The Wireless Registry launches world's first global registry for wireless names

-- New wireless company creates registry for the Internet of Things

NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wireless Registry Inc. today announced the launch of the world's first global registry for wireless names. In the same way the Domain Name System (DNS) unleashed the power of the Internet, The Wireless Registry unleashes the power of the Internet of Things. From today, individuals and businesses can register wireless names (www.wirelessregistry.com), associate content to these names and provide meaning when they are detected. 

This new registry allows anyone to take control of their proximal identities and create and use new services and applications to engage with their proximal surroundings in ways never before possible.

"Any object that uses Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wireless technology, such as your smartphone, home router or even your car, has a unique wireless signature and proximal identity. Registering your wireless name or SSID allows you to own your proximal identity within The Wireless Registry and create a virtual bubble that can stay in one place or go wherever you go," said Patrick Parodi, CEO and co-founder of The Wireless Registry. "We have built a system, the DNS of Things, that lets people and businesses take control and add meaning to their wireless signals."

For brands and agencies, the registry will instantly create millions of virtual proximal billboards. For retailers, it delivers a simple and easy way to engage consumers on a hyper local basis with daily deals, coupons or other forms of commercial engagement without requiring them to connect to their Wi-Fi. For individuals, the registry provides a proximal dimension to their interactions on social media as well as a tool to declare how they want their proximal identities to be used.

"The Wireless Registry is a good example of a new way for individuals to take control of their proximal identity, the new frontier of privacy," said Jules Polonetsky, Executive Director and Co-chair of the Future of Privacy Forum. "The FPF looks forward to working with The Wireless Registry to help deliver on our Smart Store Privacy Code of Conduct."

Individuals and businesses can register their SSIDs by visiting The Wireless Registry's website http://www.wirelessregistry.com/. For a limited time, The Wireless Registry is offering a free first year subscription to the first name registered, and the standard year subscription price of $4.99 for all subsequent names.

"The Wireless Registry is building infrastructure for the Internet of Things," said COO and co-founder Stillman Bradish. "With this new registry, mobile app and browser developers can use our free and open API to create a whole new world of proximal awareness."

About The Wireless Registry Inc.
The Wireless Registry Inc. is the first global registry for wireless names and identifiers, which enables thousands of new proximal services and gives businesses and individuals the power to engage with their surroundings in ways never before possible. Using an exclusive patent (www.8335174.com), The Wireless Registry has built infrastructure and a free and open API capable of associating links and meaning to detectable wireless names. For more information, please visit http://www.wirelessregistry.com/ or follow The Wireless Registry on Twitter (@WirelessRgstry) or Facebook (WirelessRegistry).