2nd quarter 2009           

Ormond Beach software developer scores with iPhone apps, hardware

It was a chance meeting between Olivier Hennessy and Clayton Kane, both passengers on a small plane over the skies of Costa Rica. The two struck up a conversation and quickly learned of each other’s fascination with technology.

That was 2007.

Today they are principles in a red-hot software company in Volusia County that’s producing world-class technology products. The company, PosiMotion, is in Ormond Beach, but its products are in use all over the world. “We’ve been in business since early 2008 and it has been a great ride so far,” said Hennessy, the firm’s chief executive officer. PosiMotion is an innovative technology leader that develops, designs and engineers breakthrough applications, programs and devices. Among them are its G-Spot, G-Park, and G-Fi products that have been hailed as leading edge and each enhances the end-user experience. Prior to forming PosiMotion, Hennessy was a product design engineer for Sonance and iPort, two leading producers of high-end, integrated architectural home audio and video components.

PosiMotion CEO Olivier Hennessy (left) and Chief Technology Officer Clayton Kane (far right) with 2009 MusiCares “Person of the Year” Neil Diamond at the annual GRAMMY Week gala dinner and concert. PosiMotion supported theMusiCare event.

There, Hennessy created structural, mechanical and industrial designs for a variety
of consumer electronic products. His work was recognized with many national and international awards.

Hennessy’s partner is Clayton Kane, who serves as chief technology officer for PosiMotion.

Kane’s prior work involved research, development and marketing of high technology
solutions in the GPS (global positioning systems) and pedestrian navigation categories for the private sector and the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.

“Enabling the future of user-friendly, location-based services is my passion and my
love for international adventure travel constantly inspires me to share with others in
new ways,” Kane said.

While having so many products on the market is impressive, where the products are
marketed is the more compelling story. Anyone with an iPhone, Apple’s red-hot product that changed the mobile phone industry, or an iPod Touch, Apple’s sleek and very portable handheld entertainment device, is familiar with the ever-increasing applications (“apps”) that can be downloaded directly and quickly free or for modest fees.

Among those apps are PosiMotion software, including two of the hottest apps in the iPhone online “App Store”—G-Spot and G Park— and some of the App Store’s bestselling
games including Pool, Solitaire Top 3, Backgammon, and Apache Lander, which alone
has achieved more than 1 million downloads and counting.

G-Spot quickly shows iPhone users which direction they are heading, pinpointing their
location on Google maps, sharing this information with others, and vital information
such as latitude, longitude, heading, speed, accuracy, date and time of the most recent
location update. It is the first navigation app that features an auto-rotate map and a compass and speedometer right over the map.

G-Park shows where an phone user parked his or her car and directions to get there, with easy-to use interface for additional details such as making a note of a numbered parking space or even taking a photograph of one’s car or a helpful landmark in a parking lot. G-Park is featured internationally on Apple’s iPhone TV commercial.

The apps were an instant hit with iPhone users, causing Apple to take notice of PosiMotion.

Meanwhile, PosiMotion’s hardware products are selling through the company’s web site and various online distribution channels.

The company also has produced a series of eight games for National Geographic.
Company officials are in negotiations with some of America’s leading retailers, whose shelves soon could carry PosiMotion products.