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Hsinchu, Taiwan, Oct. 1st, 2007 — SkyTraq Technology Inc, a fabless GPS chipset company, today announced AGPS PPC utility support for its Venus 5 family of products. The SkyTraq AGPS PPC utility can connects to AGPS server and provides AGPS assistance data that enables instant positioning over several days. The traditional wireless connectivity associated with AGPS is relaxed to being Internet-capable. All Flash-based Venus 5 applications can benefit from this new feature. This utility is compatible with all 240x320 PPC,WM5,WM6 PDA or PDA phone. It downloads AGPS server data by GPRS (PDA Phone) or by ActiveSync with PC. Download here (PPC version) . (PC Version)

SkyTraq's AGPS feature reduces Venus 5 GPS receiver's time-to-first-fix (TTFF) to an average of 4 seconds by providing assistance data that enables instant computation of position data. The SkyTraq AGPS server provides up to 7 days of assistance data. It brings hot-start TTFF performance to daily GPS usage, cuts wait time for initial fix drastically, allows instant-fix upon power-up, and yields superior customer satisfaction. The new AGPS support can work on all Flash-based Venus 520 and 521 GPS receivers.

The SkyTraq Venus 5 architecture allows searching and tracking 44 satellites simultaneously, capable of testing 16,000,000 time-frequency hypotheses per second, achieving fastest signal acquisition and TTFF performance in the industry. Having -158dBm tracking sensitivity and ~40mA low tracking current consumption, the Venus 5 is ideal for portable applications requiring very high-performance and low-cost.

About SkyTraq

Founded in 2005, SkyTraq Technology Inc. develops high-performance chipset solution for the consumer satellite navigation market. Its initial product is GPS centric, with later products covering Galileo and GLONASS. For additional information, please visit www.skytraq.com.tw