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{{Infobox company
| company_name = Locaid Technologies
| company_logo = 
| company_type = Private
| industry = Location, Location-as-a-Service, location-based services
| foundation = 2004
| Headquarters = San Francisco, CA
| key_people = Rip Gerber, President and Chief Executive Officer
Tom Stahl, Chief Operating Officer
David Allen, Chief Technology Officer
Carolyn Hodge, Chief Marketing Officer
Jeff Allyn, SVP Sales
Walter Beisheim, SVP Business Development
Naomi Morita, VP Product Development
| num_employees = 30+
| products = Locaid Global Cell-ID
Location Xchange Gateway
LocaiderCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). [4] smartphones, feature phones, tablets and mobile devices on all the Tier 1 wireless networks in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, including América Móvil, AT&T[2][1], Rogers, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless [2][2], and more. Locaid’s privacy-protected platform strictly requires mobile subscribers to opt-in to receive location-based services in order to ensure user compliance [1].[3]
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:* Manufacturing :* Mobile gaming :* Retail :* Travel and hospitality
=== Use Cases === Locaid’s location-based services have been deployed in the following use cases:
:* Analytics and measurement :* Asset tracking[4] :* Authentication and fraud prevention [2] [4][5]<ref name=”4”> :* Call center/ IVR :* Identity protection :* Location verification :* Location based marketing :* Self service :* Usage-based insurance
== Clients == Locaid serves hundreds of large enterprises, including VISA, TCS, top U.S. banks, FedEx, the leading mobile agencies, SMS aggregators and M2M platforms.
== Awards == :* Winner of CTIA Wireless Big Idea Contest 2011 :* Runner-Up 2007 of Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC '07) :* Winner of 2006 ESRI LBS Achievement in GIS :* Locaid People Won LBS Category at BREW 2006 :* Locaid Treasure Won Entertainment and Leisure Category 2006 NAVTEQ LBS Challenge at CTIA 2006 :* Locaid People Won Peer-to-Peer/Find Me Category 2005 :* NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge at CTIA 2005
== See Also == Geoloqi
Location-based services
==References==
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- ^ iPhones as Homing Beacons: How AT&T and Verizon Help Companies Track Employees | CBS Business Network
- ^ /> iPhones as Homing Beacons: How AT&T and Verizon Help Companies Track Employees | CBS Business Network
- ^ Website can find your exact location with your phone number | Fox News
- ^ iPhones as Homing Beacons: How AT&T and Verizon Help Companies Track Employees | CBS Business Network [2]
- ^ iPhones as Homing Beacons: How AT&T and Verizon Help Companies Track Employees | CBS Business Network
Website can find your exact location with your phone number | Fox News
* Big Idea Contest Winners Announced at International CTIA Wireless 2011 | CTIA
* Startup Turns Your Cell-Phone Number into a Location Fix | Technology Review
* www.life360.com
External Links
[edit]www.loc-aid.com
Chief Location Officer blog