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Two smartphone applications developed by companies from Kochi's Startup Village were named among the 10 best applications (apps) designed for women security by the IT industry body Nasscom.
The app, 'Sentinel' developed by MindHelix Technosol Private Ltd and 'iFollow' from Aucupa Innovative Solutions, were among the list of winners at the Nasscom's first all-India App Fame Contest in mobile tools that aid safety of women and help deal with emergencies.
Sentinel, a GPS-based application for android and iPhone devices, is capable of making SOS calls, send text alerts and emails with the location information to pre-saved emergency numbers at the touch of a button.
The application works even in situations where the user is unable to trigger the alert manually or the phone is destroyed or there is no internet access.It can be downloaded free from Google Play and the App store, said Nasscom.
Aucupa's iFollow is an android app that automatically dials voice calls to emergency contacts pre-configured on the device.
It is activated if the phone is shaken continuously for five seconds, and in standby mode, it works silently in the background to reduce power consumption and CPU usage.iFollow is also a free application that can be downloaded from Google Play.
MindHelix and Aucupa are both fledgling companies incubating at Startup Village. The latest award follows a series of honours and recognition for products and services developed by young innovators.
