opt[e]go(tm) V3, a breakthrough telematics solution
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Premium hybrid on-board/off-board navigation and location based services
platform, accessible from many devices
Sophia-Antipolis, France - May 23rd., 2002. opt[e]way, the Navigation & LBS
enabler announces
the release of opt[e]go version 3.0, including unique turn by turn
navigation, map rotation, local or remote features.
With the convergence of local navigation features and wireless information,
opt[e]way introduces opt[e]go V3,
the ultimate hybrid software platform to develop customized on/off-board
services for the telematics and location
based services markets. opt[e]go v3 provides powerful Client API/SDK (Java
applet & Microsoft ActiveX) with
over hundred navigation API functions for application developers.
From now on with opt[e]go V3 and based on a GPS/Cell-id position, instant
access to advanced navigation
services is possible through PDAs, smartphones or mobile navigation systems.
You can access rich and interactive maps,
"nearby" services, routing based upon live traffic data and voice activated
itinerary on a turn by turn basis as you move along.
"opt[e]go V3 is the combination of opt[e]way's navigation & LBS market
experience and unmatched mapping
technology knowledge", says Patrick de Roquemaurel, CEO at opt[e]way. " This
new version is directly targeted
to the telematics market to develop business fleet management, car tracking
or optimized maintenance applications
as well as mass-market driving direction services".
Opt[e]go V3 offers the following new features :
* Route Guidance & Turn-by-Turn navigation (inc. on the fly pictograms
rendering)
* Optimized route calculation considering real-time pan-European
traffic information
* Extremely compact & concise street-level maps (eg: Paris vector map
is only 600 kb)
* Easy implementation of market standard Automatic Speech recognition
* Enhanced XML interface
* OSGI compliance to meet automotive market standards.
Major companies such as HP with CoolAirport(tm), Accenture with NGWS, IDS
with IDNavigator(tm),
Masternaut with Infofleet® or Acunia with Xingu® are already among the
first to take advantage of opt[e]go V3.
About opt[e]way
opt[e]way is an independent software vendor which develops and markets a
unique navigation & LBS software
development platform named opt[e]go. Targeted at Mobile operators, Corporate
(Logistics, Emergency, Utilities)
and off-board navigation providers, opt[e]go's strengths leverage from its
innovative format called TPF
(Topological Portable Format), a high-performing compact data format which
enables real-time content
aggregation and multi-access publishing capabilities (PCs, Mobile Phones,
PDAs,...). opt[e]way is based in
Sophia-Antipolis (southern France) with offices in Paris, London and San
Francisco. Visit us at www.opteway.com
