Omnilink Systems and the AmberWatch Foundation Launch the AmberWatch GPS Child-Location Solution

ATLANTA, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A child is reported missing every 40 seconds and more than 260,000 children are abducted each year. In order to help ensure the safety and security of all children, the AmberWatch Foundation (www.AmberWatchFoundation.org) and Omnilink Systems (www.omnilink.com) have joined together to launch AmberWatch GPS, the most powerful mobile solution available to parents that need or want to know their child's location any time of any day.

Based on Omnilink's award-winning FocalPoint™ platform and an array of different tracking devices, AmberWatch GPS uses cellular networks and GPS to track the location of children of all ages. From the AmberWatch GPS site – www.AmberWatchGPS.com – parents can view their child's location on a map, set up schedules when they want their child to be located automatically, create "safety zones", and set up a range of different text and email notifications.

AmberWatch GPS is available to all parents and can be used with both a dedicated tracking device and/or a cell phone their child already carries. Whether a family has one or many children, a single AmberWatch GPS account can be used to monitor as many children as necessary.

"Omnilink is honored to play a key role in enabling the tracking technology behind AmberWatch GPS," says Kelly Gay, CEO of Omnilink. "Our comprehensive LBS platform will help give parents peace of mind and a suite of highly effective tools for ensuring their children's safety."

"The AmberWatch Foundation is thrilled to be working with Omnilink to bring their best-of-breed location technologies into the fight to protect our nation's children against child predators," says AmberWatch Foundation CEO Keith Jarrett.

AmberWatch GPS is part of a family of new child safety and security products that the AmberWatch Foundation has partnered with different technology leaders to create. These solutions are all offered to help keep kids safe from the dangers of the digital world. Portions of the proceeds of AmberWatch GPS help fund the new AmberWatch Alert system (www.AmberWatchAlert.org) that the AmberWatch Foundation launched in June 2010.

"To connect communities with the goal of protecting our children, we created a system that spreads the word about predators before they can harm our children," says Jarrett.  "Parents subscribing to AmberWatch Alert receive FREE email alerts if a child predator is, or has recently been, preying on children in any of their selected zip codes of interest. Information on predators is received through multiple sources, then vetted and authenticated by the AmberWatch Foundation before an official AmberWatch Alert email is issued."

AmberWatch alerts are graded based on the level of concern, combining community proactivity and awareness with authentication and appropriate law enforcement involvement.

"Parents, schools, and police are always on the lookout for possible predators, but until now there was no organized way to unify this effort or share this information beyond a single school," says Jarrett. "When an 'Amber Alert' goes out, the abduction has already taken place. Now, with the AmberWatch Alert system, parents are united and armed with information to prevent abduction."

About Omnilink Systems

Omnilink Systems is a leading provider of end-to-end LBS (location-based services) for any tracking solution. Pairing its award-winning FocalPoint™ software with hardware, services and networks, Omnilink offers the most accurate, reliable and cost effective platform for powering location-aware mobile devices and applications. Working with tier-one carriers, Fortune 100 companies, leading nonprofits and hundreds of government agencies through its Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) model, Omnilink helps ensure the safety, security and productivity of people and valuable assets. For more information, please visit www.omnilink.com.

AmberWatch Foundation

AmberWatch Foundation was established in 2004, with the mission to provide educational programs and innovative technologies that proactively and preemptively protect children against abduction, predators and the dangers of the digital world. Initiatives such as the "Be Safe!" Education Program have garnered the support of Foundation Champions from our nation's law enforcement, professional sports, media, and entertainment arenas, and earned AmberWatch Foundation distinction as a GuideStar verified nonprofit organization. The AmberWatch Foundation is a 501c3 national not for profit organization, headquartered in Seal Beach, California.

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