Kollam: Kanmashi is here to keep an eye on women safety

Kollam: A software firm in technopark? here in Kundara has introduced a tracking app ‘kanmashi’ employing the global positioning system (GPS) to ensure the safety of women.

The company has brought out gadgets such as watches and lockets that will help track the path of those who wear it. “If anyone goes missing wearing these gadgets, the history of the path travelled by the person can be mapped using the software developed exclusively in our firm,” says A.S. Nithin Sha, managing director of Dime Technologies. “Such tracking devices can help prevent crimes against women and children, especially in the current times when crimes against them are at a high.”

The application can be downloaded in mobile phones working on android and apple platforms also. The firm has introduced an automated school attendance management system that functions using RFID technology. Parents get instant SMS notifications through integrated automatic SMSs on their mobile phones when their children enter or exit the school. The students are given RFID-based identity cards making it possible to send real-time messages. Another product is a vehicle tracking system specialised for school bus tracking to aid parents and the school management based on GPS systems.

The company also proposes to introduce personal trackers for Haj pilgrims. The hardware for the device which is at present purchased from outside will be manufactured in small industrial units being set up at Ayoor here.

Dime was one of the 10 companies which started functioning when the technopark was launched in Kollam district 2008.