Fastest growing GPS-based course management provider continues to outpace its competition
Austin, Texas (May 7, 2007) – UpLink Corporation, the only provider of widescreen and dashview GPS golf business solutions, reported over $12.5 million in product revenues in North America for calendar year 2006, making UpLink the sales leader in the GPS-based golf course management provider industry. ProLink* followed with $11.8 million dollars in domestic product revenues, while GPS Industries* reported $ 6.6 million dollars for all revenues for the same period.
In addition to being the North American sales leader, UpLink has now experienced four consecutive quarters of EBITDA profitable results, and during April 2007 secured its 200th currently active installed golf course customer. UpLink is the only GPS Company who remains partnered with a golf car manufacturer, Club Car, a testament to our product reliability, customer satisfaction and development capabilities. And the DashView and RoofView INOVA products, introduced in 2006, have been hugely successful and continue to fuel UpLink’s growth.
"These significant sales and earnings successes are a testament to UpLink’s continued commitment to offer the most technologically advanced and highest quality product on the market," stated Glenn Pierce, chief executive officer of UpLink. "Our car control and monitoring system, IQLink, was selected during 20006 by 100% of our courses who car fleets were technically capable."
"INOVA allows us to implement creative ways to generate new business opportunities within the resorts’ departments, while improving operations with the car control and monitoring capabilities. We’ve been able to preserve the life of the greens, while heightening the level of entertainment for our golfers," said Gary Piotrowski, president, Desert Willow Resort and Club, a 36-hole facility managed by Kemper Sports in Palm Desert, California.
Additionally, UpLink continues to lead the industry in helping their golf course customers generate advertising revenue through the GPS-based course management system. By implementing UpLink’s position-based advertising program, AdSmart, our customers are generating in excess of $4 million in combined revenues annually. UpLink owns the patents and has the sole rights to use position-based advertising in a GPS-based golf course system.
"INOVA is a much needed component to our everyday operations, enabling us to function way beyond what we could imagine. The business community leverages our system’s advertising capabilities to reach their most desirable demographic. As a result, we’ve generated $80,000 in advertising revenues, helping to pay for the cost of the system," said Bill Fleck, general manager at Hawktree Golf Club in Bismarck, North Dakota.
* Financial information based upon UpLink’s analysis of public SEC filings.
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. 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
