the thieves left behind other valuable equipment, including monitors, faxes, copiers and printers. Several business owners and law enforcement concluded that the thieves’ target must have been the information contained on their hard drives, not property.

One business owner said the credit card numbers of 7,000 clients were stolen. Accountant Richard Levy said his stolen computer held the tax documents of 800 clients. Attorney Marshall Bitkower said only three computers were taken from his office, but “they had all kinds of stuff. Everything: people’s names, credit cards, clients, e-mails back and forth — who knows what.”

Source: L.A. Times

A BlackBerry sold by a homeless man to a student contains the personal details of cabinet ministers, top civil servants and police officers.  The police believe it was stolen from a car and that they have traced the owner, so far they believe the device was stolen  in September of 2006.

The student Darryl Curtis said it held hundreds of phone numbers, with data which led him to think it belonged to an ex-Sheffield council chief.

After paying £150 for the device, Mr Curtis discovered it held the numbers for Mr Balls, the Children’s Secretary, and the Foreign Secretary Mr Miliband, along with ex-deputy prime minister John Prescott.

Mr Blair’s number was not stored on the device. However, Mr Curtis said he found the National Insurance number, home address and computer passwords of a former chief executive of Sheffield City Council.

Public fears about the security of data held by public bodies have been heightened by a series of high-profile cases involving government departments and hospitals.

Had GadgetTrak Mobile Security been installed on this device, the government could have tracked the device as well as remotely wiped this sensitive information from it. According The Open Security Foundation, 32% of all data breaches are the result of a lost or stolen mobile device.

Source: BBC

“There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time.  But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.” - 1984 George Orwell

We are often asked, why we choose to not have location, images and network data sent to our servers, or grant our staff access to customers’ systems. This is by design and has to do with our personal philosophies and a direct reaction to traditional theft recovery solutions which ask you to trade your privacy for security ( not unlike the Mafia ).

We have seen technology evolve at an alarming rate, our mobile devices have become smaller, smarter and more portable. The saturation of expensive portable electronic devices into our society makes them prime targets for thieves of course, particularly with the current economic downturn. However in addition to the portability of these devices, we have become more reliant on them, trusting these devices with our personal information, financial, medical and other sensitive information. To add to this complexity as these devices become more networked the data is many times not just stored on the device itself, but across vast data grids and across social networking sites.

This evolution of technology raises serious security and privacy concerns. Just a few years agowe would worried that a hackers or governments could track what websites we have visit, but now  mobile computing devices can track where we are at all times as well as use cameras to capture images of us. Today it is conceivable that we can be tracked wherever we go, both online and offline.

GadgetTrak has been a pioneer in the development of innovative solutions to curb device theft. GadgetTrak is the only company that has recovered stolen iPods using our patented tracking technologies.  GadgetTrak is also the first to combine the latest in wi-fi positioning with social media to assist in the recovery of devices, while still protecting your privacy. Competing theft recovery products rely on a more traditional and invasive methods, they have monitoring centers staffed with employees who can activate your web camera, access your files and other privacy and security intrusions. Some of these companies have had massive security oversights that have put their customers’ systems and identity at risk, many of these companies are not based in the U.S. and so many data protection laws that have been established to protect consumers are not recognized or respected and security and privacy are after thoughts in the product development.

When a company says that you should trust them with a backdoor into your system, you should consider what happend recently with U.S. Presiden Barack Obama.  Verizon employee accessed Obama’s mobile phone records, which is of course against Verizon’s policies and is highly illegal. Curiosity is a human trait, now imagine what could happen when an employee has access to thousands of customers systems including the ability to activate web cameras and access sensitive data. The weakest link in any security chain is the human one.

This software behaves similarly to what has been termed GhostNet which is a cyber-espionage network that infects computers for the purposes of providing a foreign government access to systems, the only difference is that instead of a government it is a company. As many of these companies are based outside the U.S. one could be paranoid and wonder if there would be any condition or situation where control of customer’s systems would be granted to government agencies, or what could occur if these companies monitoring center systems security is compromised and hijacked and given the security lapses by some this is more likely than one may think.

Some of these companies will say that they serve as the middle-men to your data and camera to better protect you, stating that only they know how to work with the police. This is a flat out lie. At GadgetTrak we also assist you in the recovery of devices and have an excellent recovery rate, being a U.S. based company we are also approached by law enforcement agencies regularly to provide assistance and training. The difference is that you get to choose what data is passed to us,  not a third-party, you are empowered to choose what happens to the data our software collects.  If a company is not transparent with what and how they are collecting data and say it is only they who can work with the police, you should be suspect.

GadgetTrak’s software has been designed to recover devices while still respecting privacy by not putting any back-doors into your systems, or having images, location or network data sent to us. You should never be asked to trade your privacy for security. At GadgetTrak we provide peace of mind, not only by ensuring the security of your devices, but also your privacy.

Tidbits writer and GadgetTrak customer David Blatner wrote a great article titled “What I Learned from Having My Laptop Stolen“. In the article David highlights why he chose GadgetTrak:

I would also recommend installing tracking software on your computer. Of the various options on the market, I picked MacTrak by GadgetTrak for my replacement computer based on several factors: I liked the company’s owner, whom I met at his Macworld booth; I don’t like the idea of a third-party company being the mediator between me and the tracking data (as other companies do); and I like the relatively simple and straightforward approach the software takes.

If my new laptop is stolen, I log into the GadgetTrak Web site and report it missing. The next time my computer pings their server, it sees the status and starts occasionally taking pictures (with the built-in iSight camera) and reporting its location (based on whatever Wi-Fi address the thief is using). Those photos and data go directly to me…

GadgetTrak was featured in the Seattle Times this morning in a piece titled “Software can help retrieve your stolen laptop” in response to a series of brash and bold laptop thefts in the Seattle area. Glenn Fleishman did a great job covering the key differences between GadgetTrak’s theft recovery solutions and competitors products, as GadgetTrak is the only privacy-safe theft recovery product.

One company, GadgetTrak, prefers to have the software send that information directly to accounts you control, avoiding the possibility of remote monitoring without your knowledge. The company assists customers in working with the police.

Glenn also put MacTrak to the test, another key differentiator, with MacTrak you can go ahead and test the product without having to contact a monitoring center, submit a police report or other arduous tasks. By being able to test the software, it helps piece of mind knowing that it will work when you need it.

It’s certainly traumatic to lose your computer: It’s not just the money or the lost time and effort; it’s as if a piece of your life was ripped from your body. Installing this kind of software can help ease the trauma as you go through recovery.

With the down economy have you wanted a new MacBook, but just can’t afford one? Have you ever wondered the best techniques to steal a laptop? How about how to get around those pesky password prompts? Join us at MacForce this Saturday to learn not only how to steal a brand new Mac, but also circumvent passwords and more.

GadgetTrak founder Ken Westin will be discussing laptop theft and prevention as well as other endpoint security best practices at MacForce this Saturday.   Ken will show you how easy it is to circumvent password protected login screens and popular techniques used to steal laptops and how to thwart them. He will discuss how to not be a victim of theft, as well as measures you can take in case your laptop is stolen, even ways you can teach your Mac how to defend itself and the data the resides on it. A special deal will also be provided to the attendees on MacTrak, GadgetTrak’s advanced theft recovery software for OS X, which can tell you who stole your Mac, where they are and even what they’re wearing.

Where:

MacForce: 100 SE Salmon St. Portland, Or 97214

When:

Saturday March 28 @ 2:00pm - 3:00pm

We are honored to be a finalist for this year’s Oregon Technology Awards. The premier event celebrates excellence and achievement in the Oregon’s technology industry and honors one outstanding Technology Executive of the Year. In addition, five individual industry segment and product awards will be presented during the evening, recognizing recipients for their accomplishments, leadership and commitment to the community and industry. GadgetTrak has been nominated for “Cool Product of the Year.