Solar Impulse and WISeKey form Mobile APP Partnership
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
WISeKey partners with Solar Impulse Becomes Official Fan App Supplier for the
inaugural First Round-The-World Solar Flight
Geneva, 16(th) of March 2015 - WISeKey, the bespoke Swiss CyberSecurity company,
today launched the Solar Impulse Official App. The WISfans© mobile app allows
the Solar Impulse community to follow each stage of the First Round-The-World
Solar Flight.
The first version of the Solar Impulse Official App is available in the Google
Play and iTunes stores today, with more features to follow, downloadable from
the feature page www.wisfans.com/solarimpulse. WISfans technology, developed by
WISeKey, synthesizes the Solar Impulse online community (YouTube, Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, website), bringing together curated content, and injecting
exclusive additional content.
The platform continually folds in new cutting-edge digital perks for the
worldwide ecosystem to stay connected with the solar plane during the entire the
First Round-The-World Solar Flight, including live flight telemetry streaming
from the cockpit.
"WISeKey and Solar Impulse are technology innovators and pioneers and I thank
WISeKey for allowing us to bring together our community in one mobile entity,"
said Bertrand Piccard, Initiator, Chairman, and Pilot of Solar Impulse. André
Borschberg, Co-founder, CEO, and Pilot, was enthusiastic about the interactive
technology, "Our challenge is to connect our followers around the world with us
as pilots in Si2. This app allows us to keep a close connection with people
sending us messages from the ground below."
"This partnership brings together two Swiss-based global leaders that are
committed and passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and
innovation to achieve a better world," said Carlos Moreira, Founder and CEO of
WISeKey.
Download the Solar Impulse Official Application
About Solar Impulse
Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard (Chairman) and André Borschberg (CEO) are the
founders, pilots and driving force behind Solar Impulse, the first aircraft able
to fly day and night without a drop of fuel - propelled solely by the sun's
energy. With the Si2 aircraft, they will attempt the first Round-The-World Solar
Flight in 2015. Supported by Main Partners Solvay, Omega, Schindler, ABB, and
Official Partners Google, Altran, Bayer MaterialScience, Swiss Re Corporate
Solutions, Swisscom and Moët Hennessy, this historic first aims at demonstrating
that clean technologies can achieve the impossible.
After the original Solar Impulse Si1 prototype which holds 8 world records, Si2
engineers have designed and constructed a new single-seater aircraft made of
carbon fiber. It has a 72 meter wingspan (larger than that of the Boeing 747)
for a weight of just 2,300 kg, equivalent to that of a car. The 17,248 solar
cells built into the wing supply electric motors (17.5 CV each) with renewable
energy. The solar cells recharge four lithium polymer batteries totaling 633 kg
each, which allow the aircraft to fly at night and therefore have virtually
unlimited autonomy.
The Si2 Round-The-World flight will take-off from the Abu Dhabi (UAE), in early
March and return by late July 2015. The route includes stops in Muscat, Oman;
Ahmedabad and Varanasi, India; Mandalay, Myanmar; and Chongqing and Nanjing,
China. After crossing the Pacific Ocean via Hawaii, Si2 will fly across the
U.S.A. stopping in Phoenix, the Midwest, and New York City at JFK. After
crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the final legs include a stop-over in Southern
Europe or North Africa before completing the Round-The-World flight at its final
destination in Abu Dhabi.
You can download information, photographs and B-roll footage in the press
section of the Solar Impulse website: http://press.solarimpulse.com
Username: solar-impulse
Password: zerofuelairplane-2012
Media Relations
T. +41 79 229 81 28
E. press(at)solarimpulse.com
About WISeKey
WISeKey is a leading global digital security solutions company. Working at the
forefront of information cybersecurity, identity management, and mobile software
services, WISeKey's mission is to facilitate the global growth of secure
electronic transactions by providing individuals, businesses, and governments
with advanced technology and services that authenticate and protect digital
identity across the full spectrum of personal, business and administrative
transactions online. WISeKey, established in Geneva, Switzerland in 1999,
(http://www.wisekey.com), is a World Economic Forum Global Growth Partner
Company.
Contact Person: Youmna ABISALEH, Marketing and Communication, +41 79 946 00 89,
yabisaleh(at)wisekey.com
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Datum: 16.03.2015 - 16:48 Uhr
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