GMN Sponsors Lars Boehme and the SAVEX Research Team

While research continues at the Sea Mammal Research Unit in St. Andrews, Scotland, GMN is proud to provide XGate E-Mail communication to Lars Boehme.  He works in  Husvik on the remote island in South Georgia, studying Southern Elephant Seals' interaction with their physical environment, global changes, and the influence of human activities.  For more in information on the work of this crew please click on http://www.lars-boehme.de/vp8dif/index.html  GMN wishes you the best of luck as you continue your research endeavors on one of the earth's great mammals.

GMN Sponsors Donna Lange on Her Solo Circumnavigation

GMN is proud to support Donna's monumental solo circumnavigation providing her with communication services including vessel tracking, XGate E-Mail,  Blog, Web Hosting, and Weather.  Donna depends on GMN's XGate software with her Iridium phone to stay in touch with a large number of fans following her progress.  You can see Donna's progress and read her daily log on her website at http://www.donnalange.com. Go Donna Go!

Nobeltec Bundles WeatherNet with its Admiral Navigation Suite.

Jeppesen, Inc ( a subsidiary of Boing corporation) is now bundling OCENS WeatherNet in their Nobeltec/Admiral Navigation Suite.  Nobeltec users can now use Admiral to select a region of the world the wish to acquire weather for, then push a button to have WeatherNet seamlessly download GRIB and other selected weather types.  Once the files have been downloaded WeatherNet exits and the weather is displayed over the electronic charts in Admiral.  Click here to view a copy of the Nobeltec Admiral Weather brochure. Click here for a copy of the OCENS/Nobeltec press release.

GMN Sponsors Sail America One the only American Entry in the Velux 5 Ocean Race.

GMN is proud to support Tim Troy and his vessel Sail America One (www.sailamericaone.com) in his Velux 5 Oceans Race (www.velux5oceans.com). GMN will be providing Tim with XGate e-mail, Weather, and Vessel Tracking. Good luck in your quest Tim. We wish you the all the best!

Globalstar USA and OCENS Announce Distribution Agreement for GMN Products.

OCENS, Inc (http://www.ocens.net) and Globalstar USA (http://www.globalstarusa.com) announce a distribution agreement to distribute OCENS.Mail (a branded version of XGate), WeatherNet, and OCENS GRIB Explorer to its customer base.  Globalstar customers purchasing satellite data kits will receive a CD with the software.  Software and services will be available for purchase through the normal Globalstar distribution channel.  For more information view the press release or visit http://www.globalstarusa.com/ocens.

GMN Sponsors the OAR Northwest Team Who Have Entered the Guinness Book of World Records.

GMN is proud to sponsor four Seattle rowers as the first team to ever row unassisted across the Atlantic from mainland US to the mainland of UK.  The OAR NW Team (www.oarnorthwest.com), Jordan Hanssen, Dylan Le Valley, Greg Spooner and Brad Vickers, rowed from New York Harbor to Falmouth Harbor and in the meantime won first place in the inaugural Transatlantic Rowing Race.  in fact, they could actually claim a more encompassing rowing record as the first vessel in recorded history to ever row across the Atlantic and end up precisely where they said they were going.  GMN has been proud to provide the rowers with GMN'S XGate e-mail and Vessel Tracking.

B & G Instruments Integrate WeatherNet into Version 8 of Deckman for Windows.

B & G's latest release of Deckman for Widows (DfW) includes WeatherNet.  WeatherNet has been integrated into DfW allowing users of the software easy access to a large assortment of GRIB files. For more information view the press release or visit www.BandG.com.

SCS  Features XNet on Web Site

SCS, manufacturers of the Pactor HF/SSB modems, has featured our XNet HF network on their home page.  See us on their website at http://www.scs-ptc.com

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Selects GMN products to bundle with their satellite phones.

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services (GESS) has selected OCENS.Mail (a branded version of XGate), XWeb, and WeatherNet to be distributed with their phones.  Check out the press release by clicking here.  Additional information on the Globalstar's offering can be viewed here.

GMN Sponsors the John Rymill Memorial Antarctic Kayak Expedition.

GMN is proud to be a sponsor of the John Rymill Memoria kayaking expedition to the Antarctic peninsula.  Andrew and his team will attempt to kayak the entire length of the peninsula in 40 days.  Details of this expedition can be viewed at www.andrewmcauley.com.  GMN's newly released vessel tracking solution will be used to track the teams progress up the peninsula.  Andrew will be using GMN's XGate e-mail software in conjunction with his Iridium 9505 to keep in touch with his support team and to upload text reports and photos to his website. GMN's wireless webhosting will be used to do the website updates. Andrew's current position can be viewed on our tracked vessel page or on his home page.  Information on GMS's vessel tracking solution can be viewed on our vessel tracking web page. We wish Andrew and his team the best of luck.

New Vessel Tracking System and GPS Repeater Released.

XGate Pro's vessel tracking module has been released.  XGate now reads the ships GPS and repeats it on to other navigation software so that the ships GPS can be shared by multiple simultaneous applications.  XGate then uses the GPS feed to send vessel reports which are stored on the server.  Vessels can view tracks of other vessels in their fleet on the ship board PCs using a number of different viewers.  Shore side personnel can follow the progress of their fleet via the web.  A full description of this new product can be found on our vessel tracking page.

GMN opens up its TN HF Broadcast Station.

GMN is now a member of the XNet Yachting Association HF broadcast network.  Two transmitters have been installed and are now transmitting at our Maryville facility.  For more information on the XNet HF Pactor network visit http://www.xnetmail.com.  XGate e-mail, WeatherNet, Vessel Tracking, and all other GMN communications products work very efficiently over XNet's HF network.

GMN Sponsors Sir Francis Chichester's Gipsy Moth IV 40th anniversary circumnavigation.

GMN is a proud sponsor of the Gipsy Moth IV expedition across the globe.  Gipsy Moth goes on its voyage equipped with XGate, XWeb, WeatherNet, and GRIB Explorer. We wish the expedition the best of luck. To find out more about this expedition visit their website at http://www.gipsymoth.org

GMN's XGate and WeatherNet product receive Iridium Solution Certification.

Checkout our certification and awards page for more information.

GMN is has been awarded Iridium Value Added Developer (VAD) Status.

Checkout our certification and awards page for more information.

GMN Sponsors 1000 Hour Day Expedition.

GMN is a proud sponsor of the 1000 hour day expedition across Victoria Island in the Arctic.  We wish the expedition the best of luck. To find out more about this expedition visit their website at http://www.1000hourday.com

GMN Sponsors Bruce Schwab in the Vendee Globe.

Go Bruce Go! Bruce Schwab, sailing his open 60 Ocean Planet, is the only American entry in the Vendee Globe single handed unaided around the world race.  Bruce uses XGate to download weather, e-mail updates to his website, and stay in touch with his shore side crew and fans.  Read more about Bruce Schwab's progress here.

OCENS.Mail is Approved by Globalstar.

OCENS.Mail (a branded version of XGate) has been Approved by Globalstar. XGate/OCENS.Mail is currently the only approved Globalstar e-mail service. Read about OCENS.Mail on the Globalstar website by clicking here.

GMN Now offers Nationwide dialup access to the Internet.

Read more about GMN's dialup service here.

WeatherNet is Awarded a Patent Pending Number.

WeatherNet has been issued Patent Pending number 022229-000100US by the US Patent Office. 

WeatherNet is awarded Sail Magazine innovation award.

Sail Magazines "Freeman K. Pittman Editor's Choice" award for 2003 is awarded to our WeatherNet product.

GMN/OCENS Wireless E-Mail product released August 1, 2003.

XGate and OCENS Mail make their debut today.  XGate is the state of the art in fast wireless e-mail transfer technology facilitating communication between vessels and the internet.  Click here to learn more about this technology.

OCENS WeatherNet is Granted Globalstar "Preferred Vendor Status".

Globalstar USA a leader in satellite communications has granted one of our partner companies, OCENS, Inc. (www.ocens.com), preferred vendor status. Check them out on the Globalstar web site by clicking here.

GMN/OCENS WeatherNet product released April 2, 2003.

WeatherNet the most advanced and comprehensive wireless weather delivery systems has been released. With over 5,000 weather products to choose from WeatherNet will save you money when you download weather via your wireless device. Please see our WeatherNet page for full details.

GMN/OCENS WeatherNet makes is debut at the 2003 Miami boat show.

GMN in partnership with Ocens, Inc. of Seattle proudly announces the introduction of their revolutionary weather distribution product WeatherNet.  WeatherNet provides the mariner with easy, convenient, on demand weather anytime any where at affordable prices. Check out our WeatherNet page for information and pricing.

GMN Sponsors S/V Northanger's expedition to Antarctica.

Global Marine Networks is a proud sponsor of the Northanger 2003 expedition to Antarctica providing weather, web hosting, and e-mail services.  GMN GRIB weather files are used daily by the expedition as a planning tool. Check out the Northanger web page hosted at GMN for spectacular pictures and daily logs of the voyage. Send a wireless e-mail message to the expedition by clicking here.

GMN Now Supports Full DES/PGP Public Key Encryption and Digital Signatures in it's Wireless XGate Product.

PGP Encryption of incoming and outgoing e-mail is one click away with GMN's XGate  product.  Simply e-mail your public key to a remote party and start receiving confidential securely encrypted mail immediately.  When an encrypted message arrives simply push a button on the tool bar, enter your secure private key, and read your message.  To send an encrypted message simply compose the text as you normally would, hit the encrypt button, and then push the send button.  Management of public keys is simplified via seamless integration with the address book.  Public keys received via e-mail can be entered into the address book with the push of a button.  Encrypted E-Mail security has never been simpler! Click here to find out more about GMN's Fast Wireless E-Mail service.  Click here to learn more about how to encrypt and decrypt E-Mail's using iScribe.

Fast Wireless Web Hosting now Offered by GMN.

GMN's Wireless Web Hosting service is specifically designed for users who would like to update their web sites while traveling.  As many of our users have discovered, updating your web site via a wireless connection can be painfully expensive due to the over head in the usual transfer protocols. GMN solves this problem by providing a new innovative mechanism for posting web updates using it's proven Fast E-Mail technology.  As a subscriber to this service all you need to do is e-mail your web updates as compressed attachments to GMN's mail update program ( webupdate@globalmarinenet.net ) and the new pages are posted for you automatically.  The fast web update mail program supports all standard compression formats.  Simply winzip or rar your new pages and pictures, attach them to an e-mail, and send them to webupdate@globalmarinenet.net and your new pages are updated automatically on our web server . Fast, Simple, and Inexpensive. Fast web update even works over all HF/SSB Pactor E-Mail connections where mail attachments are supported.  Click here for more information.

GRIB Forecast of the World Available via GMN.

Global Marine Networks (GMN) is now offering 5 day wind forecasts of the world as a public service via it's GRIB Mail Robot.  The forecasts are generated daily for every region of the world. GRIB forecasts are based on the National Weather Service Wavewatch III model and yield highly accurate forecasts every 6 hours for up to 5 days into the future. All GRIB forecasts are delivered via e-mail and optimized specifically for low bandwidth wireless connections. Send e-mail to gribmail@globalmarinenet.netfor information on how to receive Free GRIB forecasts. Click here for more information.

GRIB Files are also available for direct download over the internet from here.

GMN Partners with OCENS, Inc.

Global Marine Network (GMN) partners with OCENS, Inc. of Seattle WA (www.ocens.net) to develop a fast wireless distribution channel for weather. Weather data acquired from OCENS will be repackaged and streamed to users using custom software developed by GMN for OCENS providing cost effective, fast, and reliable weather data transfer to it's user base.  The new product called "WeatherNet" will use wireless broadband, satellite phone, and Pactor HF communication modes to deliver weather products.