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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
TeleNav Wins Best of Mobile Internet World Innovation 2008 Award
Boston, MA and Sunnyvale, CA - xchange magazine announced Tuesday that TeleNav has been selected to receive the Mobile Internet WorldInnovation 2008 Award for TeleNav GPS Navigator(TM) inthe Most Innovative Consumer Mobile Internet Application category. TeleNavGPS Navigator was also recognized as the runner-up for the Most InnovativeConsumer Mobile Internet Deployment. Additionally, TeleNav's TeleNav Track(TM) service wasawarded runner-up status for the Most Innovative Enterprise Mobile InternetDeployment because of its implementation with the City of New York. Theannual awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of mobileInternet technology. Nominations were open to all providers and vendors ofmobile Internet technology and selected by a judging panel of experts fromthe mobile Internet industry.
TeleNav received the awards on Oct. 21 at a ceremony following the close ofthe Mobile Internet World expo floor. Eliot Weinman, president of YankeeGroup, along with Tara Seals, associate editor of xchange, presented awardsto TeleNav and recipients in three other categories. TeleNav and its awardswill be featured in the January issue of xchange, as well as on the Websites of both Mobile Internet World, www.mobilenetx.com, and xchange,www.xchangemag.com/mobileinternet2008.
"xchange is pleased to honor TeleNav's contributions to the development andpromotion of mobile Internet technology," said Mike Saxby, group publisherof xchange. "The growth in the industry has been tremendous, as shown byTeleNav's achievement, and it's vital that such accomplishments andcommitment be lauded."
"On behalf of Mobile Internet World, I congratulate TeleNav for winningthis year's Mobile Internet World Innovation Award," added Weinman. "MobileInternet World Awards winners truly represent the best and the brightest inthe development and deployment of mobile Internet technology."
TeleNav, Inc., a privately-held company headquartered in Sunnyvale,California, was the first to launch a cell phone GPS system in the UnitedStates. Deployed by 15 carriers in 21 countries, TeleNav is a global leaderin wireless location-based services (LBS). Currently, the company'ssolutions are available in four continents, including North and SouthAmerica, Asia and Europe.
TeleNav's solutions include GPS navigation, Mobile Resource Management(MRM), social networking and local search. The company's flagship product,TeleNav GPS Navigator, is comparable to in-car systems found in luxuryvehicles, offering a similar experience with functionality, such asautomatically-updated maps and business locations, full color 3D movingmaps, traffic alerts and one-click rerouting, location-sharing, businessreviews, speech recognition, Wi-Fi hotspot finder, lowest-price fuel finderand more. TeleNav's enterprise application, TeleNav Track, incorporatesGPS-enabled tracking, time sheets, wireless forms and navigation. TeleNavTrack is a widely adopted service with over 9,000 customer organizationsusing it today.
TeleNav products are available on more than 450 wireless devices and run onall widely available major mobile platforms. TeleNav's worldwide partnersinclude Sprint Nextel, AT&T, T-Mobile USA, Alltel, Boost Mobile, Qwest,SouthernLINC Wireless, Rogers, Bell Mobility, T-Mobile UK, T-MobileAustria, China Mobile, Vivo Brazil, Telcel, NII Holdings, Research InMotion (RIM), Motorola, Samsung, Sanyo, LG, Palm, HTC, Hewlett Packard,Nokia, Tele Atlas, deCarta, INRIX, Qualcomm and SiRF Technology Holdings.
The Mobile Internet Innovation Awards winners were selected by anindependent judging panel that consisted of Craig Mathias, principal,Farpoint Group; Zeus Kerravala, senior vice president of EnterpriseResearch for Yankee Group; Caroline Gabriel, lead research analyst, RethinkResearch; Andy Mitchell, Bell Canada; Rich Buttiglieri, usabilityconsultant, Design and Usability Center, Bentley College; andrepresentatives from xchange and Trendsmedia.
For a complete list of winners, visitwww.xchangemag.com/mobileinternet2008.
About xchange
Founded in 1996, xchange is an online and print publication forfacilities-based service providers offering voice, data, wireless, IP,WiMAX and content. Its seasoned editors do more than simply report onindustry news; they dig beneath the surface to provide analysis on what newequipment, new services, new regulatory activities and other newdevelopments mean to xchange readers. xchange content, including news,articles, eBooks, webinars and industry buyer's guide is accessible onlineat www.xchangemag.com. Subscriptions to the print publication, its digitaledition and the xchange Update weekly e-mail newsletter are also availableat www.xchangemag.com.
About Trendsmedia
Trendsmedia is the events and publishing division of Yankee Group ResearchInc. Its mission is to help its clients stay ahead of the major technologytrends that are likely to impact their businesses significantly.Trendsmedia provides their clients with independently researched andproduced media products that target emerging technology markets in depth,including focused conferences, independently produced online media andin-depth newsletters and market intelligence studies. For more, seewww.trendsmedia.com.
About Mobile Internet World Conference & Expo
Mobile Internet World, produced by Trendsmedia, brings together all keymobile technologies, products, systems and services into a single,information-packed event featuring key industry players, thought leadersand users. The event showcases the entire ecosystem of enable mobileInternet technologies, content and applications. Mobile Internet World isdeveloped collaboratively with thought-leading executives from throughoutthe rapidly expanding mobile Internet arena. For more information, visitwww.mobilenetx.com.
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