Tele Atlas Introduces LBS Innovators Series


location based services

Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of geographic content, and Dow Jones VentureWire, the leading producer of daily newsletters and industry events for the venture capital market, today announced an open invitation for developers to participate in the Tele Atlas LBS Innovator Series, a program that will enable wireless application developers to expand their visibility, credibility and success with key participants in the industry.
What: Tele Atlas and Dow Jones VentureWire invite application developers to present location-based services (LBS) applications — powered by their innovation and Tele Atlas data — to the venture capital community. Eight finalists will be chosen to present their innovative solutions to venture capitalists and industry experts at the Dow Jones VentureWire Wireless Ventures conference in April 2007.
When: Registration opens in October 1, 2006. Participation is open to all mobile LBS applications using Tele Atlas data.
Where: To learn more about the Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series, including the latest information and submission instructions, please visit www.teleatlas.com/LBSseries; or sign up to receive additional information via Tele Atlas DeveloperLink(SM) at developerlink.teleatlas.com and enter the promotional code “CTIA906.” Additionally, Tele Atlas DeveloperLink will provide developers a free sample of Tele Atlas map data and tools to help build their application.
Attendees of CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment can also learn more about the Tele Atlas LBS Innovator Series and Tele Atlas DeveloperLink by visiting Tele Atlas in booth #235.
About Tele Atlas DeveloperLinkTele Atlas DeveloperLink is an online networking community for application developers bringing new location based and navigation services to market. With more than 350 participating companies, Tele Atlas DeveloperLink provides Internet, mobile and other next-generation application developers access to technology, business tools and services that help reduce their time to market.
About Tele AtlasFounded in 1984, Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic location content that power the world’s most essential geographic solutions. The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems, mobile and Internet map applications that help GPS system users find the people, places, products and services they need, wherever they are. Tele Atlas also works with business partners who deliver critical applications for emergency, business fleet and infrastructure services. The company employs 2,300 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 20 countries around the world and uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans and tens of thousands of data sources to regularly update its maps. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com.
About Dow Jones Financial Information ServicesThrough its Financial Information Services group, Dow Jones produces focused, sector-specific online databases, newsletters and industry events for the private equity, venture capital and diversified markets. Newsletters published include Private Equity Analyst, VentureWire Professional and Daily Bankruptcy Review. In addition, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; www.dowjones.com) publishes the global Wall Street Journal with its international and online editions; Barron's; the Far Eastern Economic Review; Dow Jones Newswires and Indexes; MarketWatch; and Ottaway newspapers. Dow Jones co-owns Factiva with Reuters and SmartMoney with Hearst. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and U.S. radio stations