Oryx Quest 2005, One of the Most Prestigious and Spectacular Around-The-World Yachting Events, Purchases Patented Communication Solution From Pilotfish

Oryx Quest 2005, One of the Most Prestigious and Spectacular Around-The-World Yachting Events, Purchases Patented Communication Solution From Pilotfish

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, January 26/PRNewswire/ -- Oryx Quest 2005 purchases the positioning and communication solution for
the official race website from the Swedish company Pilotfish.



Pilotfish's role is to provide the communication system that gathers the
position and speed of the boats and presents the information on the official
race website. The patented product, seaKey(TM) Racing has previously been
used for numerous international sailing events, including Volvo Ocean Race,
Gotland Runt and Tjörn Runt, as well as for professional sailing consortia
such as Cap Gemini and Kingfisher.



seaKey(TM) Racing is designed to endure the extremely harsh conditions
that the events impose. The system manages communication in a most efficient
and reliable way, using advanced algorithms and multiple communication
channels to handle disruption of network coverage. It is capable of operating
in tough physical environments with great temperature variations, water
intrusion, wave impacts, and power failures.



"The Oryx Quest contract confirms that Pilotfish is on the right track to
become world leaders in providing communication gateways for demanding and
communication intensive environments," states Mattias Fredriksson, CEO of
Pilotfish.



About Pilotfish



Pilotfish delivers solutions to four different business
segments - (1) public transport, (2) commercial vehicles, (3) marine
electronics and (4) international sports events. The Pilotfish customers
have in common that wireless communication is of vital importance for
their business. For further information on Pilotfish solutions, please
visit www.pilotfish.se.



About the race: The participants are set to complete one turn around the
globe in the most imposing sailing yachts ever - maxi multihulls which are
over 90 feet long. At an average speed of 25 knots, the 24,000 mile race
takes the fleet across the Indian Ocean, into the Southern Ocean, and around
the Antarctic before navigating Cape Horn and heading into the South
Atlantic. The fleet will turn north-east, round Mauritius then back to the
finish line in Doha mid to end of April. The winner is awarded USD 1M and a
striking trophy. The information can be viewed on www.oryxquest.com as of
February 5th 2005 and approximately 50 days onwards.






Source: Pilotfish

For further information, please contact: Erik Nordenfelt, Pilotfish, T +46-(0)31-339-6662, M +46-(0)73-371-2162, F +46-(0)31-339-5600, www.pilotfish.se, erik.nordenfelt@pilotfish.se; Judith Schunke, MPA Media , T +44-(0)20-7384-8707, F +44-(0)20-7384-1238 , M +44-(0)7887-66-1155, www.oryxquest.com , judith.schunke@mpamedia.co.uk


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