Palo Alto, CA – Sept. 30, 2011 – Rosum Corporation, a developer of high-accuracy wireless location solutions using television signals that held an extensive portfolio of 28 U.S. patents and nine international patents, has announced the sale of its intellectual property portfolio to TruePosition, Inc., a leading provider of wireless location technologies and solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.
Rosum’s portfolio includes patents related to the use of television signals to create location and timing solutions across a broad range of signal types and is one of only two such technologies that have been shown to work reliably indoors. The patents also cover hybrid location technologies, which combine signals with technologies like GPS, and the use of television signals to provide fine timing assistance for A-GPS.
“Today, TruePosition has 52 U.S. patents and 130 international patents that cover a variety of wireless location technologies. We will continue to bolster our intellectual property portfolio, particularly in areas around high-accuracy and indoor location techniques, which are well-suited for mission-critical location-based safety and security solutions.” – Steve Stuut, CEO, TruePosition Inc.
Woodside Capital Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Rosum in this transaction.
About Rosum
Rosum is the first and only company to use unmodified broadcast TV signals for position location of mobile assets. The Rosum solution is uniquely suited to public safety applications that require always-available position location in urban and indoor settings. Rosum is also the first to combine TV and GPS signals for truly robust situational awareness in all environments. Rosum’s leadership is composed of industry leaders from the GPS, cellular and television worlds, and the company is venture-backed by leading investors including Charles River Ventures and Allegis Capital. Partners include Intrado Inc., and In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture investment arm. Rosum’s founding team includes the original architects of the GPS constellation.
About TruePosition
TruePosition (www.trueposition.com) is the global leader in location determination and intelligence solutions that help protect citizens, combat crime, and save lives. TruePosition U-TDOA is a location technology that can accurately and reliably locate any mobile phone in any environment, where other location technologies such as A-GPS cannot. This makes TruePosition U-TDOA uniquely suited to meet the mission-critical location-based safety and security requirements of enterprises and government agencies. These solutions include future-proof technologies, innovative applications, and comprehensive networking and systems services. TruePosition has more patents, technical expertise, and operational experience in wireless location than any other company in the world. Every day, more than 100 million people depend on location services supported by TruePosition technology. TruePosition is owned by Liberty Media Corporation.
About Woodside Capital Partners
Woodside Capital Partners is a global, independent investment bank that delivers world-class strategic and financial advice to emerging growth companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. With a strong track record in M&A, strategic partnerships and private placements, Woodside Capital Partners has been providing worldwide investment banking services since 2001, with leading domain experience in software, Internet services, electronic communications and materials, and healthcare. Woodside Capital Partners is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with an office in London. Securities offered through Woodside Capital Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. For more information, please visit www.woodsidecap.com.