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 ------- Profile: International Entertainment