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In an interesting-albeit imperfect-initiative to bring more services to users of smartphones, Rimac Seguros presented his new application of “Hello Rimac” for Iphones. According to Enrique Prado, Division Manager of Market Development and Services Company, this application will enable a direct communication with the emergency call center with the touch of a button, program emergency numbers and-apparently-mailing more interesting Information geotagging using Google Maps and Android.

In developing this application for other smartphones that are not iPhone, the executive said that soon will develop the application for Blackberry, but not considered as Symbian operating systems because they are outdated.

However, during the live test of the application was a failure because we were in the Hotel Libertador San Isidro (Calle Los Eucalyptus) and the central emergency call placed by the iPhone-sent-in the district of Surco, reference to the Colegio Franco Peruano. It should also be noted that the iPhone sends only a snapshot of the location on the map and the exact coordinates, which could lead to difficulties in locating an emergency, for example, on a road where there are no references or addresses. After several minutes, returned a call from the emergency center and located around the av. Coronel Portillo Pezet (close, but several blocks from the hotel).

To take into account the user you want to have this service, you must use the data plan and its own address, which will send the information to the central emergency Rimac Seguros.

While there is much to improve in this application, it is plausible the company’s initiative to introduce this new service, since in Peru exist more than 100 thousand users of smartphones and the trend is that this number will triple over 2010.