MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - geoTag images (assign latitude and longitude) to Flickr!
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Scalleja writes - "If you want to have the next feature in your photos "Click here to see where this photo was taken" just follow the following steps: 1.- Go to BeeLoop's Lat/Lon to Flickr's geoTags page. 2.- Move the map to the desired location and copy the geotagged text like "Click here to see where this photo was taken." in your picture's tags!" [via] - Link.
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Friday, March 31, 2006
Semapedia.org - The Physical Wikipedia
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Our goal is to connect the virtual and physical world by bringing the best information from the internet to the relevant place in physical space.
We do this by combining the physical annotation technology of Semacode with high quality information from Wikipedia.
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Our goal is to connect the virtual and physical world by bringing the best information from the internet to the relevant place in physical space.
We do this by combining the physical annotation technology of Semacode with high quality information from Wikipedia.
oreilly.com Web Mapping Illustrated
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Web Mapping Illustrated
Using Open Source GIS Toolkits
By Tyler Mitchell
First Edition June 2005
ISBN: 0-596-00865-1
367 pages, $39.95 USD, $55.95 CAD, £28.50 GBP
Buy two books, get the third FREE! Use discount code "opc10"
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Developers who want to publish maps on the web often discover that commercial tools cost too much and hunting down the free tools scattered across Internet can use up too much of your time and resources. Web Mapping Illustrated shows you how to create maps, even interactive maps, with free tools, including MapServer, OpenEV, GDAL/OGR, and PostGIS. It also explains how to find, collect, understand, use, and share mapping data, both over the traditional Web and using OGC-standard services like WFS and WMS. [Full Description]
Sample Chapter and Code Examples
Chapter 3: Converting and Viewing Maps (PDF)
Download the code examples from this book. The complete set of examples is available at: http://examples.oreilly.com/webmapping/
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Web Mapping Illustrated
Using Open Source GIS Toolkits
By Tyler Mitchell
First Edition June 2005
ISBN: 0-596-00865-1
367 pages, $39.95 USD, $55.95 CAD, £28.50 GBP
Buy two books, get the third FREE! Use discount code "opc10"
This book qualifies for FREE SHIPPING. See details.
Add to Cart Add to UK Cart Read Online--Safari
Developers who want to publish maps on the web often discover that commercial tools cost too much and hunting down the free tools scattered across Internet can use up too much of your time and resources. Web Mapping Illustrated shows you how to create maps, even interactive maps, with free tools, including MapServer, OpenEV, GDAL/OGR, and PostGIS. It also explains how to find, collect, understand, use, and share mapping data, both over the traditional Web and using OGC-standard services like WFS and WMS. [Full Description]
Sample Chapter and Code Examples
Chapter 3: Converting and Viewing Maps (PDF)
Download the code examples from this book. The complete set of examples is available at: http://examples.oreilly.com/webmapping/
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Demystifying geospatial - the basics - O'Reilly Digital Media Blog
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Related link: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webmapping/index.html
Are you a web developer, data analyst or some other geek who wants to jump on the “location” bandwagon? Here are some of the “geospatial” basics you need to know. Want to learn more? My new book, Web Mapping Illustrated, will get you up to speed in no time.
What is geospatial anyway?
Geospatial data refers to information about the geographic location of an entity. This often involves the use of a geographic coordinate, like a latitude or longitude value. Spatial data is another commonly used term, as are: geographic data, geographic information system (GIS) data, map data, location data, coordinate data and spatial geometry data.
Applications using geospatial data perform a variety of functions. Map production is the most easily understood function of geospatial applications. Mapping programs take geospatial data and render it in a form that is viewable, usually on a computer screen or printed page. Applications can present static maps (a simple image) or dynamic maps that are customised by the person viewing the map through a desktop program or a web page.
Many people mistakenly assume that geospatial applications just produce maps, but geospatial data analysis is another primary function of geospatial applications. Some typical types of analysis include computing:
# distances between geographic locations
# the amount of area (e.g., square metres) within a certain geographic region
# what geographic features overlap other features
# the amount of overlap between features
# the number of locations within a certain distance of another
# and so on…
These may seem simplistic, but can be applied in all sorts of ways across many disciplines. The results of analysis may be shown on a map, but are often tabulated into a report to support management decisions.
The recent phenomena of location-based services promises to introduce all sorts of other features, but many will be based on a combination of maps and analysis. For example, you have a cell phone that tracks your geographic location. If you have the right software, your phone can tell you what kind of restaurants are within walking distance. While this is a novel application of geospatial technology, it is essentially doing geospatial data analysis and listing the results for you.
Why is all this so new?
Well, it’s not. There are many new hardware devices that are enabling mobile geospatial services. Many open source geospatial applications are also available, but the existence of geospatially focused hardware and software is nothing new. Global positioning system (GPS) receivers are becoming commonplace, but have been used in various industries for more than a decade. Likewise, desktop mapping and analysis tools have also been a major commercial market, primarily focused on industries such as natural resource management.
What is new, is how the latest hardware and software is being applied and who is applying it. Traditional users of mapping and analysis tools were highly trained GIS Analysts or digital mapping technicians trained to use CAD-like tools. Now, the processing capabilities of home PC’s and open source software packages have enabled an army of hobbyists, professionals, web developers, etc. to interact with geospatial data. The learning curve has come down. The costs have come down. The amount of geospatial technology saturation has increased.
How is geospatial data stored?
In a nutshell, there are two types of geospatial data in widespread use today. This is in additional to traditional tabular data that is also widely used by geospatial applications.
1) Raster Data
One type of geospatial data is called raster data or simply “a raster”. The most easily recognised form of raster data is digital satellite imagery or air photos. Elevation shading or digital elevation models are also typically represented as raster data. Any type of map feature can be represented as raster data, but there are limitations.
A raster is a regular grid made up of cells, or in the case of imagery, pixels. They have a fixed number of rows and columns. Each cell has a numeric value and has a certain geographic size (e.g. 30×30 metres in size).
Multiple overlapping rasters are used to represent images using more than one colour value (i.e. one raster for each set of red, green and blue values is combined to create a colour image). Satellite imagery also represents data in multiple “bands”. Each band is essentially a separate, spatially overlapping raster where each band holds values of certain wavelengths of light. As you can imagine, a large raster takes up more file space. A raster with smaller cells can provide more detail, but takes up more file space. The trick is finding the right balance between cell size for storage purposes and cell size for analytical or mapping purposes.
2) Vector Data
Vector data is also used in geospatial applications. If you stayed awake during trigonometry and coordinate geometry classes, you will already be familiar with some of the qualities of vector data. In its simplest sense, vectors are a way of describing a location by using a set of coordinates. Each coordinate refers to a geographic location using a system of x and y values.
This can be thought of in reference to a Cartesian plane - you know, the diagrams from school that showed an x and y-axis. You might have used them to chart declining retirement savings or increasing compound mortgage interest, but the concepts are essential to geospatial data analysis and mapping.
There are various ways of representing these geographic coordinates depending on your purpose. This is a whole area of study for another day - map projections.
Vector data takes on three forms, each progressively more complex and building on the former.
# Points - A single coordinate (x y) represents the discrete geographic location
# Lines - Multiple coordinates (x1 y1, x2 y2, x3 y4, … xn yn) strung together in a certain order. Like drawing a line from Point (x1 y1) to Point (x2 y2) and so on. These parts between each point are considered line segments. They have a length and the line can be said to have a direction based on the order of the points. Technically, a line is a single pair of coordinates connected together; whereas, a line string is multiple lines connected together.
# Polygons - When lines are strung together by more than two points, with the last point being at the same location as the first, we call this a polygon. A triangle, circle, rectangle, etc. are all polygons. The key feature of polygons is that there is a fixed area within them.
How can I start using geospatial data now?
If you are considering using geospatial data and building applications, this is a great time to get started. The historical foundation of geospatial data management and applications is opening up for others to capitalise on.
Many open source geospatial software projects exist. More are being started every year. Among these are both new and mature tools for handling data, making maps and doing geospatial analysis.
The work of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has produced many great interoperability specifications, allowing you to share data using standard formats and programming interfaces. Hundreds of organisations provide access to their data using these specifications, giving you easy access to data, at no cost.
Continuing Education
Want to know more? There are a variety of ways you can dig deeper into this subject:
# My book, Web Mapping Illustrated, discusses many aspects of geospatial data management and application development. It is due out next month (June 2005).
# Mapping Hacks is another O’Reilly book that is focused on geospatial technologies, also due out next month.
Consider attending one of these two conferences next month:
# Open Source Geospatial ‘05 - June 16-18th in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
# O’Reilly’s Where 2.0 Conference - June 29-30th in San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
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Related link: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webmapping/index.html
Are you a web developer, data analyst or some other geek who wants to jump on the “location” bandwagon? Here are some of the “geospatial” basics you need to know. Want to learn more? My new book, Web Mapping Illustrated, will get you up to speed in no time.
What is geospatial anyway?
Geospatial data refers to information about the geographic location of an entity. This often involves the use of a geographic coordinate, like a latitude or longitude value. Spatial data is another commonly used term, as are: geographic data, geographic information system (GIS) data, map data, location data, coordinate data and spatial geometry data.
Applications using geospatial data perform a variety of functions. Map production is the most easily understood function of geospatial applications. Mapping programs take geospatial data and render it in a form that is viewable, usually on a computer screen or printed page. Applications can present static maps (a simple image) or dynamic maps that are customised by the person viewing the map through a desktop program or a web page.
Many people mistakenly assume that geospatial applications just produce maps, but geospatial data analysis is another primary function of geospatial applications. Some typical types of analysis include computing:
# distances between geographic locations
# the amount of area (e.g., square metres) within a certain geographic region
# what geographic features overlap other features
# the amount of overlap between features
# the number of locations within a certain distance of another
# and so on…
These may seem simplistic, but can be applied in all sorts of ways across many disciplines. The results of analysis may be shown on a map, but are often tabulated into a report to support management decisions.
The recent phenomena of location-based services promises to introduce all sorts of other features, but many will be based on a combination of maps and analysis. For example, you have a cell phone that tracks your geographic location. If you have the right software, your phone can tell you what kind of restaurants are within walking distance. While this is a novel application of geospatial technology, it is essentially doing geospatial data analysis and listing the results for you.
Why is all this so new?
Well, it’s not. There are many new hardware devices that are enabling mobile geospatial services. Many open source geospatial applications are also available, but the existence of geospatially focused hardware and software is nothing new. Global positioning system (GPS) receivers are becoming commonplace, but have been used in various industries for more than a decade. Likewise, desktop mapping and analysis tools have also been a major commercial market, primarily focused on industries such as natural resource management.
What is new, is how the latest hardware and software is being applied and who is applying it. Traditional users of mapping and analysis tools were highly trained GIS Analysts or digital mapping technicians trained to use CAD-like tools. Now, the processing capabilities of home PC’s and open source software packages have enabled an army of hobbyists, professionals, web developers, etc. to interact with geospatial data. The learning curve has come down. The costs have come down. The amount of geospatial technology saturation has increased.
How is geospatial data stored?
In a nutshell, there are two types of geospatial data in widespread use today. This is in additional to traditional tabular data that is also widely used by geospatial applications.
1) Raster Data
One type of geospatial data is called raster data or simply “a raster”. The most easily recognised form of raster data is digital satellite imagery or air photos. Elevation shading or digital elevation models are also typically represented as raster data. Any type of map feature can be represented as raster data, but there are limitations.
A raster is a regular grid made up of cells, or in the case of imagery, pixels. They have a fixed number of rows and columns. Each cell has a numeric value and has a certain geographic size (e.g. 30×30 metres in size).
Multiple overlapping rasters are used to represent images using more than one colour value (i.e. one raster for each set of red, green and blue values is combined to create a colour image). Satellite imagery also represents data in multiple “bands”. Each band is essentially a separate, spatially overlapping raster where each band holds values of certain wavelengths of light. As you can imagine, a large raster takes up more file space. A raster with smaller cells can provide more detail, but takes up more file space. The trick is finding the right balance between cell size for storage purposes and cell size for analytical or mapping purposes.
2) Vector Data
Vector data is also used in geospatial applications. If you stayed awake during trigonometry and coordinate geometry classes, you will already be familiar with some of the qualities of vector data. In its simplest sense, vectors are a way of describing a location by using a set of coordinates. Each coordinate refers to a geographic location using a system of x and y values.
This can be thought of in reference to a Cartesian plane - you know, the diagrams from school that showed an x and y-axis. You might have used them to chart declining retirement savings or increasing compound mortgage interest, but the concepts are essential to geospatial data analysis and mapping.
There are various ways of representing these geographic coordinates depending on your purpose. This is a whole area of study for another day - map projections.
Vector data takes on three forms, each progressively more complex and building on the former.
# Points - A single coordinate (x y) represents the discrete geographic location
# Lines - Multiple coordinates (x1 y1, x2 y2, x3 y4, … xn yn) strung together in a certain order. Like drawing a line from Point (x1 y1) to Point (x2 y2) and so on. These parts between each point are considered line segments. They have a length and the line can be said to have a direction based on the order of the points. Technically, a line is a single pair of coordinates connected together; whereas, a line string is multiple lines connected together.
# Polygons - When lines are strung together by more than two points, with the last point being at the same location as the first, we call this a polygon. A triangle, circle, rectangle, etc. are all polygons. The key feature of polygons is that there is a fixed area within them.
How can I start using geospatial data now?
If you are considering using geospatial data and building applications, this is a great time to get started. The historical foundation of geospatial data management and applications is opening up for others to capitalise on.
Many open source geospatial software projects exist. More are being started every year. Among these are both new and mature tools for handling data, making maps and doing geospatial analysis.
The work of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has produced many great interoperability specifications, allowing you to share data using standard formats and programming interfaces. Hundreds of organisations provide access to their data using these specifications, giving you easy access to data, at no cost.
Continuing Education
Want to know more? There are a variety of ways you can dig deeper into this subject:
# My book, Web Mapping Illustrated, discusses many aspects of geospatial data management and application development. It is due out next month (June 2005).
# Mapping Hacks is another O’Reilly book that is focused on geospatial technologies, also due out next month.
Consider attending one of these two conferences next month:
# Open Source Geospatial ‘05 - June 16-18th in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
# O’Reilly’s Where 2.0 Conference - June 29-30th in San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Russell Beattie Notebook - Why .mobi is a Good Thing:
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"I’ll admit I’ve gone back and forth on my opinions of the new .mobi TLD. But I’ve finally made the firm decision that it’s definitely a step forward for the mobile web. Sometimes I’d wonder if we really needed Yet Another Domain Name or if a new domain name would cause confusion, or if separating out addresses for the mobile web was really a good idea. But I have finally decided once and for all it’s a Good Thing(TM). Here’s why in a sentence:
We’ll finally have a standard format for initial mobile web navigation: companyname.mobi
This is the thing that’s really missing from the mobile web. There’s been no way to know exactly what the URL was for the mobile URL. There’s a bunch of redirect or handset detection magic that happens, but the end URLs are all over the place. Here’s some examples from some of the most popular mobile sites in the US (and BBC news too):
* Yahoo!: http://wap.oa.yahoo.com
* AOL: http://mobile.aol.com
* MSN: http://mobile.msn.com
* Google: http://google.com/xhtml
* ESPN: http://proxy.espn.go.com/wireless/espn/
* Weather Channel: http://xhtml.weather.com/xhtml/
* BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile
* ABC News: http:"
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"I’ll admit I’ve gone back and forth on my opinions of the new .mobi TLD. But I’ve finally made the firm decision that it’s definitely a step forward for the mobile web. Sometimes I’d wonder if we really needed Yet Another Domain Name or if a new domain name would cause confusion, or if separating out addresses for the mobile web was really a good idea. But I have finally decided once and for all it’s a Good Thing(TM). Here’s why in a sentence:
We’ll finally have a standard format for initial mobile web navigation: companyname.mobi
This is the thing that’s really missing from the mobile web. There’s been no way to know exactly what the URL was for the mobile URL. There’s a bunch of redirect or handset detection magic that happens, but the end URLs are all over the place. Here’s some examples from some of the most popular mobile sites in the US (and BBC news too):
* Yahoo!: http://wap.oa.yahoo.com
* AOL: http://mobile.aol.com
* MSN: http://mobile.msn.com
* Google: http://google.com/xhtml
* ESPN: http://proxy.espn.go.com/wireless/espn/
* Weather Channel: http://xhtml.weather.com/xhtml/
* BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile
* ABC News: http:"
Mobile Advertising Starts to Take Off at MobHappy
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by Russell Buckley on March 31st, 2006 in Marketing
One of my predictions for 2006 was that we’d start to see a real thaw in the mobile marketing winter. Finally, more and more brands would begin to use the marketing channel after the chill of the last 5 years.
Three months on and I still think this is the year, as there’s both a lot of talk and some real action in the market.
According to emarketer, a survey by Marketing Sherpa found that mobile tied with video in the top spot in a list of tactics that marketers would like to experiment with. This beats RSS, blogs and podcasting, for instance.
Interestingly, creating branded content was towards the bottom of the list, which is where many agencies are currently focusing their plans to rescue themselves as the 30 second TV ad dies. Maybe branded content is the wrong lifeboat for this sinking ship and just perhaps mobile may be the one that’ll get you to the shore.
When the same people were asked about actual spending, a slightly different picture emerges - the survey happened in December actually.
Mobile again goes to the top in terms of what they would be spending money on (the red bars), alongside such things as in-house and sponsored Podcasts, with current mobile spending losing out to blogging and RSS.
The survey was featured in MagnaGlobal’s report into mobile - MagnaGlobal are on of the big media agencies and part of Interpublic. Interestingly, their conclusion was that mobile video advertising would be the winner (although I haven’t seen the original report). As David Wiser explains:
“….we expect that advertising will ultimately play an important role in the mobile video world. The best opportunities to market to consumers in mobile environments will be through integrated mobile communications devices, and the industry will likely require ad-support to reach the widest possible audience.”
I’m sure mobile video and subsidised content will be important, but I would argue that it’s only part of the answer. There are other techniques that will have a place at the table and to see mobile as a small TV screen, as a medium and a business model, could be dangerous.
Declaration: I’m currently in talks with several mobile marketing/ mobile advertising companies about joining them. This hasn’t influenced this post in any way, but you should know the background. I’ll let you know if anything happens.
5 Responses to “Mobile Advertising Starts to Take Off”
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1. 1 Geoff Mar 31st, 2006 at 3:04 pm
I have to agree with you that mobile video and subsidised content will be important but only part of the answer. It’s just not that time yet. It’s unrealistic to market as though it’s worth it at this point to create content for the very few people that have devices with more sophisticated capabilities AND the freedom to go outside of the walls of their providers’ mobile internet. With that in mind I hope we, as mobile marketers, can step up and create great campaigns/strategies with what we have to work with now. I also share your hope that “this is the year”!
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by Russell Buckley on March 31st, 2006 in Marketing
One of my predictions for 2006 was that we’d start to see a real thaw in the mobile marketing winter. Finally, more and more brands would begin to use the marketing channel after the chill of the last 5 years.
Three months on and I still think this is the year, as there’s both a lot of talk and some real action in the market.
According to emarketer, a survey by Marketing Sherpa found that mobile tied with video in the top spot in a list of tactics that marketers would like to experiment with. This beats RSS, blogs and podcasting, for instance.
Interestingly, creating branded content was towards the bottom of the list, which is where many agencies are currently focusing their plans to rescue themselves as the 30 second TV ad dies. Maybe branded content is the wrong lifeboat for this sinking ship and just perhaps mobile may be the one that’ll get you to the shore.
When the same people were asked about actual spending, a slightly different picture emerges - the survey happened in December actually.
Mobile again goes to the top in terms of what they would be spending money on (the red bars), alongside such things as in-house and sponsored Podcasts, with current mobile spending losing out to blogging and RSS.
The survey was featured in MagnaGlobal’s report into mobile - MagnaGlobal are on of the big media agencies and part of Interpublic. Interestingly, their conclusion was that mobile video advertising would be the winner (although I haven’t seen the original report). As David Wiser explains:
“….we expect that advertising will ultimately play an important role in the mobile video world. The best opportunities to market to consumers in mobile environments will be through integrated mobile communications devices, and the industry will likely require ad-support to reach the widest possible audience.”
I’m sure mobile video and subsidised content will be important, but I would argue that it’s only part of the answer. There are other techniques that will have a place at the table and to see mobile as a small TV screen, as a medium and a business model, could be dangerous.
Declaration: I’m currently in talks with several mobile marketing/ mobile advertising companies about joining them. This hasn’t influenced this post in any way, but you should know the background. I’ll let you know if anything happens.
5 Responses to “Mobile Advertising Starts to Take Off”
Feed for this Entry Trackback Address
1. 1 Geoff Mar 31st, 2006 at 3:04 pm
I have to agree with you that mobile video and subsidised content will be important but only part of the answer. It’s just not that time yet. It’s unrealistic to market as though it’s worth it at this point to create content for the very few people that have devices with more sophisticated capabilities AND the freedom to go outside of the walls of their providers’ mobile internet. With that in mind I hope we, as mobile marketers, can step up and create great campaigns/strategies with what we have to work with now. I also share your hope that “this is the year”!
Placebase: The Power of Place
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Pushpin technology consists of a broad collection of browser-centric, interactive mapping capabilities that has been under continuous refinement since 2001. It was developed by Placebase to support the delivery of rich applications to ordinary browsers. Important components include an optional web services platform and an access-controlled user environment that can be rapidly customized. Pushpin is available in two packages, LE and CX, and also in other forms by request.
Learn more
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Pushpin technology consists of a broad collection of browser-centric, interactive mapping capabilities that has been under continuous refinement since 2001. It was developed by Placebase to support the delivery of rich applications to ordinary browsers. Important components include an optional web services platform and an access-controlled user environment that can be rapidly customized. Pushpin is available in two packages, LE and CX, and also in other forms by request.
Learn more
Placebase Plots Course Past Google Maps
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The needs of commercial developers for mapping applications goes beyond even what the mighty Google can offer, and Placebase believes they have a better solution available.
Don't take Placebase's word for what it can do. CEO Jaron Waldman thinks prospective clients should look at their work, like that completed for the Fannie Mae Foundation's DataPlace.org project. Or UCLA.
During our phone discussion, Waldman mentioned several good aspects of the very well-known Google Maps project. The open API model used by Google led to its adoption for numerous non-commercial purposes.
Then he ticked off a list of issues commercial developers faced with Google Maps. Unwelcome branding. No support. A lack of customization. The potential for ad inclusions. A ban on commercial or subscription use. No service-level agreements.
Placebase has chosen to target the professional developer market with the release of Pushpin LE. Said Waldman, "Pushpin LE offers them Google Maps capabilities without legal gotchas and brand pollution."
To attract the developers who know and love the Google Maps API, Placebase embraced that API standard for Pushpin LE. Maps created with Pushpin LE can be viewed in web browsers without needing additional plugins or applications.
Pricing for Pushpin LE starts at an introductory tier of $1,600 for 150,000 transactions per month. Placebase plans to extend the Pushpin LE model with advanced GIS features like data-driven map shading. The company also offers another solution, Pushpin CX, with more advanced features as well.
Waldman observed how Placebase has drawn interest from several vertical market sectors. Features like the map shading he mentioned should be a key selling point to industries with substantial sales forces.
The map-shading and on-the-fly geocoding of addresses impress me as desirable for organizations that have to manage teams of salespeople. Management could designate territories and changes to them as business needs change, publish the map, and have it instantly available to the sales forces.
Instead of a lengthy meeting with PowerPoint presentations and lots of paper-map printing, Placebase could help the business manage those assignments much more effectively.
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Tags: Placebase, mapping, Google Maps
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The needs of commercial developers for mapping applications goes beyond even what the mighty Google can offer, and Placebase believes they have a better solution available.
Don't take Placebase's word for what it can do. CEO Jaron Waldman thinks prospective clients should look at their work, like that completed for the Fannie Mae Foundation's DataPlace.org project. Or UCLA.
During our phone discussion, Waldman mentioned several good aspects of the very well-known Google Maps project. The open API model used by Google led to its adoption for numerous non-commercial purposes.
Then he ticked off a list of issues commercial developers faced with Google Maps. Unwelcome branding. No support. A lack of customization. The potential for ad inclusions. A ban on commercial or subscription use. No service-level agreements.
Placebase has chosen to target the professional developer market with the release of Pushpin LE. Said Waldman, "Pushpin LE offers them Google Maps capabilities without legal gotchas and brand pollution."
To attract the developers who know and love the Google Maps API, Placebase embraced that API standard for Pushpin LE. Maps created with Pushpin LE can be viewed in web browsers without needing additional plugins or applications.
Pricing for Pushpin LE starts at an introductory tier of $1,600 for 150,000 transactions per month. Placebase plans to extend the Pushpin LE model with advanced GIS features like data-driven map shading. The company also offers another solution, Pushpin CX, with more advanced features as well.
Waldman observed how Placebase has drawn interest from several vertical market sectors. Features like the map shading he mentioned should be a key selling point to industries with substantial sales forces.
The map-shading and on-the-fly geocoding of addresses impress me as desirable for organizations that have to manage teams of salespeople. Management could designate territories and changes to them as business needs change, publish the map, and have it instantly available to the sales forces.
Instead of a lengthy meeting with PowerPoint presentations and lots of paper-map printing, Placebase could help the business manage those assignments much more effectively.
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Tags: Placebase, mapping, Google Maps
Businesses Take Stock Of Google Local Ads
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The latest play for the local search market officially debuted from Google as the search advertising company discussed the launch of the new AdWords feature.
Dominic Preuss, product manager for Google Local advertising, couldn't be happier about the formal arrival of the local business ads product for AdWords. Testing began in December 2005, where occasional notices of the ad balloons on Google Local maps drew commentary in the blogosphere.
Another early test, of a Barnes and Noble advertisement that appeared with searches for "booksellers nyc" on a map of Manhattan, also found considerable attention online as a few users spotted the "ad balloons" Google (NASD:GOOG) used for testing.
Preuss said in a phone call that advertisers participating in the initiative have been "very positive" in their assessment of the latest service. Click-through rates have been very good too, Preuss noted.
There are a lot of "levers" for advertisers to pull in AdWords for the local business ads, to control the locations and keywords for campaigns. It sounded like advertisers were just beginning to scratch the surface of what Google has made available.
From a user perspective, Google's usual contextual ads appear with the Local search results. The "booksellers nyc" example returns one ad atop the results and three below that list. Then the newest features for local businesses can be seen in those Local search results. Google described this in further detail:
Each ad will be associated with a marker on the map that users can expand to reveal more information such as phone number and a customizable logo or image. Both small businesses and large chains can easily target multiple locations within a single Ad Group using the same keyword list - yet another way of targeting more customers more effectively. As with regular text ads, local business ads can be continually updated or enhanced based on user response or local promotions to give advertisers maximum campaign efficiency and flexibility.
A search on Google Local for "designer boots austin tx" demonstrates the new feature. Each local listing shows the business name, address, and phone number; below each listing, a link to the business' website and a text excerpt related to the search terms appears.
Google did manage to finish slightly up for the week in the stock market, closing at $390.00 on Friday; after-hours trading has pushed shares down 40 cents at press time. Other Internet advertising plays had relatively flatter performances.
MIVA (NASD:MIVA) suffered a drop after it reported a greater than expected loss for the fourth quarter and readjusted forecasts for the first quarter as the company anticipates a loss then as well.
The company has been trying to pull out of the doldrums with a series of recent deals. One pairs MIVA with Intellext, a provider of search tools and services. Intellext will deliver MIVA pay-per-click and pay-per-call advertising to users of Intellext's Watson desktop search tool.
ValueClick Inc (NASD:VCLK) finished the week up at $16.92, but well off its 52-week high of $20.98. The company recently completed the integration of its ValueClick Media and Fastclick display advertising networks and named the division ValueClick Media.
The company said it can reach over two-thirds of the US Internet-using public per statistics from comScore Media Metrix. Analyst William Morrison of JMP Securities upgraded ValueClick to a rating of "strong buy" and raised his target price for VCLK to $25 in an advisory note to clients earlier this month.
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The latest play for the local search market officially debuted from Google as the search advertising company discussed the launch of the new AdWords feature.
Dominic Preuss, product manager for Google Local advertising, couldn't be happier about the formal arrival of the local business ads product for AdWords. Testing began in December 2005, where occasional notices of the ad balloons on Google Local maps drew commentary in the blogosphere.
Another early test, of a Barnes and Noble advertisement that appeared with searches for "booksellers nyc" on a map of Manhattan, also found considerable attention online as a few users spotted the "ad balloons" Google (NASD:GOOG) used for testing.
Preuss said in a phone call that advertisers participating in the initiative have been "very positive" in their assessment of the latest service. Click-through rates have been very good too, Preuss noted.
There are a lot of "levers" for advertisers to pull in AdWords for the local business ads, to control the locations and keywords for campaigns. It sounded like advertisers were just beginning to scratch the surface of what Google has made available.
From a user perspective, Google's usual contextual ads appear with the Local search results. The "booksellers nyc" example returns one ad atop the results and three below that list. Then the newest features for local businesses can be seen in those Local search results. Google described this in further detail:
Each ad will be associated with a marker on the map that users can expand to reveal more information such as phone number and a customizable logo or image. Both small businesses and large chains can easily target multiple locations within a single Ad Group using the same keyword list - yet another way of targeting more customers more effectively. As with regular text ads, local business ads can be continually updated or enhanced based on user response or local promotions to give advertisers maximum campaign efficiency and flexibility.
A search on Google Local for "designer boots austin tx" demonstrates the new feature. Each local listing shows the business name, address, and phone number; below each listing, a link to the business' website and a text excerpt related to the search terms appears.
Google did manage to finish slightly up for the week in the stock market, closing at $390.00 on Friday; after-hours trading has pushed shares down 40 cents at press time. Other Internet advertising plays had relatively flatter performances.
MIVA (NASD:MIVA) suffered a drop after it reported a greater than expected loss for the fourth quarter and readjusted forecasts for the first quarter as the company anticipates a loss then as well.
The company has been trying to pull out of the doldrums with a series of recent deals. One pairs MIVA with Intellext, a provider of search tools and services. Intellext will deliver MIVA pay-per-click and pay-per-call advertising to users of Intellext's Watson desktop search tool.
ValueClick Inc (NASD:VCLK) finished the week up at $16.92, but well off its 52-week high of $20.98. The company recently completed the integration of its ValueClick Media and Fastclick display advertising networks and named the division ValueClick Media.
The company said it can reach over two-thirds of the US Internet-using public per statistics from comScore Media Metrix. Analyst William Morrison of JMP Securities upgraded ValueClick to a rating of "strong buy" and raised his target price for VCLK to $25 in an advisory note to clients earlier this month.
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Investor's In Western Europe Critical Mass in the 3G Market Will Occur at the End of 2007, whereas Mass Market will not Happen until 2010
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http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33414) has announced the addition of The Rise of 3G in Europe - Case Study: Ireland to their offering.
In Western Europe critical mass (i.e., 20 percent of the installed base owning 3G phones) will occur at the end of 2007, whereas mass market (i.e., the 50-percent mark) will not happen until 2010. With comparatively more dynamic and competitive markets, countries such as the UK, Sweden, and Italy will equal or pass this mark by 2009.
Through aggressive pricing strategies 3 has captured 74% of the European 3G market.
It is predicted that 3G will reach mass market in 2010. Subscribers of 3G will grow from 9.6 million in March 2005 to 184 million by 2010.
In total across Ireland, Comreg has awarded four 3G licences to Vodafone, 3, O2 and Smart Telecom. The main 3G services on offer include video calling, high speed picture messaging, location based services, mobile TV, high speed downloads, email and high speed internet access.
Mobile operators must increase their share of non-SMS data revenues to recoup heavy investments in 3G. Mobile operators will thus have increasing difficulty relying on SMS as a cash cow, while the 3G market matures. They must instead look at other messaging and premium data services.
Key topics covered:
-- Outline
-- Mass Market Penetrations
-- The European 3G Market
-- The Irish 3G Market
-- A Maturing Market
-- Conclusions
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33414
SOURCE: Research and Markets
Research and Markets
Laura Wood
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980
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http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33414) has announced the addition of The Rise of 3G in Europe - Case Study: Ireland to their offering.
In Western Europe critical mass (i.e., 20 percent of the installed base owning 3G phones) will occur at the end of 2007, whereas mass market (i.e., the 50-percent mark) will not happen until 2010. With comparatively more dynamic and competitive markets, countries such as the UK, Sweden, and Italy will equal or pass this mark by 2009.
Through aggressive pricing strategies 3 has captured 74% of the European 3G market.
It is predicted that 3G will reach mass market in 2010. Subscribers of 3G will grow from 9.6 million in March 2005 to 184 million by 2010.
In total across Ireland, Comreg has awarded four 3G licences to Vodafone, 3, O2 and Smart Telecom. The main 3G services on offer include video calling, high speed picture messaging, location based services, mobile TV, high speed downloads, email and high speed internet access.
Mobile operators must increase their share of non-SMS data revenues to recoup heavy investments in 3G. Mobile operators will thus have increasing difficulty relying on SMS as a cash cow, while the 3G market matures. They must instead look at other messaging and premium data services.
Key topics covered:
-- Outline
-- Mass Market Penetrations
-- The European 3G Market
-- The Irish 3G Market
-- A Maturing Market
-- Conclusions
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33414
SOURCE: Research and Markets
Research and Markets
Laura Wood
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980
Thursday, March 30, 2006
MapMuse.com - Find your favorite brands and interests across the US!
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MapMuse is the best way to find your favorite brands and interests, all brought together on a single interactive map!
With over 150 already available and more added each week, there's something for everyone!
Read more...
Know of a place we're missing or want to add information to a place on one of our maps? MapMuse allows anyone to add or edit information.
Read more...
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MapMuse is the best way to find your favorite brands and interests, all brought together on a single interactive map!
With over 150 already available and more added each week, there's something for everyone!
Read more...
Know of a place we're missing or want to add information to a place on one of our maps? MapMuse allows anyone to add or edit information.
Read more...
GPS Tours Canada - Welcome
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New Evolution of Touring begins now.
Experience the most informative way to tour the Rockies, British Columbia and Alberta whilst keeping the independence you enjoy.
Welcome to the new world of “Location Aware Touring”. We’re not just talking about navigational directions like regular GPS. We provide much more. The GyPSy Guide automatically knows where you are and shares information and stories about your surroundings while you travel.
Our GyPSy Guide allows you to travel at your own pace, visit the places you want to see, and learn much more than a tour guide would be able to share with you. Think of it as a local friend, who will share interesting stories and entertain you along the way.
Take it out of the vehicle and the GyPSy Guide transforms into a portable travel guide to providing a directory of hotels and restaurants to help decision making easier. The Vacation Assistant provides you with information about upcoming points of interest, towns, cities, and entire regions to help you plan ahead - saving you precious vacation time.
GPS Tour Guide has an extensive range of popular, self-drive touring routes across British Columbia and Alberta, including the Rocky Mountains, Banff, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and the routes connecting them.
Reserve your GyPSy Guide rental today and get the most enjoyment from your visit to Western Canada.
...pleasure and freedom of taking yourself on your own driving tour.
...learning the significance of what you are seeing.
...enjoy your valuable traveling time.
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New Evolution of Touring begins now.
Experience the most informative way to tour the Rockies, British Columbia and Alberta whilst keeping the independence you enjoy.
Welcome to the new world of “Location Aware Touring”. We’re not just talking about navigational directions like regular GPS. We provide much more. The GyPSy Guide automatically knows where you are and shares information and stories about your surroundings while you travel.
Our GyPSy Guide allows you to travel at your own pace, visit the places you want to see, and learn much more than a tour guide would be able to share with you. Think of it as a local friend, who will share interesting stories and entertain you along the way.
Take it out of the vehicle and the GyPSy Guide transforms into a portable travel guide to providing a directory of hotels and restaurants to help decision making easier. The Vacation Assistant provides you with information about upcoming points of interest, towns, cities, and entire regions to help you plan ahead - saving you precious vacation time.
GPS Tour Guide has an extensive range of popular, self-drive touring routes across British Columbia and Alberta, including the Rocky Mountains, Banff, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, and the routes connecting them.
Reserve your GyPSy Guide rental today and get the most enjoyment from your visit to Western Canada.
...pleasure and freedom of taking yourself on your own driving tour.
...learning the significance of what you are seeing.
...enjoy your valuable traveling time.
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Free Our Data: Make taxpayers' data available to them
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What's it all about?
On March 9 2006 the Guardian's Technology supplement carried an article called "Give us back our crown jewels". The argument is simple: government-funded and approved agencies such as the Ordnance Survey and UK Hydrographic Office and Highways Agency collect data using our funds, but then charge users and companies for access to it.
That restricts innovation and artificially restricts the number and variety of organisations that can offer services based on that most useful data - which our taxes have helped to collect.
Making that data available for free - rather as commercial companies such as Amazon and Google do with their catalog and maps data - would vastly expand the range of services available. It cannot make any sense that Google, an American organisation, is presently more popular with people aiming to create new map applications.
More questions? Why not read the frequently asked questions.
What can you do?
In the first place, lobby your MP; lobby your MEP about the iniquitous Inspire plan (you could join the Public Geodata campaign too). You could subscribe to the blog; and add your own comments too.
Campaign blog
We'll aim to have news, opinions, strategies, and the latest thoughts and information from the campaign here. You can get the RSS feeds on the page. (What's an RSS feed and why can it help me?)
Links
Other people have had the same problems; some have succeeded in overcoming them. This by no means exhaustive set of links aims to be a pointer.
Contact
If you'd like to help by providing technical expertise (which could include layout tips..), or want to tell us about your experiences, you can contact Charles Arthur or Michael Cross (who jointly wrote the original article) via the Guardian. Its switchboard number is +44 (0) 20 7278 2332.
A Guardian Technology campaign
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What's it all about?
On March 9 2006 the Guardian's Technology supplement carried an article called "Give us back our crown jewels". The argument is simple: government-funded and approved agencies such as the Ordnance Survey and UK Hydrographic Office and Highways Agency collect data using our funds, but then charge users and companies for access to it.
That restricts innovation and artificially restricts the number and variety of organisations that can offer services based on that most useful data - which our taxes have helped to collect.
Making that data available for free - rather as commercial companies such as Amazon and Google do with their catalog and maps data - would vastly expand the range of services available. It cannot make any sense that Google, an American organisation, is presently more popular with people aiming to create new map applications.
More questions? Why not read the frequently asked questions.
What can you do?
In the first place, lobby your MP; lobby your MEP about the iniquitous Inspire plan (you could join the Public Geodata campaign too). You could subscribe to the blog; and add your own comments too.
Campaign blog
We'll aim to have news, opinions, strategies, and the latest thoughts and information from the campaign here. You can get the RSS feeds on the page. (What's an RSS feed and why can it help me?)
Links
Other people have had the same problems; some have succeeded in overcoming them. This by no means exhaustive set of links aims to be a pointer.
Contact
If you'd like to help by providing technical expertise (which could include layout tips..), or want to tell us about your experiences, you can contact Charles Arthur or Michael Cross (who jointly wrote the original article) via the Guardian. Its switchboard number is +44 (0) 20 7278 2332.
A Guardian Technology campaign
MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - geoTag images (assign latitude and longitude) to Flickr!
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Scalleja writes - "If you want to have the next feature in your photos "Click here to see where this photo was taken" just follow the following steps: 1.- Go to BeeLoop's Lat/Lon to Flickr's geoTags page. 2.- Move the map to the desired location and copy the geotagged text like "Click here to see where this photo was taken." in your picture's tags!" [via] - Link.
Related:
HOW TO GPS Tag Photos: Flickr, Mappr, Google Earth.... Link.
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Scalleja writes - "If you want to have the next feature in your photos "Click here to see where this photo was taken" just follow the following steps: 1.- Go to BeeLoop's Lat/Lon to Flickr's geoTags page. 2.- Move the map to the desired location and copy the geotagged text like "Click here to see where this photo was taken." in your picture's tags!" [via] - Link.
Related:
HOW TO GPS Tag Photos: Flickr, Mappr, Google Earth.... Link.
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GPS - Know Your Exact Position Anywhere In The World
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GPS [global positioning system] is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from the constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. It is a system mainly used to locate the user’s position at a time. Although GPS was originally intended for military applications, but now it is mainly used in marine, location-based services and terrestrial navigation. GPS can work for 24 hours in any type of weather condition, irrespective of sun and rain.
Working of GPS system
GPS works in a wonderful way. The GPS satellite circles the earth twice a day in a precise orbit and transmits signal information to earth. GPS receivers take into this information and use “triangulation method” to calculate the user’s exact location. The meaning of “triangulation” is receiving radio signals from a distance. Along with knowing the distance, you also need to know exactly the position of the satellites in space. This is done with the help of high orbits and carefully monitoring the instruments for locating the satellites. Finally you also need to correct any type of delays that the signal can experience as it has to travel for a long distance through the atmosphere.
Importance of GPS system
GPS is important as it helps you to figure out where you are and where you are going when you are traveling from one place to another. Navigation and positioning are important but cumbersome activities, which GPS makes it easier. Once GPS locates your position, then it starts tracing other factors like speed, bearing, tracks, trip distance, sunrise/sunset time, distance to destination and several other details. GPS uses “man-made” stars as reference points to calculate positions accurate to a matter of meters. However, with recent forms of GPS you can make measurements much better than centimeter readings. So it is with the aid of GPS that you can give a unique and specified address to every square meter on the planet.
You can get GPS services without any subscription fees and set up charges. So these days GPS finds its way into cars, planes, boats, construction equipments, farm machinery, laptop computers and movie making gears.
Modern GPS systems
With the world advancing rapidly everyday, there are recently discovered Newer Garmin GPS receivers with WAAS [Wide Area Augmentation System] that can improve the quality and accuracy of location of any one at any time. Although no additional equipment is required, yet users get the advantage of Differential GPS [DGPS] to get correct signals within the distance of three to five meters. So use GPS systems to get the maximum benefits of modern technology.
Sharon Albright is the owner of GPS Site. Read more articles on GPS and visit her recommended resources.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Sharon_Albright
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GPS [global positioning system] is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from the constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. It is a system mainly used to locate the user’s position at a time. Although GPS was originally intended for military applications, but now it is mainly used in marine, location-based services and terrestrial navigation. GPS can work for 24 hours in any type of weather condition, irrespective of sun and rain.
Working of GPS system
GPS works in a wonderful way. The GPS satellite circles the earth twice a day in a precise orbit and transmits signal information to earth. GPS receivers take into this information and use “triangulation method” to calculate the user’s exact location. The meaning of “triangulation” is receiving radio signals from a distance. Along with knowing the distance, you also need to know exactly the position of the satellites in space. This is done with the help of high orbits and carefully monitoring the instruments for locating the satellites. Finally you also need to correct any type of delays that the signal can experience as it has to travel for a long distance through the atmosphere.
Importance of GPS system
GPS is important as it helps you to figure out where you are and where you are going when you are traveling from one place to another. Navigation and positioning are important but cumbersome activities, which GPS makes it easier. Once GPS locates your position, then it starts tracing other factors like speed, bearing, tracks, trip distance, sunrise/sunset time, distance to destination and several other details. GPS uses “man-made” stars as reference points to calculate positions accurate to a matter of meters. However, with recent forms of GPS you can make measurements much better than centimeter readings. So it is with the aid of GPS that you can give a unique and specified address to every square meter on the planet.
You can get GPS services without any subscription fees and set up charges. So these days GPS finds its way into cars, planes, boats, construction equipments, farm machinery, laptop computers and movie making gears.
Modern GPS systems
With the world advancing rapidly everyday, there are recently discovered Newer Garmin GPS receivers with WAAS [Wide Area Augmentation System] that can improve the quality and accuracy of location of any one at any time. Although no additional equipment is required, yet users get the advantage of Differential GPS [DGPS] to get correct signals within the distance of three to five meters. So use GPS systems to get the maximum benefits of modern technology.
Sharon Albright is the owner of GPS Site. Read more articles on GPS and visit her recommended resources.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Sharon_Albright
More PC-to-mobile goodness (this time in Local Search)
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29 March
More PC-to-mobile goodness (this time in Local Search)
Starting today you can send search results from local search on the PC to your mobile device with just a couple of clicks. After you enter your mobile phone number, you’ll get an SMS with the address and phone number of the location that you found on the PC. The SMS will also contain a link to a page showing a map with the marked location, its address and an option to get driving directions.
Check it out from http://search.msn.com/local
Here's what you'll see on the PC:
Here's the SMS:
And here's the mobile web page with the address, map and driving directions (which you'll see after you scroll down):
PS. We’re still in the middle of deployment so not all servers have the “Send to mobile” link. If you don’t see the link on the PC local search results page you may need to refresh the page several times to hit an updated server.
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Yes - it works only in the US for now, but we're looking into extending it to other markets
Published By Mike (http://spaces.msn.com/smuga/) - 30 March 1:38 PM
Does this feature only work in USA? I tried entering my canadian number and i get an error message saying my device is unavailable.
?
Published By Craig (http://spaces.msn.com/chuber69/) - 30 March 10:53 AM
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29 March
More PC-to-mobile goodness (this time in Local Search)
Starting today you can send search results from local search on the PC to your mobile device with just a couple of clicks. After you enter your mobile phone number, you’ll get an SMS with the address and phone number of the location that you found on the PC. The SMS will also contain a link to a page showing a map with the marked location, its address and an option to get driving directions.
Check it out from http://search.msn.com/local
Here's what you'll see on the PC:
Here's the SMS:
And here's the mobile web page with the address, map and driving directions (which you'll see after you scroll down):
PS. We’re still in the middle of deployment so not all servers have the “Send to mobile” link. If you don’t see the link on the PC local search results page you may need to refresh the page several times to hit an updated server.
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Published By Mike (http://spaces.msn.com/smuga/) - 30 March 1:38 PM
Does this feature only work in USA? I tried entering my canadian number and i get an error message saying my device is unavailable.
?
Published By Craig (http://spaces.msn.com/chuber69/) - 30 March 10:53 AM
Russell Beattie Notebook - MSN Local: Send to Phone:
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"Check this out� Mike Smuga posted some screenshots last night from Microsoft�s new MSN Local feature where you can send the search results to your mobile phone right from the Web page. It�s pretty much exactly like the Send to Phone feature Yahoo! launched a year or so ago. I took some screen grabs comparing the two� pretty similar if you ask me! I tried out the service and got a link on my phone via SMS, but it doesn�t seem to work on my Nokia N70. All I see is �MSN Mobile services are coming soon�,� yet the link works fine in my PC browser, which is odd.
It�s a decent implementation from what I�ve seen, but what I don�t understand is what Microsoft is doing still messing with MSN Local services. They�ve got a brand new Windows Live Local service up and running - which is a another clone, but of Google�s map stuff instead - yet they haven�t bothered to copy GOOG�s send-to-phone feature in the POI bubble yet. I really don�t get it. Why bother with MSN still - I thought Live was their strategy now? I wonder if this is just an odd transition phase or if it�s a sign of general BigCo disorganization? It�s hard to tell� MSN Mobile in particular right now is pure chaos� Spaces is awesome yet the rest just seems to be betas of new Live stuff and a bunch of random aging MSN services all sort off rolled up into a ball.
Regardless, those guys are moving fast with mobile in general - especially with Live.com - and getting faster. I think this send to phone stuff is definitely a good reminder to everyone in the mobile industry: It�s best not to turn your back on the Borg.
-Russ"
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"Check this out� Mike Smuga posted some screenshots last night from Microsoft�s new MSN Local feature where you can send the search results to your mobile phone right from the Web page. It�s pretty much exactly like the Send to Phone feature Yahoo! launched a year or so ago. I took some screen grabs comparing the two� pretty similar if you ask me! I tried out the service and got a link on my phone via SMS, but it doesn�t seem to work on my Nokia N70. All I see is �MSN Mobile services are coming soon�,� yet the link works fine in my PC browser, which is odd.
It�s a decent implementation from what I�ve seen, but what I don�t understand is what Microsoft is doing still messing with MSN Local services. They�ve got a brand new Windows Live Local service up and running - which is a another clone, but of Google�s map stuff instead - yet they haven�t bothered to copy GOOG�s send-to-phone feature in the POI bubble yet. I really don�t get it. Why bother with MSN still - I thought Live was their strategy now? I wonder if this is just an odd transition phase or if it�s a sign of general BigCo disorganization? It�s hard to tell� MSN Mobile in particular right now is pure chaos� Spaces is awesome yet the rest just seems to be betas of new Live stuff and a bunch of random aging MSN services all sort off rolled up into a ball.
Regardless, those guys are moving fast with mobile in general - especially with Live.com - and getting faster. I think this send to phone stuff is definitely a good reminder to everyone in the mobile industry: It�s best not to turn your back on the Borg.
-Russ"
Microvision (MVIS) Blog: Going For the One
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Progress goes in one direction -- forward. Every step forward enables another step forward that requires the last as a prerequisite.
Every theme that we see expressed in personal technology today is just a leading indicator towards where things are headed. There will only be more connectivity, more immersion, more of the virtual, the augmented, the artificial.
Every time you hear about someone who's fallen off the map because they became so immersed in their game of Everquest, or World of Warcraft, and their whole lives have become consumed with their participation in a massively multiplayer online role playing game, realize that this is just the earliest stages of people allowing their online virtual lives to take on as much or more importance than their physical, real lives.
Every time you see someone with a Bluetooth earbud chatting away, realize that it is simply the current manifestation of the innate desire to become more intimately entwined with our technology and with one another.
It's relentless, the pace of change, of growth, of progress. Sometimes it's unsettling for people when they pause to consider some of the longer term ramifications of Moore's Law and Edholm's Law of Bandwidth when extended out 20, 30 or 50 years. Personally, I choose not to worry about stuff like being overtaken in creative ability by super-intelligent machines. My take on it all is just to use computers to enhance my abilities and my creativity and my global reach. Augment my capabilities so that I just use computers to do what I was doing anyway, just better, and faster and with a much broader audience.
The world of today is just the prerequisite to what we will see in the years to come. You couldn't have ambient intelligence and consumer augmented reality in the world of the 2010s without cell phone location-based services and RFID tags, such as they are today.
Everything is on its way to some place else. You, me, Microvision, the world of technology, and society itself. What's not yet possible today will become possible with a little more progress, a little more elbow grease, a little more applied genius.
The world is in a state of constant change. The question for investors is to ask how the world is changing -- what does the world need to achieve its next step? Through what method will we become more immersed, more connected, deeper into the worlds of the virtual and augmented?
I believe that Microvision's intellectual property will prove to be the critical infrastructure that enables the world of the 2010s. Tokman has stated that the goal of the company is to make their light-scanning platform indispensable. Necessary. The fundamental visual building block of the digital world as we will know it.
The technology, to anyone who has witnessed it first hand, is astonishing. To see high-resolution digital images hovering in space before you, with no screen anywhere, is an incredible experience. It is easy to see why Tokman believes the company's technology can become indispensable and can fundamentally change the way we do things.
Everything is on its way to some place else. And maybe, if we just put our shares in a safety deposit box for about 5 years, we may wake up one day to find that Tokman and the GE crew completely transformed the business of Microvision and developed breakthrough products that created unprecedented shareholder value from the technology that we all know has fundamental value far beyond its current price.
It's hard when your face is pressed up against the glass, watching every tick of the stock, waiting with baited breath for every announcement. It can feel like a long haul. But in just the last two months, the pace of change has been astonishing. The whole company has been re-orged. The executive team got a lot leaner. The Board is being upgraded with top talent. Everything is being aligned behind the vision that attracted shareholders to MVIS in the first place: the embedded architecture, Microvision-inside.
We have a pretty good idea where the world is heading. The world of the 2" screen, of the navigation system in the center console, the world before electronic eyewear, is not going to last much longer.
posted by Ben # 8:57 PM
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Progress goes in one direction -- forward. Every step forward enables another step forward that requires the last as a prerequisite.
Every theme that we see expressed in personal technology today is just a leading indicator towards where things are headed. There will only be more connectivity, more immersion, more of the virtual, the augmented, the artificial.
Every time you hear about someone who's fallen off the map because they became so immersed in their game of Everquest, or World of Warcraft, and their whole lives have become consumed with their participation in a massively multiplayer online role playing game, realize that this is just the earliest stages of people allowing their online virtual lives to take on as much or more importance than their physical, real lives.
Every time you see someone with a Bluetooth earbud chatting away, realize that it is simply the current manifestation of the innate desire to become more intimately entwined with our technology and with one another.
It's relentless, the pace of change, of growth, of progress. Sometimes it's unsettling for people when they pause to consider some of the longer term ramifications of Moore's Law and Edholm's Law of Bandwidth when extended out 20, 30 or 50 years. Personally, I choose not to worry about stuff like being overtaken in creative ability by super-intelligent machines. My take on it all is just to use computers to enhance my abilities and my creativity and my global reach. Augment my capabilities so that I just use computers to do what I was doing anyway, just better, and faster and with a much broader audience.
The world of today is just the prerequisite to what we will see in the years to come. You couldn't have ambient intelligence and consumer augmented reality in the world of the 2010s without cell phone location-based services and RFID tags, such as they are today.
Everything is on its way to some place else. You, me, Microvision, the world of technology, and society itself. What's not yet possible today will become possible with a little more progress, a little more elbow grease, a little more applied genius.
The world is in a state of constant change. The question for investors is to ask how the world is changing -- what does the world need to achieve its next step? Through what method will we become more immersed, more connected, deeper into the worlds of the virtual and augmented?
I believe that Microvision's intellectual property will prove to be the critical infrastructure that enables the world of the 2010s. Tokman has stated that the goal of the company is to make their light-scanning platform indispensable. Necessary. The fundamental visual building block of the digital world as we will know it.
The technology, to anyone who has witnessed it first hand, is astonishing. To see high-resolution digital images hovering in space before you, with no screen anywhere, is an incredible experience. It is easy to see why Tokman believes the company's technology can become indispensable and can fundamentally change the way we do things.
Everything is on its way to some place else. And maybe, if we just put our shares in a safety deposit box for about 5 years, we may wake up one day to find that Tokman and the GE crew completely transformed the business of Microvision and developed breakthrough products that created unprecedented shareholder value from the technology that we all know has fundamental value far beyond its current price.
It's hard when your face is pressed up against the glass, watching every tick of the stock, waiting with baited breath for every announcement. It can feel like a long haul. But in just the last two months, the pace of change has been astonishing. The whole company has been re-orged. The executive team got a lot leaner. The Board is being upgraded with top talent. Everything is being aligned behind the vision that attracted shareholders to MVIS in the first place: the embedded architecture, Microvision-inside.
We have a pretty good idea where the world is heading. The world of the 2" screen, of the navigation system in the center console, the world before electronic eyewear, is not going to last much longer.
posted by Ben # 8:57 PM
Internet growth cooling, but dependence increasing report
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Ipsos Insight's annual "Face of the Web" study showed the global online population grew just five percent last year, well behind the 20 percent growth rate seen in 2004.
The survey of 6,500 people in 12 major countries by the research firm suggested growth will be slow in 2006 as well.
Still the survey indicates people are using the Internet for a broad variety of activities and using newer devices such as wireless computers and mobile phones for Internet access.
"We think the results in 2005 really prove that measuring growth of the Internet in the coming years will be less about user volume, and more about consumers' reliance on this medium as a way of life," said Ipsos senior vice president Brian Cruikshank.
"Whether it is checking RSS (news) feeds, blogging or picking up a podcast or yesterday's sitcom, consumers continue to expand and apply new depth of Internet use that we haven't seen before."
A major driver of global Internet use last year was Japan, which now accounts for roughly 75 million users, Ipsos found.
Japan also remains the world's number one Internet-based economy, with 89 percent of respondents using the Internet at least once a month.
France witnessed the most significant year-over-year gains in Internet adoption among the 12 global markets tracked in the study. And more than 60 percent of French adults use the Internet regularly, representing more than a 12-point increase from 2004.
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(Ads by Google)Growth is cooling in North America, specifically in the US and Canada, where prevalence of regular Internet usage was essentially flat in 2005 at 71 and 72 percent, respectively. Still, both of these markets remain important players in the evolving global Internet economy, says Cruikshank.
"Despite marginal increases in Internet user growth within North America, this region is leading the charge in wireless Internet use on a PC as well as awareness and usage of Wi-Fi Internet connectivity," he said. "These are key indicators that North Americans are turning the corner in mass and becoming more technically sophisticated Internet users."
The survey found VoIP telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol) is rising steadily in France, Germany and Britain, indicating these nations may be emerging as the early adopter markets for this Internet technology.
In East Asia, the urban China market is quickly evolving into one of the most dynamic Internet-based economies in the world, with among the heaviest Internet usage of any of the countries measured at 17.9 hours per week online.
Ipsos surveyed adults in urban Brazil, Canada, urban China, France, Germany, urban India, Japan, urban Mexico, urban Russia, South Korea, Britain and the United States.
© 2006 AFP
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Ipsos Insight's annual "Face of the Web" study showed the global online population grew just five percent last year, well behind the 20 percent growth rate seen in 2004.
The survey of 6,500 people in 12 major countries by the research firm suggested growth will be slow in 2006 as well.
Still the survey indicates people are using the Internet for a broad variety of activities and using newer devices such as wireless computers and mobile phones for Internet access.
"We think the results in 2005 really prove that measuring growth of the Internet in the coming years will be less about user volume, and more about consumers' reliance on this medium as a way of life," said Ipsos senior vice president Brian Cruikshank.
"Whether it is checking RSS (news) feeds, blogging or picking up a podcast or yesterday's sitcom, consumers continue to expand and apply new depth of Internet use that we haven't seen before."
A major driver of global Internet use last year was Japan, which now accounts for roughly 75 million users, Ipsos found.
Japan also remains the world's number one Internet-based economy, with 89 percent of respondents using the Internet at least once a month.
France witnessed the most significant year-over-year gains in Internet adoption among the 12 global markets tracked in the study. And more than 60 percent of French adults use the Internet regularly, representing more than a 12-point increase from 2004.
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(Ads by Google)Growth is cooling in North America, specifically in the US and Canada, where prevalence of regular Internet usage was essentially flat in 2005 at 71 and 72 percent, respectively. Still, both of these markets remain important players in the evolving global Internet economy, says Cruikshank.
"Despite marginal increases in Internet user growth within North America, this region is leading the charge in wireless Internet use on a PC as well as awareness and usage of Wi-Fi Internet connectivity," he said. "These are key indicators that North Americans are turning the corner in mass and becoming more technically sophisticated Internet users."
The survey found VoIP telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol) is rising steadily in France, Germany and Britain, indicating these nations may be emerging as the early adopter markets for this Internet technology.
In East Asia, the urban China market is quickly evolving into one of the most dynamic Internet-based economies in the world, with among the heaviest Internet usage of any of the countries measured at 17.9 hours per week online.
Ipsos surveyed adults in urban Brazil, Canada, urban China, France, Germany, urban India, Japan, urban Mexico, urban Russia, South Korea, Britain and the United States.
© 2006 AFP
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Internet growth cooling, but dependence increasing report
location based services
Ipsos Insight's annual "Face of the Web" study showed the global online population grew just five percent last year, well behind the 20 percent growth rate seen in 2004.
The survey of 6,500 people in 12 major countries by the research firm suggested growth will be slow in 2006 as well.
Still the survey indicates people are using the Internet for a broad variety of activities and using newer devices such as wireless computers and mobile phones for Internet access.
"We think the results in 2005 really prove that measuring growth of the Internet in the coming years will be less about user volume, and more about consumers' reliance on this medium as a way of life," said Ipsos senior vice president Brian Cruikshank.
"Whether it is checking RSS (news) feeds, blogging or picking up a podcast or yesterday's sitcom, consumers continue to expand and apply new depth of Internet use that we haven't seen before."
A major driver of global Internet use last year was Japan, which now accounts for roughly 75 million users, Ipsos found.
Japan also remains the world's number one Internet-based economy, with 89 percent of respondents using the Internet at least once a month.
France witnessed the most significant year-over-year gains in Internet adoption among the 12 global markets tracked in the study. And more than 60 percent of French adults use the Internet regularly, representing more than a 12-point increase from 2004.
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(Ads by Google)Growth is cooling in North America, specifically in the US and Canada, where prevalence of regular Internet usage was essentially flat in 2005 at 71 and 72 percent, respectively. Still, both of these markets remain important players in the evolving global Internet economy, says Cruikshank.
"Despite marginal increases in Internet user growth within North America, this region is leading the charge in wireless Internet use on a PC as well as awareness and usage of Wi-Fi Internet connectivity," he said. "These are key indicators that North Americans are turning the corner in mass and becoming more technically sophisticated Internet users."
The survey found VoIP telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol) is rising steadily in France, Germany and Britain, indicating these nations may be emerging as the early adopter markets for this Internet technology.
In East Asia, the urban China market is quickly evolving into one of the most dynamic Internet-based economies in the world, with among the heaviest Internet usage of any of the countries measured at 17.9 hours per week online.
Ipsos surveyed adults in urban Brazil, Canada, urban China, France, Germany, urban India, Japan, urban Mexico, urban Russia, South Korea, Britain and the United States.
© 2006 AFP
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Ipsos Insight's annual "Face of the Web" study showed the global online population grew just five percent last year, well behind the 20 percent growth rate seen in 2004.
The survey of 6,500 people in 12 major countries by the research firm suggested growth will be slow in 2006 as well.
Still the survey indicates people are using the Internet for a broad variety of activities and using newer devices such as wireless computers and mobile phones for Internet access.
"We think the results in 2005 really prove that measuring growth of the Internet in the coming years will be less about user volume, and more about consumers' reliance on this medium as a way of life," said Ipsos senior vice president Brian Cruikshank.
"Whether it is checking RSS (news) feeds, blogging or picking up a podcast or yesterday's sitcom, consumers continue to expand and apply new depth of Internet use that we haven't seen before."
A major driver of global Internet use last year was Japan, which now accounts for roughly 75 million users, Ipsos found.
Japan also remains the world's number one Internet-based economy, with 89 percent of respondents using the Internet at least once a month.
France witnessed the most significant year-over-year gains in Internet adoption among the 12 global markets tracked in the study. And more than 60 percent of French adults use the Internet regularly, representing more than a 12-point increase from 2004.
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Synovate Business Consulting - Leading market intelligence in Asia
China Market
Advice from International experts Proven track record in Aus & Asia
Made-in-China.com
China products, manufacturers, exporters, factories directory.
Telecom Product Reviews
Premium research and analysis on telecom products and services.
(Ads by Google)Growth is cooling in North America, specifically in the US and Canada, where prevalence of regular Internet usage was essentially flat in 2005 at 71 and 72 percent, respectively. Still, both of these markets remain important players in the evolving global Internet economy, says Cruikshank.
"Despite marginal increases in Internet user growth within North America, this region is leading the charge in wireless Internet use on a PC as well as awareness and usage of Wi-Fi Internet connectivity," he said. "These are key indicators that North Americans are turning the corner in mass and becoming more technically sophisticated Internet users."
The survey found VoIP telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol) is rising steadily in France, Germany and Britain, indicating these nations may be emerging as the early adopter markets for this Internet technology.
In East Asia, the urban China market is quickly evolving into one of the most dynamic Internet-based economies in the world, with among the heaviest Internet usage of any of the countries measured at 17.9 hours per week online.
Ipsos surveyed adults in urban Brazil, Canada, urban China, France, Germany, urban India, Japan, urban Mexico, urban Russia, South Korea, Britain and the United States.
© 2006 AFP
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Rusty Wallace Teams Up With Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 With GPS Locator to Share His Tips
MOORESVILLE, N.C., and REDMOND, Wash. — March 29, 2006 — Rusty Wallace and Microsoft® Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator are teaming up to help families embark on successful and stress-free road trips this spring and summer. While Wallace hung up his racing helmet at the end of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, he has hardly put it in park. After driving around in circles for over 20 years, Wallace is now helping travelers explore the open road with a wealth of road trip tips and tricks. From planning ahead with a trip-planning tool like Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator to taking the time to enjoy the interesting stops along the way, Wallace’s tips — available at http://www.microsoft.com/streets/rustywallace — will help ensure that everyone in the car enjoys the ride this travel season. Road trips account for 80 percent of leisure travel in the United States, 1 resulting in thousands of families hitting the roads to enjoy the journey, not just the destination. While the road trip experience is a rite of passage for many, it can be a stressful experience, especially when you add kids to the mix. However, with a little planning, creativity and preparation, road trips can be a cherished experience for all, and families will have the upper hand with advice from a pro like Wallace. “I have spent 33 years racing professionally and have enjoyed every minute behind the wheel,” said Wallace. “Microsoft believes all travelers should have just as much enjoyment on the road as I have, and has developed Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator to make that possible. It’s exciting to work with a company that approaches the road trip experience the same way I look at racing — with excitement.” “Rusty Wallace embodies the spirit of the great American road trip, and we are delighted to be working with him,” said Helen Chiang, product manager for Microsoft Streets & Trips. “We look forward to helping families develop road trips they will never forget.”Your Personal Pit Crew Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator is the latest version of the best-selling2 mapping and travel planning software for the United States and Canada.2 The new version of the software is the perfect companion for any trip and includes the following:• Customizable maps with more than 1.8 million points of interest, from ATMs and gas stations to movie theaters and historic monuments • The power and versatility of real-time, Voice-Prompted Directions that will serve as a navigator when travelers need a little help getting to the destination • Reroute from Here technology to help travelers easily recalculate the route from a current location About Rusty Wallace, Inc. Rusty Wallace, Inc. (RWI) was founded in the early 1980s from very humble beginnings; as Rusty’s driving career progressed so did RWI. RWI has expanded operations in licensing and retail auto sales, including the Rusty Wallace Family of Dealerships. This group encompasses five new car dealerships throughout eastern Tennessee. As RWI has expanded, many new exciting projects have emerged including the creation of the Iowa Speedway, scheduled to open in mid-2006, the track will incorporate the latest competition and safety features to create on the best fan and competitor experiences in all of auto racing. In addition, Wallace has ventured into broadcasting, becoming the lead auto racing analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports. RWI continues to grow, expanding into new business areas and budding a new generation of leadership. Miller Lite, Dodge Motorsports, Comcast Spotlight, USG, Visa, Breitling/Fink’s Jewelers, Callaway Golf, Bell Helicopters, Carnival Fun Ships, and Microsoft proudly sponsor Rusty Wallace, Inc. For more on Rusty Wallace, Inc., please visit www.rustywallace.com. About Microsoft Home Retail Division Microsoft Home Retail Division (HRD) is a leading publisher of home software for the PC. Celebrating Microsoft’s 20 years of delivering products that help consumers accomplish and enjoy everyday tasks, HRD brings consumers Microsoft Encarta®, the industry’s best-selling encyclopedia brand2; Microsoft Digital Image products, which combine advanced photo-editing features and unmatched organizational tools with unparalleled ease of use; Microsoft Money, easy-to-use personal finance management software; Streets & Trips, Microsoft’s all-in-one mapping solution with points of interest, routes, driving directions and Pocket PC compatibility in one value-priced software package; and Microsoft Works Suite, the best-selling3 integrated home productivity software that offers six of the latest essential home software titles in one package for tremendous value. Used with the MSN® network of Internet services, these products have a unique depth and mobility that allow consumers to take their PC experience even further. More information about the Home Retail Division product lineup is available at http://www.microsoft.com/discover. Press information can be found at http://www.hrdpresskit.com. About MicrosoftFounded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
MOORESVILLE, N.C., and REDMOND, Wash. — March 29, 2006 — Rusty Wallace and Microsoft® Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator are teaming up to help families embark on successful and stress-free road trips this spring and summer. While Wallace hung up his racing helmet at the end of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, he has hardly put it in park. After driving around in circles for over 20 years, Wallace is now helping travelers explore the open road with a wealth of road trip tips and tricks. From planning ahead with a trip-planning tool like Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator to taking the time to enjoy the interesting stops along the way, Wallace’s tips — available at http://www.microsoft.com/streets/rustywallace — will help ensure that everyone in the car enjoys the ride this travel season. Road trips account for 80 percent of leisure travel in the United States, 1 resulting in thousands of families hitting the roads to enjoy the journey, not just the destination. While the road trip experience is a rite of passage for many, it can be a stressful experience, especially when you add kids to the mix. However, with a little planning, creativity and preparation, road trips can be a cherished experience for all, and families will have the upper hand with advice from a pro like Wallace. “I have spent 33 years racing professionally and have enjoyed every minute behind the wheel,” said Wallace. “Microsoft believes all travelers should have just as much enjoyment on the road as I have, and has developed Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator to make that possible. It’s exciting to work with a company that approaches the road trip experience the same way I look at racing — with excitement.” “Rusty Wallace embodies the spirit of the great American road trip, and we are delighted to be working with him,” said Helen Chiang, product manager for Microsoft Streets & Trips. “We look forward to helping families develop road trips they will never forget.”Your Personal Pit Crew Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator is the latest version of the best-selling2 mapping and travel planning software for the United States and Canada.2 The new version of the software is the perfect companion for any trip and includes the following:• Customizable maps with more than 1.8 million points of interest, from ATMs and gas stations to movie theaters and historic monuments • The power and versatility of real-time, Voice-Prompted Directions that will serve as a navigator when travelers need a little help getting to the destination • Reroute from Here technology to help travelers easily recalculate the route from a current location About Rusty Wallace, Inc. Rusty Wallace, Inc. (RWI) was founded in the early 1980s from very humble beginnings; as Rusty’s driving career progressed so did RWI. RWI has expanded operations in licensing and retail auto sales, including the Rusty Wallace Family of Dealerships. This group encompasses five new car dealerships throughout eastern Tennessee. As RWI has expanded, many new exciting projects have emerged including the creation of the Iowa Speedway, scheduled to open in mid-2006, the track will incorporate the latest competition and safety features to create on the best fan and competitor experiences in all of auto racing. In addition, Wallace has ventured into broadcasting, becoming the lead auto racing analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports. RWI continues to grow, expanding into new business areas and budding a new generation of leadership. Miller Lite, Dodge Motorsports, Comcast Spotlight, USG, Visa, Breitling/Fink’s Jewelers, Callaway Golf, Bell Helicopters, Carnival Fun Ships, and Microsoft proudly sponsor Rusty Wallace, Inc. For more on Rusty Wallace, Inc., please visit www.rustywallace.com. About Microsoft Home Retail Division Microsoft Home Retail Division (HRD) is a leading publisher of home software for the PC. Celebrating Microsoft’s 20 years of delivering products that help consumers accomplish and enjoy everyday tasks, HRD brings consumers Microsoft Encarta®, the industry’s best-selling encyclopedia brand2; Microsoft Digital Image products, which combine advanced photo-editing features and unmatched organizational tools with unparalleled ease of use; Microsoft Money, easy-to-use personal finance management software; Streets & Trips, Microsoft’s all-in-one mapping solution with points of interest, routes, driving directions and Pocket PC compatibility in one value-priced software package; and Microsoft Works Suite, the best-selling3 integrated home productivity software that offers six of the latest essential home software titles in one package for tremendous value. Used with the MSN® network of Internet services, these products have a unique depth and mobility that allow consumers to take their PC experience even further. More information about the Home Retail Division product lineup is available at http://www.microsoft.com/discover. Press information can be found at http://www.hrdpresskit.com. About MicrosoftFounded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
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headmap
The space, the social network, thinking tools and the network interface in the same field of view. The boundaries between what is interior and what is exterior intersecting tangibly in front of your eyes.
there are notes in boxes that are empty
every room has an accessible history
every place has emotional attachments you can open and save
you can search for sadness in new york
people within a mile of each other who have never met stop what they are doing and organise spontaneously to help with some task or other.
in a strange town you knock on the door of someone you don't know and they give you sandwiches.
paths compete to offer themselves to you
life flows into inanimate objects
the trees hum advertising jingles
everything in the world, animate and inanimate, abstract and concrete, has thoughts attached
location based services
headmap
The space, the social network, thinking tools and the network interface in the same field of view. The boundaries between what is interior and what is exterior intersecting tangibly in front of your eyes.
there are notes in boxes that are empty
every room has an accessible history
every place has emotional attachments you can open and save
you can search for sadness in new york
people within a mile of each other who have never met stop what they are doing and organise spontaneously to help with some task or other.
in a strange town you knock on the door of someone you don't know and they give you sandwiches.
paths compete to offer themselves to you
life flows into inanimate objects
the trees hum advertising jingles
everything in the world, animate and inanimate, abstract and concrete, has thoughts attached
GEOsnapper :: GPS Photography
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Welcome!
GEOsnapper.com is the birthplace of GPS photography. When you take a photograph, you are capturing an image of a particular place and time. GEOsnapper makes it a snap to share those experiences with others. Our powerful search technology let's visitors view images by location, category, popularity, photographer and more. We welcome you to search and view our images from around the world or register today to share your experiences with
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Welcome!
GEOsnapper.com is the birthplace of GPS photography. When you take a photograph, you are capturing an image of a particular place and time. GEOsnapper makes it a snap to share those experiences with others. Our powerful search technology let's visitors view images by location, category, popularity, photographer and more. We welcome you to search and view our images from around the world or register today to share your experiences with
On Point : The New Sense of the Web - The New Sense of the Web
Just a decade after it became ubiquitous, the World Wide Web has made us blase about information. We assume we can learn almost everything about almost anything at the touch of a PC keyboard. But the digital revolution is hardly over. Now, the digital realm is exploding into the physical world. They call it the "geo-spatial web." Already it means online maps loaded with information about the physical world, and someday soon, that physical world itself will be tagged and teeming with data for the asking: What is that building? Where is my dog? Who is that man?The implications are huge, exciting, and scary and the result will be a world alive with information. Hear about the ambitions and implications of the "geospatial web."
Just a decade after it became ubiquitous, the World Wide Web has made us blase about information. We assume we can learn almost everything about almost anything at the touch of a PC keyboard. But the digital revolution is hardly over. Now, the digital realm is exploding into the physical world. They call it the "geo-spatial web." Already it means online maps loaded with information about the physical world, and someday soon, that physical world itself will be tagged and teeming with data for the asking: What is that building? Where is my dog? Who is that man?The implications are huge, exciting, and scary and the result will be a world alive with information. Hear about the ambitions and implications of the "geospatial web."
GIS - Events - News - Informations - GISWiki - Geoinformatics (GIS)
Welcome to GISWiki!
GISWiki is a free portal for Geoinformatik (GIS) to which everybody can contribute his knowledge. Everybody can work on the pages and good authors are always welcome -- the first steps are very simple! All contents are subject to the GNU licence for a free documentation. Further information about the GISWiki is found in our project portal.
Welcome to GISWiki!
GISWiki is a free portal for Geoinformatik (GIS) to which everybody can contribute his knowledge. Everybody can work on the pages and good authors are always welcome -- the first steps are very simple! All contents are subject to the GNU licence for a free documentation. Further information about the GISWiki is found in our project portal.
Placeopedia.com - Connecting Wikipedia articles with their locations
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Hello, and welcome to Placeopedia, a simple site where you can connect Wikipedia articles with places, and then make use of our database either to browse, or syndicate the whole lot. We hope that lots of people will connect places they know with their corresponding Wikipedia article, and then our syndicated data can be used as a general geographic lookup table for Wikipedia.
location based services
Hello, and welcome to Placeopedia, a simple site where you can connect Wikipedia articles with places, and then make use of our database either to browse, or syndicate the whole lot. We hope that lots of people will connect places they know with their corresponding Wikipedia article, and then our syndicated data can be used as a general geographic lookup table for Wikipedia.
O'Reilly Network -- The Geospatial Web: A Call to Action: "What We Still Need to Build for an Insanely Cool Open Geospatial Web
by Mike Liebhold, contributor to O'Reilly's upcoming Mapping Hacks
05/10/2005
Editor's note: In this article, Mike Liebhold writes about what we need to do to tap the as yet unharvested business opportunities in a geospatial web. This is just the type of topic we'll be exploring at the O'Reilly conference Where 2.0, coming to San Francisco in late June. Join us to learn how vendors, application developers, and consumer web companies are using GPS, RFID, WLAN, cellular networks, and networked sensors in new ways to solve old business problems.
Beyond a growing commercial interest in mobile GIS and location services, there's deep geek fascination with web mapping and location hacking. After several years of early experiments by a first generation of geohackers, locative media artists, and psychogeographers, a second, larger wave of hackers are demonstrating some amazing tricks with Google Maps, Flickr, and del.icio.us. Meanwhile, a growing international cadre of open source digital geographers and frontier semantic hackers have been building first-generation working versions of powerful new open source web mapping service tools based on open standards like WMS (web map services) and WFS (web feature services), all built on GML (geographic markup language) and XML. You can see for yourself: hundreds of new geospatial web-related links from perhaps thousands of geeks and users are aggregated daily at del.icio.us/inbox/starhill_blend.
Out of this teeming ecosystem, we can see the beginning shapes of a true geospatial web, inhabited by spatially tagged hypermedia as well as digital map geodata. Google Maps is just one more layer among all the invisible"
by Mike Liebhold, contributor to O'Reilly's upcoming Mapping Hacks
05/10/2005
Editor's note: In this article, Mike Liebhold writes about what we need to do to tap the as yet unharvested business opportunities in a geospatial web. This is just the type of topic we'll be exploring at the O'Reilly conference Where 2.0, coming to San Francisco in late June. Join us to learn how vendors, application developers, and consumer web companies are using GPS, RFID, WLAN, cellular networks, and networked sensors in new ways to solve old business problems.
Beyond a growing commercial interest in mobile GIS and location services, there's deep geek fascination with web mapping and location hacking. After several years of early experiments by a first generation of geohackers, locative media artists, and psychogeographers, a second, larger wave of hackers are demonstrating some amazing tricks with Google Maps, Flickr, and del.icio.us. Meanwhile, a growing international cadre of open source digital geographers and frontier semantic hackers have been building first-generation working versions of powerful new open source web mapping service tools based on open standards like WMS (web map services) and WFS (web feature services), all built on GML (geographic markup language) and XML. You can see for yourself: hundreds of new geospatial web-related links from perhaps thousands of geeks and users are aggregated daily at del.icio.us/inbox/starhill_blend.
Out of this teeming ecosystem, we can see the beginning shapes of a true geospatial web, inhabited by spatially tagged hypermedia as well as digital map geodata. Google Maps is just one more layer among all the invisible"
Dell Introduces Core Duo Laptops with Mobile Broadband Options
location based services
Dell has announced the Dell Latitude D620 and Latitude D820 (pictured), slimmer and lighter notebook computers featuring the Intel Core Duo processors and the flexibility of optional wireless broadband technology. With a starting weight of 4.4 pounds, the Latitude D620 includes an Intel Core Duo T2300 processor and a 14.1-inch wide aspect XGA display. The US$1,149 base configuration includes 512MB shared DDR2 memory, 40GB SATA hard drive and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi capability. A base configuration for the Latitude D820 (starting weight 5.6 pounds) is US$1,289 and includes an Intel Core Duo T2300 processor with a 15.4-inch wide aspect XGA display, 512MB DDR2 shared memory, 40GB SATA hard drive and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi capability. Advanced upgrade options for the D820 include the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M business graphics solution with 512MB, a high-resolution WUXGA display and 120GB hard drive. An interesting feature for this new series is the HyperConnect, that enables users to choose wireless broadband connection options, with carrier choices of Cingular Wireless or Verizon Wireless (in the USA) and Vodafone (in Europe).Security is also enhanced with an integrated new optional biometric fingerprint reader, smart card, and trusted platform module (TPM1.2). The Wave Embassy Trust Suite integrated security solution allows users or enterprises to easily enable and manage any of these security technologies individually or in concert.Available now, the D620 and D820 feature Intel Core Duo processors and are fully compatible with Latitude notebook accessories shipped since 2003 including docking stations, optical drives and power adapters.
location based services
Dell has announced the Dell Latitude D620 and Latitude D820 (pictured), slimmer and lighter notebook computers featuring the Intel Core Duo processors and the flexibility of optional wireless broadband technology. With a starting weight of 4.4 pounds, the Latitude D620 includes an Intel Core Duo T2300 processor and a 14.1-inch wide aspect XGA display. The US$1,149 base configuration includes 512MB shared DDR2 memory, 40GB SATA hard drive and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi capability. A base configuration for the Latitude D820 (starting weight 5.6 pounds) is US$1,289 and includes an Intel Core Duo T2300 processor with a 15.4-inch wide aspect XGA display, 512MB DDR2 shared memory, 40GB SATA hard drive and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi capability. Advanced upgrade options for the D820 include the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M business graphics solution with 512MB, a high-resolution WUXGA display and 120GB hard drive. An interesting feature for this new series is the HyperConnect, that enables users to choose wireless broadband connection options, with carrier choices of Cingular Wireless or Verizon Wireless (in the USA) and Vodafone (in Europe).Security is also enhanced with an integrated new optional biometric fingerprint reader, smart card, and trusted platform module (TPM1.2). The Wave Embassy Trust Suite integrated security solution allows users or enterprises to easily enable and manage any of these security technologies individually or in concert.Available now, the D620 and D820 feature Intel Core Duo processors and are fully compatible with Latitude notebook accessories shipped since 2003 including docking stations, optical drives and power adapters.
Platform aids location-aware Wi-Fi applications - IT Week
Newbury Networks releases 'presence' platform for location-aware WiFi applications
IT Week Staff, IT Week 27 Mar 2006
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Wireless LAN (WLAN) application vendor Newbury Networks has released what it says is the industry’s first “presence” platform for location-aware Wi-Fi applications. “The Newbury Presence Platform allows enterprises to leverage both the ‘who’ and the ‘where’ to deliver critical information and services to key personnel when they need it,” said Newbury’s president and chief executive, Michael Maggio.
Newbury’s own Wi-Fi Watchdog and Wi-Fi Workplace software already run on the Presence Platform. Newbury has also announced Active Asset, a new application based on the platform that allows hardware assets to be tracked in real time over companies’ WLANs.
The Newbury Presence Platform system polls multiple WLAN access points (APs) to track positional data. Laptops, phones, PDAs, other assets and even people can be tracked in real time and their activity can be logged and reported.
Newbury said that objects and locations can be defined and policy definitions created, which can be used as event triggers to raise alerts or to start location-based services. For instance, users moving into an area with a Wi-Fi phone and making a call could be provisioned with a specific AP to handle the call with a guaranteed quality of service (QoS).
Presence Platform applications can include a graphical user interface (GUI), showing the real-time position, activity and status of all tracked assets – locating them on a building plan in a room on a floor, for example. The new software integrates with standard wireless infrastructures and other location-based positioning software from Cisco and Aruba.
Newbury Networks releases 'presence' platform for location-aware WiFi applications
IT Week Staff, IT Week 27 Mar 2006
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Wireless LAN (WLAN) application vendor Newbury Networks has released what it says is the industry’s first “presence” platform for location-aware Wi-Fi applications. “The Newbury Presence Platform allows enterprises to leverage both the ‘who’ and the ‘where’ to deliver critical information and services to key personnel when they need it,” said Newbury’s president and chief executive, Michael Maggio.
Newbury’s own Wi-Fi Watchdog and Wi-Fi Workplace software already run on the Presence Platform. Newbury has also announced Active Asset, a new application based on the platform that allows hardware assets to be tracked in real time over companies’ WLANs.
The Newbury Presence Platform system polls multiple WLAN access points (APs) to track positional data. Laptops, phones, PDAs, other assets and even people can be tracked in real time and their activity can be logged and reported.
Newbury said that objects and locations can be defined and policy definitions created, which can be used as event triggers to raise alerts or to start location-based services. For instance, users moving into an area with a Wi-Fi phone and making a call could be provisioned with a specific AP to handle the call with a guaranteed quality of service (QoS).
Presence Platform applications can include a graphical user interface (GUI), showing the real-time position, activity and status of all tracked assets – locating them on a building plan in a room on a floor, for example. The new software integrates with standard wireless infrastructures and other location-based positioning software from Cisco and Aruba.
uLocate to Present at The Smart Phone Summit Enterprise Solutions Conference: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2006--Walt Doyle, President and CEO of uLocate Communications, a leading provider of consumer location-based services, will present at The Smart Phone Summit Enterprise Solutions Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Doyle will serve as an expert on the latest offerings for smart phone platforms as a panel member of "GPS/LBS Applications and Services for Smart Phones," beginning at 3:00 PM PDT on April 4, 2006.
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During his presentation, Doyle will educate attendees on the next generation of mobile applications and discuss the evolution of the location-based services (LBS) industry. Doyle will also address how these technologies can help enhance and expand an organization's business processes, focusing on strategies for integrating LBS into current as well as future product offerings.
"The location-based services market is maturing and an increasing number of applications are emerging to take advantage of GPS-enabled phones," said Doyle. "However, as momentum continues to build, many organizations are still unaware of how to harness the power of LBS to meet and enrich their business goals and operations. In the next few years, LBS will be widely available and organizations will need to consider how it will affect them."
The Smart Phone Summit Enterprise Solutions 2006 conference brings together the top mobile and wireless industry device manufacturers, software developers, and solutions providers. It is targeted towards business executives and enterprise professionals looking for the latest in mobile and wireless applications, as well as top executives in the wireless industry.
"We are honored to have uLocate CEO Walt Doyle presenting at the upcoming Smart Phone Summit conference," said Mark Winstanley, president and conference chairman of The Smart Phone Summit. "The GPS and LBS capabilities of today's hottest phones and wireless devices are becoming an industry standard and uLocate's innovations in this space are sure to provide our attendee base of enterprise executives with new solutions to integrate into their business."Who: Walt Doyle, President and CEO, uLocate
What: "GPS/LBS Applications and Services for Smart Phones"
When: Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 3:00PM PDT - 3:50PM PDT
Where: Room N117
The Smart Phone Summit Enterprise Solutions Conference
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
About uLocate Communications, Inc.
uLocate Communications, Inc. (www.ulocate.com) is a leader in consumer location-based services. Its proven technology platform is the foundation for award winning services like MapQuest Find Me and direct to consumer services like Where.com. uLocate's leadership team launched some of the most recognized Internet brands like CNET, ZDNET, MapQuest and Game Spot and pioneered early mobile applications with the introduction of the uLocate Buddy Finder in early 2002.
Contact:uLocate Communications
Jon Finegold, 508-656-2127
jfinegold@ulocate.com
or
SHIFT Communications
Monica Pandolfi, 617-681-1235
mpandolfi@shiftcomm.com
Source: uLocate Communications
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2006--Walt Doyle, President and CEO of uLocate Communications, a leading provider of consumer location-based services, will present at The Smart Phone Summit Enterprise Solutions Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Doyle will serve as an expert on the latest offerings for smart phone platforms as a panel member of "GPS/LBS Applications and Services for Smart Phones," beginning at 3:00 PM PDT on April 4, 2006.
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During his presentation, Doyle will educate attendees on the next generation of mobile applications and discuss the evolution of the location-based services (LBS) industry. Doyle will also address how these technologies can help enhance and expand an organization's business processes, focusing on strategies for integrating LBS into current as well as future product offerings.
"The location-based services market is maturing and an increasing number of applications are emerging to take advantage of GPS-enabled phones," said Doyle. "However, as momentum continues to build, many organizations are still unaware of how to harness the power of LBS to meet and enrich their business goals and operations. In the next few years, LBS will be widely available and organizations will need to consider how it will affect them."
The Smart Phone Summit Enterprise Solutions 2006 conference brings together the top mobile and wireless industry device manufacturers, software developers, and solutions providers. It is targeted towards business executives and enterprise professionals looking for the latest in mobile and wireless applications, as well as top executives in the wireless industry.
"We are honored to have uLocate CEO Walt Doyle presenting at the upcoming Smart Phone Summit conference," said Mark Winstanley, president and conference chairman of The Smart Phone Summit. "The GPS and LBS capabilities of today's hottest phones and wireless devices are becoming an industry standard and uLocate's innovations in this space are sure to provide our attendee base of enterprise executives with new solutions to integrate into their business."Who: Walt Doyle, President and CEO, uLocate
What: "GPS/LBS Applications and Services for Smart Phones"
When: Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 3:00PM PDT - 3:50PM PDT
Where: Room N117
The Smart Phone Summit Enterprise Solutions Conference
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
About uLocate Communications, Inc.
uLocate Communications, Inc. (www.ulocate.com) is a leader in consumer location-based services. Its proven technology platform is the foundation for award winning services like MapQuest Find Me and direct to consumer services like Where.com. uLocate's leadership team launched some of the most recognized Internet brands like CNET, ZDNET, MapQuest and Game Spot and pioneered early mobile applications with the introduction of the uLocate Buddy Finder in early 2002.
Contact:uLocate Communications
Jon Finegold, 508-656-2127
jfinegold@ulocate.com
or
SHIFT Communications
Monica Pandolfi, 617-681-1235
mpandolfi@shiftcomm.com
Source: uLocate Communications
``Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- Powered by Tierravision'' Named Semi-Finalist in NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(TM)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2006--Sendia Corp., a leading wireless business application platform company, and Tierravision Inc., developer of advanced location-based services (LBS) technology for wireless enterprise devices, announced today that the "Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision" application, developed by Tierravision, has been named a North American semi-finalist in the Business Applications category for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge.
Organized by NAVTEQ (NYSE:NVT), a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge will announce award winners at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas on April 6, 2006. "Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision" is one of four solutions chosen as semi-finalists in the business category. Forty entrants were submitted for the Challenge overall.
"`Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision' significantly enhances the productivity of sales and service reps on the road," said Alex Klyce, president and chief operating officer for Sendia. "The Tierravision application has been integrated with Sendia's award-winning `WorkSpace CRM for salesforce.com,' which will allow salesforce.com users to look up contacts from the road and obtain maps and driving directions to one or more contacts or accounts based on criteria set by the user. This increases mobile user's productivity even further."
"With Tierravision's flexible mobile mapping solution, we were able to quickly integrate our patented mobile mapping technology with Sendia's `Workspace CRM for salesforce.com' application," said Will Cooper, Ph.D., president and CEO of Tierravision Inc., based in La Jolla, Calif. "`Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision' gives mobile business professionals access to a fully featured, location-based enterprise solution. Locator users can quickly and conveniently map out multiple customer addresses and find nearby businesses as well as track other Locator users on their wireless devices, fulfilling a critical business need."
About "Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision"
"Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision" is a fully featured, certified enterprise solution that runs on a wireless handheld device and gives mobile users of Sendia's "WorkSpace CRM for salesforce.com" access to a wide range of location-based services, including :
-- Multiple Location Mapping -- Display multiple salesforce.com addresses (Contacts, Accounts, Opportunities, Leads) on a map relative to the user's current position.
-- Directions -- Get turn-by-turn driving directions and display a graphical route map to/from a CRM address to another location.
-- Address Book Lookup -- Map an address directly from the wireless handheld contact address book.
-- Local Lookup -- Find local businesses and other points of interest (e.g., banks, hotels, Starbucks, Fedex, Kinko's, etc.).
-- Favorites -- Save favorite contact address locations for quick recall.
-- People Finder -- See the locations of friends, colleagues and employees.
-- Show Me/Meet Me -- Send the location of your current position or any other location to a friend or colleague.
-- Database Mapping -- Import and display an entire database of addresses locations on a map.
About the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is a developer challenge created to catalyze growth in the location-based services industry by bringing together the key players in the LBS/wireless value chain. From wireless business applications to sports, travel and security, integrating the accuracy and richness of NAVTEQ digital map data facilitates the timely evolution of the next wave of location-based innovations using wireless technology.
For more information about the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, please visit www.lbschallenge.com.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. 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 1,900 employees located in 131 offices in 23 countries.
About Tierravision
Tierravision Inc. is a leading developer of LBS solutions for wireless enterprise handhelds, such as the RIM BlackBerry(R), Palm Treo(TM) and Windows Mobile(TM) devices. The company was formed in January 2000 and is located in La Jolla, Calif., just north of San Diego. The founders bring over 25 years of combined experience in software and wireless systems development.
Tierravision has developed advanced wireless mapping technology that offers enterprise application developers rapid and flexible LBS integration for their enterprise solutions. Tierravision's patented map data processing, segmentation and intelligent caching technology deliver efficient downloading and display of street maps on wireless handheld devices. Tierravision's advanced enterprise solutions are enterprise certified by Cingular Wireless.
To find out more about Tierravision's advanced wireless mobile enterprise mapping solutions, visit www.tierravision.com.
About Sendia
Sendia Corporation develops and markets software that extends existing enterprise applications to wireless handheld devices such as the RIM BlackBerry(R), Palm Treo(TM) and Windows Mobile(TM) devices. Sendia's mission is to make wireless solutions work flawlessly for the business user. The company's Wireless WorkSpace technology extends the core functionality of virtually any business application to the handheld device. Sendia's advanced mobile application server, centralized management system and device-side smart-client enable rapid development, deployment and management of secure wireless applications fully integrated into business back office systems.
Sendia is focused on driving user adoption together with enterprise application vendors and by building strong partnerships with leading vendors such as salesforce.com. Available in hosted and on-premises editions, Sendia-powered applications are fast, easy to use and reliable wireless solutions that customers trust to get the job done.
To learn more, visit www.sendia.com. With Sendia, wireless works.
-- Sendia is a registered trademark of Sendia Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.
-- Tierravision is a registered trademark of Tierravision Inc, La Jolla, Calif. (C)2006 Tierravision. All rights reserved.
-- NAVTEQ and Global LBS Challenge are trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. (C)2006 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved.
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2006--Sendia Corp., a leading wireless business application platform company, and Tierravision Inc., developer of advanced location-based services (LBS) technology for wireless enterprise devices, announced today that the "Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision" application, developed by Tierravision, has been named a North American semi-finalist in the Business Applications category for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge.
Organized by NAVTEQ (NYSE:NVT), a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge will announce award winners at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas on April 6, 2006. "Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision" is one of four solutions chosen as semi-finalists in the business category. Forty entrants were submitted for the Challenge overall.
"`Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision' significantly enhances the productivity of sales and service reps on the road," said Alex Klyce, president and chief operating officer for Sendia. "The Tierravision application has been integrated with Sendia's award-winning `WorkSpace CRM for salesforce.com,' which will allow salesforce.com users to look up contacts from the road and obtain maps and driving directions to one or more contacts or accounts based on criteria set by the user. This increases mobile user's productivity even further."
"With Tierravision's flexible mobile mapping solution, we were able to quickly integrate our patented mobile mapping technology with Sendia's `Workspace CRM for salesforce.com' application," said Will Cooper, Ph.D., president and CEO of Tierravision Inc., based in La Jolla, Calif. "`Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision' gives mobile business professionals access to a fully featured, location-based enterprise solution. Locator users can quickly and conveniently map out multiple customer addresses and find nearby businesses as well as track other Locator users on their wireless devices, fulfilling a critical business need."
About "Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision"
"Sendia WorkSpace Locator -- powered by Tierravision" is a fully featured, certified enterprise solution that runs on a wireless handheld device and gives mobile users of Sendia's "WorkSpace CRM for salesforce.com" access to a wide range of location-based services, including :
-- Multiple Location Mapping -- Display multiple salesforce.com addresses (Contacts, Accounts, Opportunities, Leads) on a map relative to the user's current position.
-- Directions -- Get turn-by-turn driving directions and display a graphical route map to/from a CRM address to another location.
-- Address Book Lookup -- Map an address directly from the wireless handheld contact address book.
-- Local Lookup -- Find local businesses and other points of interest (e.g., banks, hotels, Starbucks, Fedex, Kinko's, etc.).
-- Favorites -- Save favorite contact address locations for quick recall.
-- People Finder -- See the locations of friends, colleagues and employees.
-- Show Me/Meet Me -- Send the location of your current position or any other location to a friend or colleague.
-- Database Mapping -- Import and display an entire database of addresses locations on a map.
About the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is a developer challenge created to catalyze growth in the location-based services industry by bringing together the key players in the LBS/wireless value chain. From wireless business applications to sports, travel and security, integrating the accuracy and richness of NAVTEQ digital map data facilitates the timely evolution of the next wave of location-based innovations using wireless technology.
For more information about the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, please visit www.lbschallenge.com.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. 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 1,900 employees located in 131 offices in 23 countries.
About Tierravision
Tierravision Inc. is a leading developer of LBS solutions for wireless enterprise handhelds, such as the RIM BlackBerry(R), Palm Treo(TM) and Windows Mobile(TM) devices. The company was formed in January 2000 and is located in La Jolla, Calif., just north of San Diego. The founders bring over 25 years of combined experience in software and wireless systems development.
Tierravision has developed advanced wireless mapping technology that offers enterprise application developers rapid and flexible LBS integration for their enterprise solutions. Tierravision's patented map data processing, segmentation and intelligent caching technology deliver efficient downloading and display of street maps on wireless handheld devices. Tierravision's advanced enterprise solutions are enterprise certified by Cingular Wireless.
To find out more about Tierravision's advanced wireless mobile enterprise mapping solutions, visit www.tierravision.com.
About Sendia
Sendia Corporation develops and markets software that extends existing enterprise applications to wireless handheld devices such as the RIM BlackBerry(R), Palm Treo(TM) and Windows Mobile(TM) devices. Sendia's mission is to make wireless solutions work flawlessly for the business user. The company's Wireless WorkSpace technology extends the core functionality of virtually any business application to the handheld device. Sendia's advanced mobile application server, centralized management system and device-side smart-client enable rapid development, deployment and management of secure wireless applications fully integrated into business back office systems.
Sendia is focused on driving user adoption together with enterprise application vendors and by building strong partnerships with leading vendors such as salesforce.com. Available in hosted and on-premises editions, Sendia-powered applications are fast, easy to use and reliable wireless solutions that customers trust to get the job done.
To learn more, visit www.sendia.com. With Sendia, wireless works.
-- Sendia is a registered trademark of Sendia Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.
-- Tierravision is a registered trademark of Tierravision Inc, La Jolla, Calif. (C)2006 Tierravision. All rights reserved.
-- NAVTEQ and Global LBS Challenge are trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. (C)2006 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved.
Unstrung - WLANs/WiFi/802.11 - Symbol Goes Mesh - Wireless Networking News Wire
DETROIT -- Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company™, today announced new wireless network infrastructure features for increased coverage, enhanced security and mobility - including Layer 3 roaming, mesh networking and wireless security with location-based services. These new features enable enterprises to operate more efficiently with increased security, and expand their wireless coverage area. Symbol also announced the MC9090 family of premium rugged mobile computers for demanding environments.
“Businesses with a growing number of mobile users continually need to address challenges in wireless coverage, network security and user mobility. Addressing these challenges requires the enterprise to implement mobility as a complete system – end-to-end,” said Anthony Bartolo, vice president and general manager of Symbol’s Wireless Infrastructure and RFID Divisions. “This means taking into account the users, devices, applications, network infrastructure and management. With this approach, customers should utilize their wireless infrastructure to optimize their mobile applications.”
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Expanded Coverage, Security and User Mobility for “Business-Critical Wireless”
Symbol’s new wireless features are designed to optimize mobile applications in the enterprise – including solutions to extend wireless networks to previously cost-prohibitive or physically-challenged locations; provide persistent mobility; secure the wireless network, and add location-based services throughout the enterprise.
The enterprise edge is evolving from traditional wired workstations to wirelessly connected devices. Networks are expanding within and outside “the four walls,” requiring a wireless infrastructure designed for new and challenging environments. Symbol’s mesh networking solution provides the functionality to securely extend the perimeter of wireless coverage to locations previously too expensive or physically impossible to wire. The Symbol mesh architecture provides a resilient system that is intuitive to deploy, “self-healing” and capable of supporting high-bandwidth voice, video and data applications on standards-based wireless devices. With a Symbol wireless mesh network, businesses can now deploy an expansive wireless network beyond the main campus to support business-critical applications at the point of activity, avoiding the expensive requirement of installing traditional Ethernet cabling.
Symbol’s award-winning WS5100 wireless switch will soon feature Layer 3 roaming capabilities to enable true enterprise mobility. Layer 3 roaming allows mobile users to maintain connectivity as they roam throughout the enterprise and help ensure applications such as voice and video are available and connected as they move. This feature further enhances Symbol’s predictive roaming technology already found on its family of mobile computing devices to enable high-bandwidth, connection-sensitive applications.
Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE: SBL - message board) discuss >
DETROIT -- Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company™, today announced new wireless network infrastructure features for increased coverage, enhanced security and mobility - including Layer 3 roaming, mesh networking and wireless security with location-based services. These new features enable enterprises to operate more efficiently with increased security, and expand their wireless coverage area. Symbol also announced the MC9090 family of premium rugged mobile computers for demanding environments.
“Businesses with a growing number of mobile users continually need to address challenges in wireless coverage, network security and user mobility. Addressing these challenges requires the enterprise to implement mobility as a complete system – end-to-end,” said Anthony Bartolo, vice president and general manager of Symbol’s Wireless Infrastructure and RFID Divisions. “This means taking into account the users, devices, applications, network infrastructure and management. With this approach, customers should utilize their wireless infrastructure to optimize their mobile applications.”
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Expanded Coverage, Security and User Mobility for “Business-Critical Wireless”
Symbol’s new wireless features are designed to optimize mobile applications in the enterprise – including solutions to extend wireless networks to previously cost-prohibitive or physically-challenged locations; provide persistent mobility; secure the wireless network, and add location-based services throughout the enterprise.
The enterprise edge is evolving from traditional wired workstations to wirelessly connected devices. Networks are expanding within and outside “the four walls,” requiring a wireless infrastructure designed for new and challenging environments. Symbol’s mesh networking solution provides the functionality to securely extend the perimeter of wireless coverage to locations previously too expensive or physically impossible to wire. The Symbol mesh architecture provides a resilient system that is intuitive to deploy, “self-healing” and capable of supporting high-bandwidth voice, video and data applications on standards-based wireless devices. With a Symbol wireless mesh network, businesses can now deploy an expansive wireless network beyond the main campus to support business-critical applications at the point of activity, avoiding the expensive requirement of installing traditional Ethernet cabling.
Symbol’s award-winning WS5100 wireless switch will soon feature Layer 3 roaming capabilities to enable true enterprise mobility. Layer 3 roaming allows mobile users to maintain connectivity as they roam throughout the enterprise and help ensure applications such as voice and video are available and connected as they move. This feature further enhances Symbol’s predictive roaming technology already found on its family of mobile computing devices to enable high-bandwidth, connection-sensitive applications.
Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE: SBL - message board) discuss >
Mobile Strategies: Mobile TV, Payments, Roaming, and Location Based Services - Round up for 28th March 2006
Mobile TV, Payments, Roaming, and Location Based Services - Round up for 28th March 2006
A new report from Pyramid Research suggests that Mobile Operators are probably best positioned to take advantage of mobile TV because of their high customer bases but are not the only people who could make this product successful. This is a weaker argument than the one that says Operators are best positioned to sell content from their portals, but 70% of content is still sold off-portal from the likes of Jamba.
More interestingly, Aeon, one of Japan's largest retailers, has announced support for DoCoMo's payment system. This provides proximity based payment embedded into the phone that allows people to pay for products by waving their phone over a scanner. This is the first sign-up from a really large reatailer, and if DoCoMo can make their system take off, then analysts are predicting they could become one of Japan's top four banks as well a highly profitable mobile Operators.
The EU is trying to scrap roaming charges. Although this may not make much sense to many in the UK, the recent example of operators voluntarily scrapping roaming between Northern Ireland and Eire, illustrates the point well: it's not about better deals for holidaymakers, but about people who live close to the border and work in a different country to the one they live in. Clearly it'll have an impact on the operator's revenues, but the trick will be coming up with a compromise that still sees big businesses charges for all their corporate roaming traffic.
Finally, the US is still playing catch-up: Sprint Nextel has launched a location based directory service called Find It. I remember when a comparable product was launched in the Czech Republic in 1999. However, the US service does promise integration with GPS receivers built into the device for emergency service use, so it is likely that this new service may rapidly overtake the usefulness of it predecessors.
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Mobile TV, Payments, Roaming, and Location Based Services - Round up for 28th March 2006
A new report from Pyramid Research suggests that Mobile Operators are probably best positioned to take advantage of mobile TV because of their high customer bases but are not the only people who could make this product successful. This is a weaker argument than the one that says Operators are best positioned to sell content from their portals, but 70% of content is still sold off-portal from the likes of Jamba.
More interestingly, Aeon, one of Japan's largest retailers, has announced support for DoCoMo's payment system. This provides proximity based payment embedded into the phone that allows people to pay for products by waving their phone over a scanner. This is the first sign-up from a really large reatailer, and if DoCoMo can make their system take off, then analysts are predicting they could become one of Japan's top four banks as well a highly profitable mobile Operators.
The EU is trying to scrap roaming charges. Although this may not make much sense to many in the UK, the recent example of operators voluntarily scrapping roaming between Northern Ireland and Eire, illustrates the point well: it's not about better deals for holidaymakers, but about people who live close to the border and work in a different country to the one they live in. Clearly it'll have an impact on the operator's revenues, but the trick will be coming up with a compromise that still sees big businesses charges for all their corporate roaming traffic.
Finally, the US is still playing catch-up: Sprint Nextel has launched a location based directory service called Find It. I remember when a comparable product was launched in the Czech Republic in 1999. However, the US service does promise integration with GPS receivers built into the device for emergency service use, so it is likely that this new service may rapidly overtake the usefulness of it predecessors.
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QUALCOMM's BREW(R) Solution Helps KDDI Reach New Heights in the Japanese Mobile Content Market
KDDI Customers Have Downloaded More Than 75 Million Data Applications on More Than 20 Million BREW Devices - SAN DIEGO, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division MultipleAccess (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, and KDDI Corporation,today announced that KDDI's BREW-based service has achieved anothersignificant milestone -- more than 20 million handsets sold and more than75 million BREW applications downloaded (as of December 2005). QUALCOMM'sBREW solution powers KDDI's advanced wireless data services for all phones,including its CDMA2000(R) and EV-DO devices. Since launching the BREW solution in February 2003, KDDI's wireless dataservices have increased significantly both in popularity and in the number ofsubscribers in the Japanese wireless market. Currently, KDDI offers more than2,300 different BREW applications, including advanced, high-performance 3Dgaming; a digital book viewer; location-based services with features such asin-car or pedestrian navigation; and productivity tools and enterpriseapplications for email and document viewing. "KDDI has proven to be a world leader in offering advanced mobile contentto its subscribers and we are proud that the BREW solution has beeninstrumental in the success of its wireless data business," said Bob Briggs,vice president of global business relations and marketing for QUALCOMMInternet Services. "KDDI's latest achievements are exciting proof points ofhow their innovation and leadership, combined with the BREW solution, candrive data revenues." "The continuing growth of KDDI's advanced mobile content offerings isdirectly impacted by the technical capabilities that the BREW solutionprovides, which allows us to offer our subscribers the most compellingwireless data available in Japan today," said Masahiro Inoue, associate seniorvice president and general manager, "au" Service & Product Planning Division,"au" Business Sector, KDDI. "We view the BREW solution as the most robustapplication platform for the delivery of advanced wireless data services andwe are very pleased that such a wide range of compelling applications arealready available today, including 3D games, LBS navigation, and book anddocument viewers for consumer and enterprise applications." The BREW solution drives the discovery and delivery of wireless dataservices. BREW customers can benefit from several offerings which include:uiOne(TM) for rich, integrated and dynamic user experiences with fast accessto high revenue services on wireless devices; deliveryOne(TM) fordifferentiated and tightly integrated, operator managed support and deliveryof advanced wireless data content and services; and marketOne(TM) for aquick-to-market, hosted, scalable content delivery service that includes mediatitles, flexible management and monetization, content provider settlement andbusiness intelligence services. QUALCOMM offers this comprehensive set ofBREW offerings to meet the distinct needs of companies delivering mobileproducts and services around the world. QUALCOMM Incorporated (http://www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing anddelivering innovative digital wireless communications products and servicesbased on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego,Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2005 FORTUNE 500(R)company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM. QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.uiOne, deliveryOne and marketOne are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications IndustryAssociation (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners. QUALCOMM Contacts: Michele Guthrie, QUALCOMM Internet Services Phone: 1-858-651-4017 Email: mbg@qualcomm.com Jeremy James, Corporate Communications Phone: 1-858-651-1641 Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com Bill Davidson, Investor Relations Phone: 1-858-658-4813 Email: ir@qualcomm.com
SOURCE QUALCOMM IncorporatedWeb Site: http://www.qualcomm.com
KDDI Customers Have Downloaded More Than 75 Million Data Applications on More Than 20 Million BREW Devices - SAN DIEGO, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated(Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of Code Division MultipleAccess (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, and KDDI Corporation,today announced that KDDI's BREW-based service has achieved anothersignificant milestone -- more than 20 million handsets sold and more than75 million BREW applications downloaded (as of December 2005). QUALCOMM'sBREW solution powers KDDI's advanced wireless data services for all phones,including its CDMA2000(R) and EV-DO devices. Since launching the BREW solution in February 2003, KDDI's wireless dataservices have increased significantly both in popularity and in the number ofsubscribers in the Japanese wireless market. Currently, KDDI offers more than2,300 different BREW applications, including advanced, high-performance 3Dgaming; a digital book viewer; location-based services with features such asin-car or pedestrian navigation; and productivity tools and enterpriseapplications for email and document viewing. "KDDI has proven to be a world leader in offering advanced mobile contentto its subscribers and we are proud that the BREW solution has beeninstrumental in the success of its wireless data business," said Bob Briggs,vice president of global business relations and marketing for QUALCOMMInternet Services. "KDDI's latest achievements are exciting proof points ofhow their innovation and leadership, combined with the BREW solution, candrive data revenues." "The continuing growth of KDDI's advanced mobile content offerings isdirectly impacted by the technical capabilities that the BREW solutionprovides, which allows us to offer our subscribers the most compellingwireless data available in Japan today," said Masahiro Inoue, associate seniorvice president and general manager, "au" Service & Product Planning Division,"au" Business Sector, KDDI. "We view the BREW solution as the most robustapplication platform for the delivery of advanced wireless data services andwe are very pleased that such a wide range of compelling applications arealready available today, including 3D games, LBS navigation, and book anddocument viewers for consumer and enterprise applications." The BREW solution drives the discovery and delivery of wireless dataservices. BREW customers can benefit from several offerings which include:uiOne(TM) for rich, integrated and dynamic user experiences with fast accessto high revenue services on wireless devices; deliveryOne(TM) fordifferentiated and tightly integrated, operator managed support and deliveryof advanced wireless data content and services; and marketOne(TM) for aquick-to-market, hosted, scalable content delivery service that includes mediatitles, flexible management and monetization, content provider settlement andbusiness intelligence services. QUALCOMM offers this comprehensive set ofBREW offerings to meet the distinct needs of companies delivering mobileproducts and services around the world. QUALCOMM Incorporated (http://www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing anddelivering innovative digital wireless communications products and servicesbased on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego,Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2005 FORTUNE 500(R)company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM. QUALCOMM and BREW are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.uiOne, deliveryOne and marketOne are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.CDMA2000 is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications IndustryAssociation (TIA USA). All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners. QUALCOMM Contacts: Michele Guthrie, QUALCOMM Internet Services Phone: 1-858-651-4017 Email: mbg@qualcomm.com Jeremy James, Corporate Communications Phone: 1-858-651-1641 Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com Bill Davidson, Investor Relations Phone: 1-858-658-4813 Email: ir@qualcomm.com
SOURCE QUALCOMM IncorporatedWeb Site: http://www.qualcomm.com
'Where2Talk' Offers Mobile Phone Users Instant Communications and Location in One Application
First-of-its Kind Service From Clarity Communication Systems Combines PTT and
LBS
AURORA, Ill., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarity Communication Systems Inc.,
a leading provider of Push-to-Talk (PTT) solutions and Location-Based Services
(LBS) for the wireless industry, will officially introduce its Where2Talk(TM)
solution at CTIA Wireless 2006, Las Vegas, April 5th - 7th. Where2Talk, the
first product for mobile phones that combines location with PTT in one
application, will be available for evaluation at NavTeq's Booth No. 4330,
North Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center.
Where2Talk combines "location at-a-glance" with the instant calling and
presence capabilities of PTT. The PTT contact list now presents who is
available and where they're located. The service lets enterprises track their
mobile workers and instantly communicate with individuals and groups with a
convenient, easy-to-use interface. It also provides families with peace of
mind by enabling parents to keep tabs on their children and instantly reach
them at the push of a button.
"No other company has combined PTT and LBS in one solution," states Jim
Fuentes, Clarity's Chief Executive Officer. "The early reactions to
Where2Talk from our partners indicate that this product will provide
significant value to enterprises and consumers. Enterprises who adopt the
service will realize productivity gains from improved communication and
utilization of resources, while consumers will appreciate a new and improved
way to keep in touch with friends and family."
The Where2Talk service consists of a BREW application on a mobile phone
and a PC-based Dispatch Console. The PTT contact list on the mobile phone
displays all contacts on the main screen with their city/state location
visible at-a-glance. In addition to being able to instantly call individuals
and groups, the user can obtain a map of each contact's location, street
address, and directions. Where2Talk's web-based Dispatch Console enables
users to view contacts on a map, see their online availability, select a group
based on location, and "Push-to-Talk" them from the PC.
The evaluation version of Where2Talk is available now directly from
Clarity; the commercial version is planned for release in Q3 of 2006.
About Clarity Communication Systems
Clarity Communication Systems specializes in the design, development and
deployment of solutions for mobile devices and wireless networks. Clarity's
portfolio of market-leading applications includes inTouch, an end-to-end PTT
service, and Whereabouts(TM), an LBS application that provides tracking,
directions, points of interest and navigation. Clarity also provides network
infrastructure solutions and works with major telecommunications carriers and
equipment providers to deliver a wide range of custom-built products. Founded
in 1998, Clarity is headquartered in suburban Chicago. Visit Clarity at
http://www.claritycsi.com .
SOURCE Clarity Communication Systems Inc.Web Site: http://www.claritycsi.comhttp://www.ctiawireless.com/index.cfm
First-of-its Kind Service From Clarity Communication Systems Combines PTT and
LBS
AURORA, Ill., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarity Communication Systems Inc.,
a leading provider of Push-to-Talk (PTT) solutions and Location-Based Services
(LBS) for the wireless industry, will officially introduce its Where2Talk(TM)
solution at CTIA Wireless 2006, Las Vegas, April 5th - 7th. Where2Talk, the
first product for mobile phones that combines location with PTT in one
application, will be available for evaluation at NavTeq's Booth No. 4330,
North Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center.
Where2Talk combines "location at-a-glance" with the instant calling and
presence capabilities of PTT. The PTT contact list now presents who is
available and where they're located. The service lets enterprises track their
mobile workers and instantly communicate with individuals and groups with a
convenient, easy-to-use interface. It also provides families with peace of
mind by enabling parents to keep tabs on their children and instantly reach
them at the push of a button.
"No other company has combined PTT and LBS in one solution," states Jim
Fuentes, Clarity's Chief Executive Officer. "The early reactions to
Where2Talk from our partners indicate that this product will provide
significant value to enterprises and consumers. Enterprises who adopt the
service will realize productivity gains from improved communication and
utilization of resources, while consumers will appreciate a new and improved
way to keep in touch with friends and family."
The Where2Talk service consists of a BREW application on a mobile phone
and a PC-based Dispatch Console. The PTT contact list on the mobile phone
displays all contacts on the main screen with their city/state location
visible at-a-glance. In addition to being able to instantly call individuals
and groups, the user can obtain a map of each contact's location, street
address, and directions. Where2Talk's web-based Dispatch Console enables
users to view contacts on a map, see their online availability, select a group
based on location, and "Push-to-Talk" them from the PC.
The evaluation version of Where2Talk is available now directly from
Clarity; the commercial version is planned for release in Q3 of 2006.
About Clarity Communication Systems
Clarity Communication Systems specializes in the design, development and
deployment of solutions for mobile devices and wireless networks. Clarity's
portfolio of market-leading applications includes inTouch, an end-to-end PTT
service, and Whereabouts(TM), an LBS application that provides tracking,
directions, points of interest and navigation. Clarity also provides network
infrastructure solutions and works with major telecommunications carriers and
equipment providers to deliver a wide range of custom-built products. Founded
in 1998, Clarity is headquartered in suburban Chicago. Visit Clarity at
http://www.claritycsi.com .
SOURCE Clarity Communication Systems Inc.Web Site: http://www.claritycsi.comhttp://www.ctiawireless.com/index.cfm
When Your Mobile is Your Computer at MobHappy
location based services
I wrote last week comparing the mobile with the computer, concluding that for most things, the computer was still better. However, I also believe that our phones will turn into our computers and be our primary digital device.
Someone left a comment challenging me on this, which is great, as I love comments and the debate surrounding them. They pointed out that for some jobs, like desktop publishing or website design, a mobile screen and tiny little keyboard will just never hack it.
So let me explain more.
My vision is that our mobiles are going to morph into something like our digital, thin client, key to our digital data, as well as a communication device. Sometimes we’ll access that data directly, as it’s stored on our phones - much as we might keep games on there today. And some will be stored on the web, so we’ll use our phones as a way of accessing and unlocking this data.
And yes, sometimes, we’ll need to see that data on a larger screen and use more sophisticated tools to manipulate it - a keyboard and mouse and whatever comes next in that line. But rather than go to a computer, we’ll slot our mobiles into a docking port in a keyboard/screen combo. These already exist in early iterations, as I’ve written before.
But how about when you want to give a presentation, you’ll still need a laptop, won’t you? Actually, no. You’ll have the presentation on your phone, or stored on the web and accessed live with your phone. And you’ll plug it into a projector, specially made for the purpose.
Sound far fetched? Well, you can get a glimpse of that future with the Project-a-Phone - yours for a mere $199.
The only slight issue is that you still need to connect it to a computer in order to project your mobile phone’s screen, but hey, it’s a great start.
But it’s a definite boon to all of us who have to demo mobile phones, applications and games to more than one person at a time. Cool.
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1 Shermozle Mar 29th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
I’m about to go travelling for eight months without a computer, just my Nokia 6630. Shall be interesting to see how it goes.
I’ll be checking email on the phone, and also blogging from it. Anything more complicated than looking up the weather will probably mean an internet cafe though.
2 Rachelle-Joanne Mar 29th, 2006 at 6:39 pm
Hi! I’m just a new blogger and I just stumbled across your site and I really like it. I read your post on computers vs moblie phones. I believe that nothing is impossible with the technology we have today. For a mobile phone to serve as a personal computer, I don’t think its far fetched.We just have to wait and see it unfold before our very eyes.
3 Liam @ Web 2.5 Blog Mar 29th, 2006 at 7:11 pm
There’s another way to leverage a mobile phone for general-purpose computing: add to it a lightweight web server, driving nearby browsers via wi-fi, bluetooth, or UWB. Intel has prototyped this very thing. Near term, it looks like flash drives will become pocket servers sooner than phones.
I cover this space on my blog, Web 2.5: The Always-On-You Webhttp://web2dot5.blogspot.com/
4 Malcolm Mar 29th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
The Nokia N80, which is almost here, already does a lot of this sort of thing via its UPnP capabilities. For example, if you have a media streamer connected to an entertainment system (inc. TV), then the N80 can stream its media to this over its WiFi interface. Of course, this is focused on media, rather than business applications (such as presentations), but there’s no reason that clever companies can’t start embedding OpenOffice in their media streamers (companies like D-Link already use Linux on their devices), and then we can stream presentations or even documents from our phone, without even taking it out of our pocket.
Now this is exciting stuff, and it’s available around about now. Much more impressive than a flash drive.
(I already use my P910i as a word-processor with my Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard — all it needs is a bigger display, and an HD TV would be fine for that — just need the protocols to stream video — hey! we’ve got them…)
5 Anon Mar 29th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Impatica ShowMate lets you hook your BlackBerry up to a projector (maybe via Bluetooth now too):http://www.impatica.com/showmate/index.html
location based services
I wrote last week comparing the mobile with the computer, concluding that for most things, the computer was still better. However, I also believe that our phones will turn into our computers and be our primary digital device.
Someone left a comment challenging me on this, which is great, as I love comments and the debate surrounding them. They pointed out that for some jobs, like desktop publishing or website design, a mobile screen and tiny little keyboard will just never hack it.
So let me explain more.
My vision is that our mobiles are going to morph into something like our digital, thin client, key to our digital data, as well as a communication device. Sometimes we’ll access that data directly, as it’s stored on our phones - much as we might keep games on there today. And some will be stored on the web, so we’ll use our phones as a way of accessing and unlocking this data.
And yes, sometimes, we’ll need to see that data on a larger screen and use more sophisticated tools to manipulate it - a keyboard and mouse and whatever comes next in that line. But rather than go to a computer, we’ll slot our mobiles into a docking port in a keyboard/screen combo. These already exist in early iterations, as I’ve written before.
But how about when you want to give a presentation, you’ll still need a laptop, won’t you? Actually, no. You’ll have the presentation on your phone, or stored on the web and accessed live with your phone. And you’ll plug it into a projector, specially made for the purpose.
Sound far fetched? Well, you can get a glimpse of that future with the Project-a-Phone - yours for a mere $199.
The only slight issue is that you still need to connect it to a computer in order to project your mobile phone’s screen, but hey, it’s a great start.
But it’s a definite boon to all of us who have to demo mobile phones, applications and games to more than one person at a time. Cool.
-->
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1 Shermozle Mar 29th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
I’m about to go travelling for eight months without a computer, just my Nokia 6630. Shall be interesting to see how it goes.
I’ll be checking email on the phone, and also blogging from it. Anything more complicated than looking up the weather will probably mean an internet cafe though.
2 Rachelle-Joanne Mar 29th, 2006 at 6:39 pm
Hi! I’m just a new blogger and I just stumbled across your site and I really like it. I read your post on computers vs moblie phones. I believe that nothing is impossible with the technology we have today. For a mobile phone to serve as a personal computer, I don’t think its far fetched.We just have to wait and see it unfold before our very eyes.
3 Liam @ Web 2.5 Blog Mar 29th, 2006 at 7:11 pm
There’s another way to leverage a mobile phone for general-purpose computing: add to it a lightweight web server, driving nearby browsers via wi-fi, bluetooth, or UWB. Intel has prototyped this very thing. Near term, it looks like flash drives will become pocket servers sooner than phones.
I cover this space on my blog, Web 2.5: The Always-On-You Webhttp://web2dot5.blogspot.com/
4 Malcolm Mar 29th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
The Nokia N80, which is almost here, already does a lot of this sort of thing via its UPnP capabilities. For example, if you have a media streamer connected to an entertainment system (inc. TV), then the N80 can stream its media to this over its WiFi interface. Of course, this is focused on media, rather than business applications (such as presentations), but there’s no reason that clever companies can’t start embedding OpenOffice in their media streamers (companies like D-Link already use Linux on their devices), and then we can stream presentations or even documents from our phone, without even taking it out of our pocket.
Now this is exciting stuff, and it’s available around about now. Much more impressive than a flash drive.
(I already use my P910i as a word-processor with my Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard — all it needs is a bigger display, and an HD TV would be fine for that — just need the protocols to stream video — hey! we’ve got them…)
5 Anon Mar 29th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Impatica ShowMate lets you hook your BlackBerry up to a projector (maybe via Bluetooth now too):http://www.impatica.com/showmate/index.html
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