SnapTrack

SnapTrack, Inc. was a Silicon Valley technology startup that invented and sold a a GPS-based location technology for cellphones. Founded in 1995 by Steve Poizner^[1] and Norman Krasner^[2], it grew to 65 employees before being bought by Qualcomm in 2000 for $1 billion in stock^[3].

References

1. ^ Connell, Rich (13 May 2010), "Companies challenged Poizner business claims", Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/13/local/la-me-poizner-20100513 
2. ^ Moeglein, Mark; Krasner, Norman (September 1998). "An Introduction to SnapTrack Server-Aided GPS Technology". Institute of Navigation GPS Meeting Proceedings: 333–342. http://systems.cs.colorado.edu/grunwald/MobileComputing/Papers/snaptrack-overview.pdf. 
3. ^ Healey, John (27 January 2000), "San Jose Startup Sold for $1 Billion", San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California)