Company:SnapTrack

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SnapTrack, Inc. was a Silicon Valley technology startup that invented and sold 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][4]

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. Bank, David (2000-01-27). "Qualcomm to Buy Snaptrack For About $1 Billion in Stock" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB948896807722955129. 
  4. Healey, John (27 January 2000), "San Jose Startup Sold for $1 Billion", San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California)