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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
ESRI Joins Sponsors of Wireless LBS Challenge
Redlands, California-ESRI announced today that it is a sponsor of the
Wireless LBS Challenge presented by Navigation Technologies and SiRF
Technology. As a sponsor, ESRI is offering application developer
contest
registrants a free six-month trial of ArcWeb for Developers, ESRI's
Simple
Object Access Protocol (SOAP)/XML mapping Web service.
Through this contest, Navigation Technologies and SiRF Technology
challenge application developers to build a location-based services
(LBS)
application that utilize cell phones or wireless handheld devices using
global positioning satellite (GPS) technology and NAVTECH map data.
Application developers accepted to the Wireless LBS Challenge will have
the
option to use ArcWeb for Developers with NAVTECH Maps throughout the
six-month course of the contest.
ArcWeb for Developers, a standards-based geographic information system
(GIS)
Web service, offers any application developer an easy way to include
addresses, maps, routes, and points of interest into their
location-based
applications without having to host the data or software. Learn more
about
ArcWeb for Developers by visiting
on the Web.
"Through our simple-to-use SOAP/XML Web services, Wireless LBS
Challenge application developers will be able to access NAVTECH Maps
through
our services for any function they need including geocoding, reverse
geocoding, proximity searching, routing, and mapping. We're confident
that
the coupling of our Web services with the quality of NAVTECH Maps will
result in some exciting product entries," says Jon Spinney,
location-based
services industry manager.
"We are very pleased ESRI is sponsoring the Wireless LBS Challenge
and offering their Web services to contestants," says Winston Guillory,
senior vice president-North American sales, Navigation Technologies.
"With
ESRI's Web services atop NAVTECH Maps, Wireless LBS Challenge
application
developers will have a robust development environment for building
their
'killer' applications."
The official contest kickoff event is taking place at the Cellular
Telecommunications Industry Association IT & Entertainment Expo on
October
21, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wireless LBS Challenge
details
including rules, regulations, contest information, and ESRI's
contribution
can be found on the Web at www.lbschallenge.com. Additional information
is
also available at http://www.esri.com/events/ctia/.
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About ESRI
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS
software
with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI software is used in all
200
of the largest cities in the United States and in more than 60 percent
of
counties and municipalities nationwide. Headquartered in California,
ESRI
has regional offices throughout the United States, international
distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,500 business
partners. ESRI's goal is to develop comprehensive tools that enable
users to
efficiently manage, use, and serve geographic information to make a
difference in the world around them. ESRI also provides consulting,
implementation, and technical support services. ESRI can be found on
the Web
at www.esri.com.
About Navigation Technologies
Navigation Technologies creates the digital maps that power navigation
and
location-based services around the world. The Chicago, Illinois,
software-based company was founded in 1985 and is privately held. The
company's 1,300 employees are in more than 100 offices in 17 countries.
For
more information, visit www.navtech.com.
ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcWeb, www.esri.com, and
@esri.com
are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the
United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions.
Other
companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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