Additional 920 Golf Carts Equipped with UpLink GPS-Based Course Management Systems Positions Courses for Business Success
Austin, Texas (April 23, 2007) – UpLink Corporation, the only provider of widescreen and dashview GPS golf business solutions, reported record breaking sales for its 3rd quarter. The additional 920 golf carts equipped with UpLink GPS-Based Course Management Systems, positions courses for improved business success.
"Our success this quarter reinforces the fact that GPS creates new business opportunities that can enhance their operations. Courses find, after extensive due diligence, that their peer’s success is a direct result of our premium solutions and hands down elect to go with UpLink. Not only are the revenue generating modules and the exclusive car controlling capabilities a winning combination for improving all facets of their operations, but they’ve found a partner that will provide them outstanding support to be successful," says Mike Cronin, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
John Smith, owner of Pines Hills Country Club, Kinder, LA, one of the courses that installed UpLink’s INOVA solution this quarter was impressed with the system, commenting, "I knew we needed GPS to sustain competition, however upon further investigation, we learned that the UpLink system is more than just GPS. We will be able to improve and secure tournaments and provide safety to our golfers. Additionally, we’ll have the support and training from UpLink so that we can effectively utilize the system and be prosperous."
"From an owner’s perspective, INOVA provides value-added programs that surpass others in the market, it’s a powerful management system and the key to our business success. Not only are the reports about the carts efficiency invaluable, but most importantly we can protect our assets- the golfers and greens," says John Powers, owner, The Ranch Club, Missoula MT.
UpLink’s solutions help courses improve fleet management, course operations and customer service with exclusive car control maintenance vehicle management applications. Courses can also generate more revenue with positioned based GPS advertising, tournament management, remote food and beverage ordering and in-house promotion applications. On the course, golfers improve their games with graphic course views, distances to the pin, hazards and other golf cars and convenient pro-tips.
About UpLink
Since 1998, Austin, Texas based UpLink Corporation has developed innovative GPS-based business solutions to help golf courses, clubs and resorts across North America retain their golfers, secure their fleets and transform their bottom lines. Considered the fastest growing GPS golf solutions provider in North America, UpLink’s solutions are installed at renowned courses including Walt Disney World Resort and Poppy Hills Golf Course. This year, UpLink introduced a completely new point of view on GPS with INOVA, a total GPS golf business solution offering a number of industry firsts including integrated widescreen dashview or roofview GPS displays, multimedia audio, integrated maintenance vehicle tracking applications and multi-event GPS advertising.
Committed to assisting courses in generating revenue while controlling costs, UpLink offers a turnkey sponsorship program to help courses transform GPS advertising into long-term profit centers. The last 20 courses to use this program averaged over $78,000 in annual advertising revenue. Moreover, UpLink offers the only GPS solutions with intelligent car control options, addressing key issues of golfer safety, car theft and course damage. Committed to GPS golf industry innovation, UpLink owns a number of patents and is the exclusive GPS partner to leading golf car manufacturer, Club Car, Inc. For more information, visit www.uplinkgolf.com.
Contact:
Corrine Perry Rotan
Marketing Manager
512-637-4884 (office)
cperry@uplinkgolf.com
