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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Download Your Next Trip - Fodor's Announces Travel Mapping Tool for Your PDA
NEW YORK, Jan. 13-- Fodor's, the world's largest travel
information provider, has made the world easier to navigate. No more flipping
pages or fumbling with maps -- with the iFodor's product, travelers will now
be able to access award-winning destination information on their PDA.
Using a unique mapping application, iFodor's allows you to plan your stay
in any of nine popular business and leisure cities around the world: Boston,
Chicago, London, New Orleans, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, and
Washington D.C. After a simple, one-time download onto their PDA, travelers
will be able to find and read Fodor's listings for restaurants, hotels,
nightlife, and shopping information. Easy-to-use icons help to locate choices
on zoom-in/zoom-out maps, and travelers can plan routes and read and view
step-by-step walking directions. iFodor's provides complete Fodor's
sightseeing content.
"Fodor's is creating travel guides of the future by integrating the
comprehensive content that our guidebooks provide with interactive search and
mapping functions, as well as the practical mobility offered by PDAs,"
comments Brent Peich, V.P., General Manager, Fodors.com. "iFodor's allows us
to simplify the planning experience for travelers and to offer our content in
a compelling context."
iFodor's will be available for purchase through an online store on
Fodors.com operated by Handango. "Although iFodor's is available to any
qualified reseller, we are excited to be able to simplify our user's
experience by allowing them to move seamlessly from researching the product to
purchasing it," says Peich.
Fodor's has partnered with Gate 5 AG, a software company specializing in
the development of technology and applications for intelligent mobile guides,
to design the mapping technology and interface. TeleAtlas, a leading provider
of digital maps, has contributed the extensive map data offered on iFodors.
"We are very pleased to have a role in the iFodor's product," comments
Michael Fisher, Gate5's Managing Director, North America. "The first-rate
Fodor's travel information is the perfect complement to our advanced
publishing technology, making iFodor's the ideal travel companion."
iFodor's guides are currently available on Palm OS 5.x, Palm OS
4.1.x,Windows CE, and Pocket PC 2002 and Pocket PC 2003. In addition to being
sold on Fodors.com, the guides are also available for purchase as an online
download via Handango.com and Handango's network of e-commerce affiliates.
Fodor's
Fodor's guides have been used by travelers for more than 65 years and are
highly regarded as one of the most reliable travel resources available.
Fodor's Travel Publications offers travelers more than 440 guides to
destinations worldwide. Fodors.com supplements content from its popular series
with for-the-Web features, advice from travel experts, discussion areas,
links, and numerous planning tools. Through booking affiliate http://www.expedia.com,
Fodors.com users can check prices and book hotels, airline tickets, cruises,
rental cars, and vacation packages. Fodors.com and Fodor's Travel
Publications are units of Fodors LLC, a subsidiary of Random House, Inc. and
its parent company, Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's largest media
companies.
Gate5 AG
A leading supplier of software and services for location-based information
on PDAs and smart phones. Gate5 delivers not only the relevant technology but
also complete solutions including user interface development, content
integration, user administration and billing. Gate5 has partnered with all
major device manufacturers and benefits from an excellent partner network for
brand content both in Europe and the U.S. For more information on Gate5, visit
http://www.gate5.de/english/index_flash.html
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