TELMAP LAUNCHES NATIVE SYMBIAN NAVIGATION SOLUTION, CREATING THE FIRST CROSS-PLATFORM SOLUTION FOR M

Added: (Mon Oct 17 2005)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Polaris TM for Symbian phones to debut at The Smartphone Show

London, UK – 10 October 2005 – Telmap (www.telmap.com), a world-leading provider of mobile Mapping and Navigation solutions, today announced the launch of a native Symbian version of its Polarisä solution. As the Polaris Mapping and Navigation System already supports all the other major mobile platforms and works on all networks, the addition of a Symbian native version establishes Polaris as the first and only truly worldwide, cross-platform solution for mobile navigation.

Telmap will demonstrate the new Polaris native Symbian solution on the Nokia 6680 mobile handset at the upcoming Symbian Smartphone Show at the Excel Centre, London, October 11-12 (stand #42).

The full Polaris solution, for Java and Symbian devices, will also be presented at the Telmap stand, enabling Telmap to showcase its unrivaled support for premium content, such as real-time, Europe-wide traffic and weather.
“The addition of native Symbian support is an important element in our strategy of offering the most complete mobile navigation solution available,” said Oren Nissim, CEO of Telmap. “Now, operators, handset manufacturers and application developers can offer a single solution for worldwide navigation and content to an unprecedented broad market. This reinforces Telmap’s position as the industry leader and shaper of the future of mobile navigation.”
Telmap will share its extensive knowledge in a seminar at The Smartphone Show: “Mobile Navigation Solutions – Five Challenges Met When Developing Telco Grade Solutions” (October 12, 11:30am), presented by Oren Nissim, CEO.

Any platform. Any content. Anywhere

As the only cross-platform mobile navigation solution available, Polaris builds on its years-long success as a solution for Java devices. It revolutionizes the way people interact with their cellular phones by enabling users to utilize their cellular phone or wireless device as an all-in-one, multi-purpose device for all their mapping, navigation, and travel-related content needs. This includes Points of Interest (POIs), real-time traffic and weather updates, restaurant reviews and hot spots. Offering a complete navigation experience, Polaris enables users to find their way quickly and easily following Polaris’ pinpoint-accurate turn-by-turn navigation with map, text and voice instructions. It features a worldwide database of millions of POIs, including restaurants, hotels and theaters, and enables users to direct dial to any POI from within the application and share locations, and points of interest via SMS. All geographical data is delivered in real time via the wireless network to provide unmatched worldwide mapping, routing and content coverage.

About Telmap

Telmap is a leading technology provider of a wide range of innovative applications designed for the mobile mapping arena. Founded in 2000, with HQ in Israel and offices in the UK, the US and Finland, Telmap's mobile mapping applications provide global geographic coverage for the cellular and automotive world. The company prides itself as the creator of some of the most progressive Mapping and Navigation solutions. Over the past 5 years, Telmap has been developing its client/server technology for mapping, content access, routing and navigation – resulting in the ever-evolving Polaris™ Navigation solution based on the Andromeda™ Geo-Engine platform.
Telmap is a member of the Current Science Group (CSG).
For more information, please visit www.telmap.com


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