GolfBC's Nine-Time Award Winning Furry Creek Golf and Country
Club, Located near 2010 Winter Olympics Site, to Install Wi-Fi
GPS
Solutions
Largest Golf Operator in Hawaii and Western Canada Selects GPS Industries for Second Golf Facility
18th April, 2005
SARASOTA, Fla., Apr 18, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
GPS Industries, Inc. (GPSI) (OTCBB:GPSN); (Frankfurt WKN#:252179), a leading innovator of Wi-Fi wireless and GPS-enabled multimedia communications and management solutions for golf facilities and residential communities, announces that GolfBC, the largest golf facility operator in Hawaii and Western Canada, will install the Inforemer Wi-Fi GPS Golf Business Solution at its Furry Creek Golf and Country Club, located near Whistler, British Columbia (BC), site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. This installation was arranged through GPSI distributor, Northstar Golf Technologies, Inc.
GPS Industries, Inc. (GPSI) (OTCBB:GPSN); (Frankfurt WKN#:252179), a leading innovator of Wi-Fi wireless and GPS-enabled multimedia communications and management solutions for golf facilities and residential communities, announces that GolfBC, the largest golf facility operator in Hawaii and Western Canada, will install the Inforemer Wi-Fi GPS Golf Business Solution at its Furry Creek Golf and Country Club, located near Whistler, British Columbia (BC), site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. This installation was arranged through GPSI distributor, Northstar Golf Technologies, Inc.
Furry Creek is the second of GolfBC's 14 golf facilities to
install GPSI's solutions. The first installation was at their
Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club near Vancouver, BC. "We're
thrilled that GolfBC considers us a preferred vendor and the timing
of our installation at Furry Creek couldn't be better with the
upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics," states Blake Ponuick, Vice
President with GPSI. "The Sea to Sky Highway is the main
transportation corridor for the 2010 games, and it runs directly
through Furry Creek. The international exposure for GolfBC, Furry
Creek and our solutions will be unbelievable."
"Furry Creek is excited to be working with GPS Industries and
implementing their complete Inforemer Wi-Fi GPS business solution
with advanced 10.4" color GPS units," says Andy Hedley, General
Manager at Furry Creek. GPSI will install its Inforemer full
management system and Wi-Fi network at Furry Creek, and equip its
fleet of 80 carts with 10.4" color cart-mounted GPS units. Furry
Creek will also utilize the Inforemer solution to offer high-speed
Wi-Fi internet access to its members and guests.
Furry Creek boasts an 18-hole course with panoramic ocean views,
an award-winning clubhouse and restaurant and an ocean-side
community development. A nine-time award recipient, including "BC's
Best Scenery," and a four-star rated course by Golf Digest
Magazine, Furry Creek is located on the spectacular Sea to Sky
Highway linking Vancouver to world-renowned ski resort and site of
the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler. For more information on Furry
Creek and GolfBC, visit www.golfbc.com.
About GPS Industries, Inc.
GPS Industries, Inc. (GPSI) develops and markets GPS and Wi-Fi
wireless multimedia solutions to enable managers of golf
facilities, resorts, sporting events, and residential communities
worldwide to generate significant new revenue streams and improve
operational efficiencies. The company's unique and patented
Inforemer(TM) product line provides a complete GPS golf business
solution, combining a powerful backend management information
system and revenue generating modules with mobile color handheld or
cart-mounted Differential GPS units, seamlessly connected via a
wireless, high-speed Wi-Fi network. GPSI owns the GPS golf patents
for all major golf markets worldwide, including North America,
Australia, Japan and 11 European nations. Legendary professional
golfer, Greg Norman, is a member of GPSI's board. For additional
information on GPSI and its solutions, please visit www.gpsindustries.com.
About NorthStar Golf Technologies, Inc.
Northstar Golf Technologies, Inc. distributes the Inforemer
Wi-Fi GPS Business Solution to golf facilities across British
Columbia and northern Washington. For more information on Northstar
Golf, visit www.northstar-golf.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results may differ materially as a result of certain risks
and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to: The Company's ability to raise finance; global and
market conditions within the golf industry; demand for and market
acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of
new products; the timing of new product introductions; pricing
pressures and other competitive factors; the ability to develop and
implement new technologies and to obtain protection for the related
intellectual property; as well as other risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in
the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These
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SOURCE: GPS Industries, Inc.
GPS Industries, Inc. Nicole Croizier, 604-576-7442, ext. 136 [email protected]