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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Innovative Technology Companies Sponsor NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
CHICAGO, Oct. 14 -- NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading
global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based
solutions, has joined forces with influential location technology and media
companies to sponsor the Global LBS Challenge: a contest that challenges
developers to build location-enabled applications for wireless devices. The
corporate sponsors include ESRI, Microsoft Corp., SiRF Technology, Inc. and
Telcontar. Directions Magazine and the Wireless Innovation Network of British
Columbia (WINBC) are the official media sponsors of the Challenge.
As part of the over $700,000 in cash and prizes that will be awarded to
the contest winners, the four sponsors are giving all official contestants in
the contest free access to each company's proprietary developer tools. These
tools include:
ESRI ArcWeb Services
ESRI ArcWeb Services are hosted SOAP/XML Web services that include
NAVTEQ(TM) Maps and the capabilities needed to add location, addresses,
points-of-interest, maps and routing directions to location-based
applications.
Microsoft MapPoint
MapPoint technology is the core technology behind Microsoft's mapping and
location services platforms and applications. It is the basis for MapPoint's
powerful business and consumer desktop applications and the application
developer XML Web service platform. The power of MapPoint and Microsoft .NET
technology combine to make a compelling offering for Web applications, desktop
applications or handheld solutions. MapPoint Web Service enables developers
to embed location and mapping capabilities into their consumer, business and
wireless applications.
SiRF Technology Holdings Inc.
SiRF is providing a FREE GPS/BT receiver along with free access to SiRF's
Multimode AGPS Server to the first 100 registered developers who are
developing applications for Java(TM) or WinCE(R) platforms. This will provide
developers from anywhere in the world with a state-of-the-art platform on
which to develop their applications.
Telcontar
Telcontar's Drill Down Server (DDS) provides a client/server-based
architecture for communication from the user application to a wide variety of
spatially-based functionality from the server. Because all communication is
done by sending text strings to and from the server, the client applications
can run on any device from workstations to simple text-based handheld units,
and can be written in any language. The server itself runs under Windows,
Unix, Linux, FreeBSD, HPUX and Solaris platforms.
The two media sponsors -- Directions Magazine and WINBC -- are
contributing editorial and advertising space in their respective publications.
"Having the support of these reputable industry organizations has really
helped maintain the momentum generated by last year's Wireless LBS Challenge.
The contestants will have access to a wide variety of tools which should help
accelerate the development time and allow them to focus more energy on
creative application design and functionality," said Winston Guillory, Senior
Vice President - North American Sales. "NAVTEQ is proud to share the
Challenge with such innovative and successful companies."
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for
automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices and Internet-based
mapping applications. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that
power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The
Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately
1,400 employees located in over 100 offices in 20 countries.
NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights
reserved.
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