Sunday, March 04, 2007

Nokia, WaveMarket Sign OEM Agreement

location based services



Nokia and WaveMarket, a provider of location-based services, have entered into collaboration to offer location-based tracking services to carriers worldwide.Nokia will also integrate WaveMarket's patented WaveAlert technology into its iGMLC network infrastructure. The first Nokia LBS application based on WaveMarket's technology is Nokia LBS Push, launched at the 3GSM World Congress, the companies said."We are eager to integrate WaveMarket's product suite into our infrastructure," said Heikki Hemmi, Director Location Business Nokia Networks. "As location-based services gain momentum in the mobile device community, Nokia is dedicated to providing an innovative variety of tracking and location solutions for each demographic market. We believe this feature-rich suite of location-based applications will appeal to a wide range of consumers.""Collaboration with Nokia will leverage and expand WaveMarket's current global presence," said Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of WaveMarket. "This OEM and reseller agreement will bring WaveMarket's product suite to Nokia customers across the globe. WaveMarket has developed applications for both businesses and consumers, including family safety, pet tracking, enterprise tracking, mobile location dating, mobile locations searches and StreetHive—a friend-finding and social networking application, the company stated.

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