), a world-leading provider of mobile Mapping and Navigation solutions, today
announced the launch of a native Symbian version of its Polarisä solution. As
the Polaris Mapping and Navigation System already supports all the other major
mobile platforms and works on all networks, the addition of a Symbian native version
establishes Polaris as the first and only truly worldwide, cross-platform solution
for mobile navigation. Telmap will demonstrate the new Polaris native Symbian
solution on the Nokia 6680 mobile handset at the upcoming Symbian Smartphone Show
at the Excel Centre, London, October 11-12 (stand #42).
The full Polaris solution, for Java and Symbian devices, will also be presented
at the Telmap stand, enabling Telmap to showcase its unrivaled support for premium
content, such as real-time, Europe-wide traffic and weather. "The addition of
native Symbian support is an important element in our strategy of offering the
most complete mobile navigation solution available," said Oren Nissim, CEO of
Telmap. "Now, operators, handset manufacturers and application developers can
offer a single solution for worldwide navigation and content to an unprecedented
broad market. This reinforces Telmap’s position as the industry leader and shaper
of the future of mobile navigation." Telmap will share its extensive knowledge
in a seminar at The Smartphone
Show: "Mobile Navigation Solutions – Five Challenges Met When Developing Telco
Grade Solutions" (October 12, 11:30am), presented by Oren Nissim, CEO.
Any platform. Any content. Anywhere
As the only cross-platform mobile navigation solution available, Polaris builds
on its years-long success as a solution for Java devices. It revolutionizes the
way people interact with their cellular phones by enabling users to utilize their
cellular phone or wireless device as an all-in-one, multi-purpose device for all
their mapping, navigation, and travel-related content needs. This includes Points
of Interest (POIs), real-time traffic and weather updates, restaurant reviews
and hot spots. Offering a complete navigation experience, Polaris enables users
to find their way quickly and easily following Polaris’ pinpoint-accurate turn-by-turn
navigation with map, text and voice instructions. It features a worldwide database
of millions of POIs, including restaurants, hotels and theaters, and enables users
to direct dial to any POI from within the application and share locations, and
points of interest via SMS. All geographical data is delivered in real time via
the wireless network to provide unmatched worldwide mapping, routing and content
coverage.
About Telmap
Telmap is a leading technology provider of a wide range of innovative applications
designed for the mobile mapping arena. Founded in 2000, with HQ in Israel and
offices in the UK, the US and Finland, Telmap's mobile mapping applications provide
global geographic coverage for the cellular and automotive world. The company
prides itself as the creator of some of the most progressive Mapping and Navigation
solutions. Over the past 5 years, Telmap has been developing its client/server
technology for mapping, content access, routing and navigation – resulting in
the ever-evolving Polaris™ Navigation solution based on the Andromeda™ Geo-Engine
platform. Telmap is a member of the Current Science Group (CSG). For more information,
please visit www.telmap.com
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