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Thursday, February 28, 2013

BREWER SPORTS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH GTX CORP



Agreement enables business development, marketing and endorsement of GTX’s innovative product line

LOS ANGELES, CA and MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 28, 2013GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO.OB), a leader in customizable, patented 2-way GPS solutions, and Brewer Sports International (BSI), a multi-faceted advisory firm building value through sports, wellness and media, announced today that they have entered into a long term partnership agreement to maximize GTX’s brand and market awareness in an effort to increase sales and expand their global reach, including integration of their GPS Smart Shoe technology with BSI’s Coalition for Concussion Treatment (#C4CT) campaign.

As one of the world’s fastest growing multifaceted advisory firms with a focus on the business of sports and wellness, BSI will utilize its extensive network to facilitate outreach efforts with synergetic companies and partnering organizations as well as secure product endorsements and global exposure for GTX’s innovative product line.

In particular, BSI will help secure partnerships and establish relationships with alumni athletes and affiliates, targeting those suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Alzheimer’s disease, professional sports leagues, associations, agencies and unions as well as with various public and private corporations and international organizations focusing on health and wellness.

GTX has been a pioneer in GPS Tracking and Personal Location Based Services (PLS), empowering the global community and keeping people connected to who and what matters most. Known for its game-changing and award-winning patented GPS Smart Shoe, which allows caregivers to pinpoint the elderly or those with special needs instantly, no matter where they are, via on-demand location updates and immediate notifications to any PC, Smartphone or tablet, and block buster Smartphone GPS Tracking Apps; GTX continues to pave the way and introduce new products to the market with a focus on e-Health, M2M and proximity marketing.

“We are extremely excited to partner with GTX Corp not only to promote their patented GPS products, but also in effort to help address the critical need of finding treatment methods for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI),” said BSI CEO Jack Brewer. “BSI is fully committed to helping advance TBI research and development. I am hopeful that our support and this collaboration will help raise awareness and provide innovative, much-needed solutions for the treatment of brain injury and concussions.

BSI also plans to include GTX in their inaugural Coalition for Concussion Treatment (#C4CT) Concussion Awareness Conference in Minneapolis, MN on June 19, 2013 where they will have the opportunity to showcase their products and demonstrate and how they can play an effective role in providing solutions for those suffering from TBI and/or Alzheimer’s disease. The #C4CT Conference will serve as the kick-off event of the 8th Annual Blue Carpet Celebrity Weekend hosted by The Jack Brewer Foundation and will focus on important scientific, medical, translational and prevention related topics as they pertain to the emerging societal problem of traumatic concussions and their long-term impacts on athletes and soldiers.

“Working with Jack and his firm is a great honor for us and we are equally excited with the opportunity to extend our GPS monitoring platform to people suffering with TBI and introduce new products and services to this unfortunately growing number of our population,” stated Patrick Bertagna GTX Corp CEO. “Jack’s dedication to helping others is unparalleled which makes working with him in direct alignment with our core values and mission – helping people stay connected to who matters most.” 

GTX Corp is a holding company that owns and operates three subsidiaries engaged in the burgeoning $13 billion global LBS/GPS Personal Location Services business. GTX was founded in 2002, became publicly traded in 2008, and is currently headquartered in Los Angeles with distributors in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Nepal and Ireland that serve customers in 161 countries and counting.

The Company’s core products and services are supported by GTX’s extensive IP portfolio of issued patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, URLs and a library of software. In the past four years, the Company has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, The Doctors, Fox News, Discovery Channel, ABC, NBC, CBS, The New York Times, the LA Times, U.S.A. Today, the LA Business Journal and hundreds of other television, radio, magazine and newspaper media outlets across the globe. GTX Corp has also been formally recognized and granted various awards by prestigious organizations, including receiving a special mention in a Google white paper (2008), receiving the People’s Choice Award for most innovative connected device (2010), being nominated for the 100 Most Important Inventions of Mankind (2011), being exhibited in the Technology Museum of Sweden (2012), included in Entrepreneur Magazine’s top 100 Brilliant Companies, and being identified by ABI Research as ‘paving the way into the next billion dollar market.’

Global Product and Licensing e mail - info@gtxcorp.com
Public Relations contact Suzy Ginsburg (713) 721.4774 suzy@gcomworks.com
Investor Relations ir@gtxcorp.com

About Brewer Sports International
Brewer Sports International (BSI) is a multi-faceted sports advisory firm within The Brewer Group Companies with a focus on the business of sports, wellness and media for professional athletes, sports agencies, public and private corporations and various partners including international organizations, governments and NGOs. Based in Minneapolis, with offices in New York, Dallas, Beijing and Malawi, BSI was founded by Jack Brewer, a five-year National Football League (NFL) veteran and former team captain on three NFL teams. The Company also is a founding member of the Coalition for Concussion Treatment (#C4CT), a movement seeking to raise awareness of new treatments in development for concussions and nervous-system disorders. Additionally, BSI has created a unique financial services platform that is offered to professional athletes and sports agencies, as well as high net worth individuals and businesses touching professional sports. BSI takes pride in enabling its clients to capitalize on the endless opportunities presented through sport. For more information, please visit www.brewersports.com.

Brewer Sports International Media Contact:
Danielle Berman
Director of Public Relations and Interactive Marketing
(443) 841-4667

Monday, February 18, 2013

LOCiMobile Launches New Enterprise Work Force Tracking App: “TMWF”




Los Angeles, Calif. – February  19, 2013 – LOCiMOBILE®, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), has launched its first enterprise app for companies looking to effectively track and monitor their work force in real time. Track My Work Force (“TMWF”) is currently available for download on iTunes, and based on its early success, is in development for release on the Android platform. Once downloaded on either an iPhone or iPad, the app works in the background and reports the whereabouts of that device back to the GTX Corp monitoring backend. The app was designed for small to medium size companies that have a mobile sales or service work force and need to know the location of their reps in real time. Companies in the U.S., Canada, Czech Republic and Morocco, in industries including transportation, construction, plumbing, IT, medical and pharmaceutical, have already deployed the TMWF app and the GTX backend monitoring platform.

Jack Daynes, from the Diamond Group stated, “Our diamond delivery business relies heavily on our travelling sales representatives in order to maintain relations with existing customers as well as meeting new ones. GTX Corp’s Track My Work Force app was extensively tested during our system trial. The results were such that we implemented the program immediately and haven't regretted it in the slightest. Both the pricing, and the service that we’ve received have exceeded our expectations”

Leveraging the mass adoption of smart phones and tablets in the work force companies all over the world can easily deploy this technology. Last month a pharmaceutical company based out of Morocco that services 25,000 pharmacies across several North African countries deployed the app for 150 of its sales reps.
 
“We are very pleased with the initial feedback and potential of this app,” stated Patrick Bertagna GTX Corp CEO. “There are tens of thousands of companies all over the world that can benefit and increase customer service, productivity and security from 2 way GPS technology and our now able to implement this technology with a simple download.”

The TMWF app is an efficient and cost-effective way for business owners and managers to keep track of and manage their mobile work force. It’s faster and safer than text messaging and allows the worker to focus on the task at hand rather than spending valuable time calling HQ to check in and report. The app costs $9.99 initially, and there is an additional monthly monitoring service fee that costs around $5.00 per user per month.

The Company provides a free 2 week evaluation for any business with more than 5 employees, and custom solutions along with a licensable white label platform for larger companies.


GTX Corp is a holding company that owns and operates three subsidiaries engaged in the burgeoning $13 billion global LBS/GPS Personal Location Services business. GTX was founded in 2002, became publicly traded in 2008, and is currently headquartered in Los Angeles with distributors in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Nepal and Ireland that serve customers in 162 countries and counting.

Known for its game-changing and award-winning patented GPS Smart Shoe, and its block buster
Smartphone GPS Tracking Apps, the Company offers a robust enterprise GPS and cellular location platform that provides real-time tracking of the whereabouts of people, pets, vehicles and high valued assets.

The Company’s core products and services are supported by GTX’s extensive IP portfolio of issued patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, URLs and a library of software. In the past four years, the Company has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, The Doctors, Fox News, Discovery Channel, ABC, NBC, CBS, The New York Times, the LA Times, U.S.A. Today, the LA Business Journal and hundreds of other television, radio, magazine and news paper media outlets across the globe. GTX Corp has also been formally recognized and granted various awards by prestigious organizations, including receiving a special mention in a Google white paper (2008), receiving the People’s Choice Award for most innovative connected device (2010), being nominated for the 100 Most Important Inventions of Mankind (2011), being exhibited in the Technology Museum of Sweden (2012), included in Entrepreneur Magazine’s top 100 Brilliant Companies, and being identified by ABI Research as ‘paving the way into the next billion dollar market.’

Online: http://www.gtxcorp.com- www.facebook.com/gtxcorp - www.twitter.com/gtxcorp
Global Product and Licensing e mail - info@gtxcorp.com
Public Relations contact Suzy Ginsburg (713) 721.4774 suzy@gcomworks.com
Investor Relations ir@gtxcorp.com



GTX Corp does not warrant or represent that the unauthorized use of materials drawn from the content of this document will not infringe rights of third parties who are not owned or affiliated by GTX Corp. Further GTX Corp cannot be held responsible or liable for the unauthorized use of this document’s content by third parties unknown to the company.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Free GPS Shoes Webinar + $50 Off Coupon


Register



Learn how the Aetrex Navistar GPS Shoe can help caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Attend a one hour webinar and receive a $50 discount & free shipping towards a pair of GPS Shoes
Join Aetrex Worldwide, Professor Andrew Carle (bio) and GTX Corp for a highly informative webinar on how GPS shoes can be a life saving solution for the millions of people afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.
Panel of experts will be discussing the following issues:
  • 60% afflicted with AD will wander and elope
  • Financial and emotional cost to caregivers
  • Fiscal toll on the healthcare system
  • Reasons people with AD wander
  • Difficulty in finding wanderers
  • Best solution to help return someone back to safety
Date: February 13th, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm EST
To register click: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/951791647
Following your registration, you will receive an email confirmation with instructions regarding your participation.




Aetrex
Aetrex Worldwide, Inc.
414 Alfred Ave
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: 800-526-2739
Fax: 201-833-2086
www.aetrex.com


Friday, February 1, 2013

Our GPS Shoes are Nominated for Another Award. Please Read and Vote!

Our GPS Shoes are Nominated for Another Award.
Please Vote!
The shoes are nominated for a "Best Senior Living Award - Most Innovative Product" on SeniorHomes.com.

Most Innovative Senior Living Products 2013

"With the coming wave of aging baby boomers, hundreds of entrepreneurs are bringing innovative senior living products to the market, many designed to help seniors maintain their independence at home. We've identified the most innovative, out-of-the-box products which offer seniors independence or improved lifestyles."

Click Here to go to the site and vote.

IMPORTANT:
  • You can actually vote TWICE - once by Facebook and once by Google+. There is also a "Share" button on the page so please share with your Social Media friends as well.
  • Voting ends February 4th so please do it today.
"With the use of GPS Technology, the GPS Smart Shoe by GTX Corp will send you a text message if the wearer has wandered out of a predetermined area (set by you). You are directed to a website which shows the exact location of the wearer. It is estimated that up to 60 percent of people with Alzheimer's — the most common form of dementia — will become lost at least once."

Click Here to vote now. Please forward this email to your friends, family and colleagues as well. Thank you!


Give your loved ones peace of mind. Order your GPS Shoes today at www.navistargpsshoe.com or call 800-526-2739.


To learn more about the GPS Shoe technology or inquire about licensing opportunities go to www.gpsshoe.com or www.gtxcorp.com.




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General and licensing information - info\@gtxcorp.com
Media - Suzy Ginsburg 713-721-4774 - suzy\@gcomworks.com




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Thursday, January 24, 2013

GTX Corp Partners with BrickHouse Security to Bring Revolutionary GPS Tracking Shoes to Market



Addition of BrickHouse’s sales and support network dramatically expands company’s distribution channels

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Los Angeles, CA GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), a leader in customizable, patented 2-way GPS solutions, announced today that is has expanded U.S. distribution of its award-winning, patented GPS tracking “Smart Shoe" through its partnership with BrickHouse Security, a premier supplier of safety and security solutions to consumers, business and law enforcement.

The Aetrex Navistar™ GPS Shoes are produced under license by Aetrex Worldwide, Inc., a global manufacturer and leader in comfort footwear. They allow caregivers to pinpoint the elderly or those with special needs instantly, no matter where you are, via on-demand location updates and immediate notifications to any PC, Smartphone or tablet. The shoes are currently available for sale on BrickHouseSecurity.com, or by calling BrickHouse’s customer care center at 800.654.7966.

This agreement strengthens the ongoing expansion of distribution channels for the GPS Smart Shoes, both domestically and internationally. BrickHouse Security, an industry leader in real-time GPS tracking solutions, will be responsible for sales and support of the GPS Shoes sold through their B2B and B2C channels. The company will provide its customers access to BHS.net, a powerful GPS tracking and monitoring platform – via an intuitive, easy-to-use web portal that can be accessed from anywhere in the world on any device with an Internet connection.  

"We're thrilled to expand our relationship with GTX Corp and Aetrex Worldwide,” said Todd Morris, BrickHouse’s CEO and founder. “And I'm comforted to know that we can play our part and offer this potentially life-saving solution to millions of Americans who care for the elderly, Alzheimer’s or dementia patients, or anyone with special needs.”

“We are focused on expanding our network of retail and channel partners, added Patrick Bertagna, CEO of GTX Corp “BrickHouse brings complementary products and a parallel mission which marks the beginning of a profitable and purposeful relationship. I know that together we can help change the headlines from Senior Found Missing to Missing Senior Found.”
  
GTX Corp is a holding company that owns and operates three subsidiaries engaged in the burgeoning $13 billion global LBS/GPS Personal Location Services business. GTX was founded in 2002, became publicly traded in 2008, and is currently headquartered in Los Angeles with distributors in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Nepal and Ireland that serve customers in 161 countries and counting.

Known for its game-changing and award-winning patented GPS Smart Shoe, and its block buster
Smartphone GPS Tracking Apps, the Company offers a robust enterprise GPS and cellular location platform that provides real-time tracking of the whereabouts of people, pets, vehicles and high valued assets.

The Company’s core products and services are supported by GTX’s extensive IP portfolio of issued patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, URLs and a library of software. In the past four years, the Company has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, The Doctors, Fox News, Discovery Channel, ABC, NBC, CBS, The New York Times, the LA Times, U.S.A. Today, the LA Business Journal and hundreds of other television, radio, magazine and news paper media outlets across the globe. GTX Corp has also been formally recognized and granted various awards by prestigious organizations, including receiving a special mention in a Google white paper (2008), receiving the People’s Choice Award for most innovative connected device (2010), being nominated for the 100 Most Important Inventions of Mankind (2011), being exhibited in the Technology Museum of Sweden (2012), included in Entrepreneur Magazine’s top 100 Brilliant Companies, and being identified by ABI Research as ‘paving the way into the next billion dollar market.’


Online: http://www.gtxcorp.com- www.facebook.com/gtxcorp - www.twitter.com/gtxcorp
Global Product and Licensing e mail - info@gtxcorp.com
Public Relations contact Suzy Ginsburg (713) 721.4774 suzy@gcomworks.com
Investor Relations ir@gtxcorp.com

BrickHouse Security is a premier supplier of real-time GPS tracking, security and surveillance solutions to consumers and businesses of all sizes, including approximately half of the Fortune 500 and more than 500 local and national government agencies. The company also supplies solutions to the NYPD, the LA County Sheriffs Department and the FBI, among others. The company and its products have recently appeared on the CBS Early Show, NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America and CNN, and have been featured by the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many other news organizations. BrickHouse serves a diverse global client base and is headquartered in New York City, where it operates a retail showroom and its customer care center. Phone: 800.654.7966; email: press@brickhousesecurity.com; Web: BrickHouseSecurity.com
BrickHouse Media Contact
Marc Horowitz
Creative/Media Director
646.253.9133


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GTX Corp does not warrant or represent that the unauthorized use of materials drawn from the content of this document will not infringe rights of third parties who are not owned or affiliated by GTX Corp. Further GTX Corp cannot be held responsible or liable for the unauthorized use of this document’s content by third parties unknown to the company. 

Monday, November 26, 2012

Patrick Bertagna and Andy Carle on the Peggy Smedley Show

Professor Andy Carle and GTX Corp CEO interviewed on The Peggy Smedley Show, discussing wearable technology.

Click Here to listen to part one of the interview.

Click Here to listen to part two.  

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

GPS Shoes starting to light up across the US and now in 6 countries…

With the use of GPS Technology, the GPS Smart Shoe by GTX Corp will send you a text message if the wearer has wandered out of a predetermined area (set by you). You are directed to a website which shows the exact location of the wearer. It is estimated that up to 60 percent of people with Alzheimer's — the most common form of dementia — will become lost at least once.
GPS shoes are available now at: Aetrex


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Report Recently sent to CONGRESS mentions the GPS Shoe!

Aging services technology study identifies available technologies for Cognitive Impairment and evidence of their benefits. On page 69 the GPS Shoe is identified as a solution and discusses GPS monitoring technology:

In addition to their utility in detecting cognitive impairment, activity-monitoring technologies have also been used among people with established cognitive deficits. One example of this application is among patients who engage in dangerous behaviors such as wandering and elopement (Altus et al., 2000). Monitoring technologies mitigate the risks associated with these behaviors by facilitating remote patient monitoring. This approach not only provides physical security to the patient, but it also provides emotional security to caregivers and reduces caregiver burden by allowing the caregiver to monitor a loved one from a location of their choosing. A variety of technologies can be employed in patient monitoring systems. These include global positioning systems (GPS), radio frequency (RF) transmitters, and cellular-based tracking devices. In one system, a GPS is embedded in shoes that allow the user's location to be tracked with a secure subscriber’s portal. Other systems integrate more than one technology to address these behaviors. Assisted GPS systems (AGPS), which combine GPS and cellular tracking functionalities, can provide greater accuracy, availability, and coverage than standard GPS (Djuknic and Richton, 2001).

Link to full Congressional PDF report

Monday, September 17, 2012

GTX/Aetrex Shoe included in Brazil seLecT Magazine

Brazil - July-August, 2012 - At seLecT Magazine in Brazil, the talk about art, contemporary culture, fashion and technology.  The magazine is bi-monthly, printed (20.000) and in online version too (www.select.art.br).  In the (July/Aug) edition, their main concept was Mobility.  And all the reviews and articles will be about Wearable Technology.

View the article

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Patrick Bertagna on Popular Science Magazine Radio 09-08-2012

Patrick discusses the GPS Smart Shoe and the use of 2 way GPS technology for monitoring high valued assets.

Click Here to listen to the interview.  

Monday, May 14, 2012

GPS Smart Shoes at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America Concepts in Care Conference May 18, 2012



Aetrex representatives will be demonstrating how the Navistar™ GPS Footwear system works…
  • Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel-Times Square Manhattan, NY
  • When: Friday, May 18, 8 AM to 4 PM
  • Cost: Admission is free to the public
If you are one of the 12 million caregivers to someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia; this all day event can provide answers and solutions.

Aetrex will be demonstrating the patented Navistar™ GPS Footwear System which is the most ground-breaking product containing GPS tracking technology designed to offer security and peace of mind for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia who have a tendency to wander and become lost.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) will assemble family caregivers, healthcare professionals and individuals with Alzheimer's disease for an all day event.

The conference will allow attendees to gain expert and first-hand perspectives on medical, behavioral and practical issues facing people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families—and engage them in interactive activities, including memory screenings, the Virtual Dementia Tour™ and display of the AFA Quilt to Remember.

Presented by renowned experts, the sessions will provide understanding of the disease and its progression to ensure proper medical intervention and social services support; and practical hands-on therapies and coping skills that incorporate best practices.

Professor Andrew Carle, the director of the George Mason University’s Program in Senior Housing Administration, recently said, "A GPS Shoe has the potential to be life-saving as well as a life-changing technology for those afflicted and their caregivers."

The Aetrex Navistar™ GPS Footwear System, powered by GTX Corp available on line today.

See what people are saying about the GPS Shoes. Click Here to watch the video.

Give your loved ones peace of mind. Order your GPS Shoes today at www.aetrex.com/gps.


To learn more about the GPS Shoe technology or inquire about licensing opportunities go to www.gpsshoe.com or www.gtxcorp.com.



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General and licensing information - info\@gtxcorp.com
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

LBS - Sector Competitive Analysis

This Sector Analysis report is an abbreviated financial snapshot comparison for three of the leading companies in the emerging $13 billion “Location Based Services” technology sector. The three companies being showcased are:
•Location Based Technologies (OTCQB: LBAS)
•LoJack Corp (NASDAQ: LOJN)
•GTX Corp (OTCQB: GTXO)
Read the report

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Find the missing in a minute.

The advantage of the Aetrex GPS Shoe over other dementia tracking devices is the device is in a shoe worn by the subject unlike other pocket size tracking devices which often get tossed or traded.

The way it works - The caregiver sees that the afflicted wears the shoe, the caregiver turns on the signal form the online portal and its done. If the subject breaks the specified perimeter the device will turn on and begin sending signals which can be viewed on a web enabled device like a smart phone or a computer.

Location is instantaneous and private. The need for municipal services in uncalled for and the recovery can be effectively managed by familiar faces. Yes there are hybrid product/service combinations endorsed by namesake organizations, but they are more complicated and do not take advantage of embedding the device discretely on the subject’s person.

To buy the best tracking solution visit: Aetrex Navistar GPS Footwear System and let the 2-way Patented GPS technology from GTX Corp find the missing in a minute. Watch this CNET story on the first GPS enabled Alzheimer’s tracking device in a shoe.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Dementia behind bars.

The get-tough-on-crime and mandatory sentencing policies that swept America beginning in the 1970s did more than drive up the inmate population and prison costs. They also ensured that inmates who once might have been seen as rehabilitated and given parole would grow old and even die behind bars. As a result, prisons are struggling to furnish costly, specialized care to ever more inmates who suffer from age-related infirmities, especially dementia.

According to a report from Human Rights Watch, in 2010 roughly 125,000 of the nation’s 1.5 million inmates were 55 years of age and over. This represented a 282 percent increase between 1995 and 2010, compared with a 42 percent increase in the overall inmate population. If the elderly inmate population keeps growing at the current rate, as is likely, the prison system could soon find itself overwhelmed with chronic medical needs.

There is no official count of how many inmates suffer from dementia. But some gerontologists say the current caseload represents the trickle before the deluge. They say the risk of the disease is higher behind bars because inmates are sicker to start with — with higher rates of depression, diabetes, hypertension, H.I.V./AIDS and head trauma. Given these risk factors, the dementia rate in prison could well grow at two or three times that of the world outside.

This is a daunting prospect for prison officials whose difficulties in keeping pace with the present dementia caseload were underscored in a recent report by The Times’s Pam Belluck. The article portrayed officials in crowded, understaffed correctional facilities scrambling to care for ailing inmates who can no longer feed, dress or clean themselves and who create conflict and disorder because they can no longer follow simple commands.

The Human Rights Watch study said the cost of providing medical care to elderly inmates is between three and nine times the cost for younger ones. Another study found that the annual average health care cost per prisoner is about $5,500; about $11,000 for inmates aged 55 to 59 and $40,000 for inmates 80 or older. A specialized unit for cognitively impaired inmates in the New York State system costs more than $90,000 per bed per year, more than twice the figure for general inmates.

Many inmates, obviously, can never be released, and they will continue to require special care. But the states must pursue other avenues as well. They can foster partnerships between prisons and nursing homes to improve the quality of care; consider compassionate release programs for frail inmates who no longer present a threat to public safety; and, no less important, revisit the mandatory sentencing policies that did away with judicial discretion and filled the prisons to bursting in the first place.

When the once “inmates” become residents of “homes” the potential for wandering will present problems that did not concern the prison systems, but will absolutely threaten the communities’ municipal resources as 60% of the afflicted population will wander. The ability to track residents and locate them quickly will protect them from harm and reduce what could be a financial catastrophe for local communities as a missing person’s search often runs $30,000 or more.

GTX Corp with its patented 2-way GPS technology and the Aetrex Navistar GPS Footwear System provide care givers assurances unavailable with other solutions. Watch this: CNET story on the first GPS enabled tracking shoe.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Next Generation LBS SIG Event (3/27) - Video Now Available

Patrick Bertagna GTX Corp CEO was one of four panelists at the Next Generation LBS Conference “It's More Than Getting From Point A to Point B" presented by CommNexus, The conference provided the 150 plus attendees with the opportunity to experience some of the latest consumer focused location-based technologies and delve into how these applications will change the way people navigate through their daily lives.

Mr. Bertagna, who introduced game changing 2-Way GPS applications, including the multi-patent award winning GPS Shoe and LOCiMOBILE smart phone apps, highlighted his learning’s, garnered over the past ten years as a pioneer in the Location-Based Services (LBS) industry.

Link to the video

http://www.commnexus.org/programs/special-interest-groups/event_20120209.php

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Millions of seniors with dementia will wander in search of their lost memories. While we can’t find those remembrances, we can find the lost victims t

The Mayo Clinic describes Alzheimer’s and the problem of Wandering: The disease can erase a person’s memory of once-familiar surroundings, as well as make it extremely difficult to adapt to new surroundings. As a result, people who have Alzheimer’s may wander away from their homes or care centers and turn up lost, frightened and disoriented — sometimes far from where they started.

“Wandering is a behavior that happens mainly as a result of declining cognitive skills,” says Beth Kallmyer, director of family and information services at the Alzheimer’s Association in Chicago. “The loss of memory impacts their ability to discern where they are.”

Today, more than 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to grow to 20 million in the coming years, according to Andrew Carle at George Mason University.

More than 60 percent of people who have Alzheimer’s wander at some point, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Often, someone who’s wandering is: searching for something, escaping from something or reliving a past event. This can and does happen often. And it stresses the care giver as much if not more than the afflicted.

While there is no solution to Alzheimer’s or wandering, there is a GPS Tracking device embedded discretely in a walking shoe that will enable care givers to locate a wanderer within a minute, know the direction they are moving and at what speed – walking or in a vehicle.

The GPS Shoe tracking technology was developed by GTX Corp and is available in the Aetrex Navistar GPS Footwear System. Watch this video from CNET and regain your peace of mind.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Patrick Bertagna, CEO of GTX Corp, to Present at Undiscovered Equities Winter Conference & the Next Generation LBS Conference

Los Angeles March 19, 2012: CEO and Founder of GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO), Patrick Bertagna will be presenting at the Undiscovered Equities Winter Conference on Wednesday March 21st at 10:00 AM. The Conference will be held at 225 N.E. Mizner Boulevard, suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33432 and will host more than 300 members of the investment community including accredited, angel investors, hedge fund managers, analysts, bankers and top brokers, as well as members of the financial media.


On Tuesday March 27th Mr. Bertagna will be one of four panelists at the Next Generation LBS Conference presented by CommNexus, located at Entropic Communications 6290 Sequence Drive, San Diego, CA 92121. The conference will start at 5:30 PM and will provide attendees with the opportunity to experience some of the latest consumer focused location-based technologies and delve into how these applications will change the way people navigate through their daily lives. The three other panelists are executives from Snaptracs (a QUALCOMM Division), Glympse and TeleCommunications (TCS)


Bertagna, who introduced game changing 2-Way GPS applications, including the multi-patent award winning GPS Shoe and LOCiMOBILE smart phone apps, will highlight his learning’s, garnered over the past ten years as a pioneer in the Location-Based Services (LBS) industry.“Location Based Services are now ubiquitous and have melded seamlessly into our busy lifestyles.” This is why I am honored to spend time with some of the most dynamic minds in the business,” comments Patrick Bertagna. “And look forward to the great idea sharing that will lead to further innovation and opportunity in our industry.”

For more information on the Undiscovered Equities Winter Conference: http://www.smallcapconferences.com/ or call (917) 349-2175.

For more information on the Next Generation LBS Conference:

http://www.commnexus.org/programs/special-interest-groups/event_20120209.php

About GTX Corp (GTXO.OB) a leader in enterprise 2-way GPS personal location services (PLS) was founded in 2002 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Known for its game changing and award winning patented GPS Smart Shoe Alzheimer wandering device and its block buster smart phone GPS Tracking App; the Company continues to pave the way with innovative geo specific and proximity marketing applications that help you know where someone or something is at the touch of a button. Utilizing the latest in miniaturized, low power consumption technology and offers a robust enterprise GPS and cellular location platform to track in real time the whereabouts of people, pets, vehicles and high valued assets. Through a licensing business model the Company provides a complete end-to-end solution of hardware, middleware, apps, connectivity and professional services. GTX Corp also owns and operates LOCiMOBILE, Inc which develops applications for smart phones and tablets, Code Amber News Service, and Code Amber Alertag. The Company has a robust intellectual property strategy and extensive portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights and URL's.

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