MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SPOT Inc. today announced that Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE:CAB), a leading specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise, will carry the new SPOT Satellite Messenger throughout its U.S. retail locations just in time for the holidays. SPOT is already available online at www.cabelas.com, and will also be available in Cabela's Spring 2008 catalog.
"We're thrilled to partner with Cabela's not only because they're a pre-eminent retailer of products for the outdoor enthusiast, but also because they clearly understand the value of SPOT - a highly enthusiastic support that stems from their hands-on experience with the device," said Jim Shriver, National Sales Manager for SPOT Inc.
"SPOT promises to offer our customers a different level of security. This is a state-of-the-art satellite product that offers multiple safety functions for our customers who spend considerable time outdoors. This is how the product entered our assortment plan," said John O'Rourke, Product Manager for Cabela's. "For our customers it's a unique and dynamic safety device at an affordable price."
SPOT enables users, based on varying levels of need, to send messages to friends, family, or emergency responders, and to visually track the location of the SPOT satellite messenger:
* Alert 9-1-1 notifies emergency responders to your GPS location * Ask for Help sends a request for help to friends and family * Check In lets contacts know where you are and that you are OK * Track Progress sends and saves your location and allows contacts to track your progress using Google Maps(tm)
Weighing just over 7 ounces and with a Cabela's price of less than U.S. $150, the SPOT satellite messenger is ideal for the growing market of more than 64 million estimated outdoor enthusiasts in the U.S. specifically for backpacking, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, or recreational maritime activities.
About SPOT Inc.
The SPOT Satellite Messenger, the world's first satellite messenger, uses both the GPS satellite network to determine a customer's location and the SPOT network to transmit that information to friends, family or an emergency service center. SPOT Inc., a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), provides lifesaving communications technology that allows users to communicate from remote locations around the globe. Thanks to this affordable, cutting-edge personal safety device, the company offers people unmatched peace of mind. The device allows customers to notify friends and family of their location and status, and to send for emergency assistance in time of need, completely independent of cellular phone or wireless coverage. For more information on how SPOT Inc. is helping users live to tell about it(tm) - from disaster preparedness to outdoor adventure purposes - visit www.findmespot.com.
About Cabela's Incorporated
Cabela's Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is the world's largest direct marketer, and a leading specialty retailer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company's founding in 1961, Cabela's(r) (NYSE:CAB) has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World's Foremost Outfitter(r). Through Cabela's well-established direct business and its growing number of destination retail stores, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela's also issues the Cabela's CLUB(r) Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program.