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Ska Train throws down the gauntlet to BT boss over new £50m app

Shrewsbury-based development house Ska Train has thrown down the gauntlet to BT's CEO Philip Jansen to join it in a cooperative venture.

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Vince Dovey, managing director of Ska Train

It follows news of BT’s new phone app, which would allow users to opt in to a GPS tracking system and an alert would be triggered if they did not reach their destination on time.

Ska Train launched its own app earlier in the year, SafeStep, designed in conjunction with the welfare team, staff and students at University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS).

It is simple to use, non-invasive and most importantly is not a tracker, Ska Train said. Users can add named contacts, create places and start a journey. If the person does not make it to the destination in the allotted time, the chosen next of kin or friend receives a text notification and a link to the user’s live location. Emergency services may be alerted by the named contact, but this does not happen automatically.