Recent plots by terrorist organisations including the disturbing attempt to blow up an aeroplane using a bomb that supposedly contains little to no metal to pass through airport security, puts employee safety under the spotlight. As terrorism is again in the headlines, companies must consider what they have in place to keep their most important assets – their people – safe.

Vismo Global Tracking solutions was officially launched at IFSEC 2012, 14th – 17th May. Vismo is a small application that is installed on a smartphone and tracks the owners’ location throughout the world. Vismo is different to other tracking solutions; its ‘always on’ tracking provides live and historical positioning as opposed to the very limited capabilities of on demand tracking alone. Vismo ascertains the location of the device using GPS but when GPS is not available, Vismo can also track using assisted GPRS and cell tower locations. Continue reading →

Vismo, the personnel tracking solution, is now available on Iridium Extreme Satellite phones adding to the BlackBerry, Android and iPhone portfolio.

The application is already available on BlackBerry, Android and iPhone devices and this latest edition ensures it can be deployed anywhere in the world. Vismo for Iridium is perfect for use by those in the remotest parts of the world. The Vismo application runs in the background and does not interfere with the phones functionality, it regularly communicates with your Crisis Management Centre (CMC), keeping you informed of location and key factors such as device battery level. Continue reading →