 The two-day event is aimed specifically at technical professionals and business
people from Internet, mobile, and telematics industries who are designing, deploying
and marketing location-based applications
San Jose, Calif. – August 14, 2006 – deCarta (formerly Telcontar), the leading
supplier of software platforms and services for the Location-Based Services (LBS)
industry, today announced that registration is now open for its second annual
Developers Conference. deCarta’s devCON’06 (http://www.decarta.com/developers/devconference2006.html) will be held October 4-5, 2006 at Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF in
San Francisco.
The conference will help attendees make strategic development decisions by providing
in-depth information about LBS market trends and emerging technologies from deCarta
and its partners. From now until September 8, registrants can take advantage of
the early bird conference rate of $150.
Location-based applications and services have become the canvas for service providers
seeking to create market differentiation and a compelling end-user experience.
As a provider of geospatial software solutions supporting the industry's most
successful applications (e.g., Google Maps, Yahoo!, Ask.com, Verizon, Sprint),
deCarta is at the center of this exciting new industry trend. deCarta’s devCON’06
offers developers a forum where they can learn practical implementation techniques
and a unique opportunity to get first-hand knowledge from the technologists and
experts who are bringing those new capabilities to market.
devCON’06 attendees will meet key members of deCarta's development team, technology
partners, and outside industry experts. Registrants will have a chance to interact
directly with the architects and designers of the leading location-based products,
services, and applications. Attendees will be able to select from a broad agenda
of technology and business sessions focusing on current challenges, trends and
opportunities, with presentations and panel discussions featuring industry experts.
Curriculum examples include:
• Full day workshops on deCarta's Developer Zone and Drill Down Server (DDS)
Web Services with the goal of completing a full-featured live application at the
end of the day (attendees must bring a laptop with Wi-Fi enabled connectivity);
• Series of sessions providing an accelerated course on developing applications
using deCarta's DDS Web Services and powerful new JavaScript API;
• Intermediate-level and advanced technical sessions exploring such critical
topics as geocoding, map image settings, aerial image underlay, traffic data integration,
platform and scalability;
• VC panel discussion: Venture capitalist’s view of industry opportunities;
• Special session: Mobile applications cookbook;
• Special evening reception and mixer event at San Francisco's Exploratorium
deCarta will also be hosting a European developer conference taking place on
Monday, October 30, 2006 in the conference facilities at the Chelsea Football
Stadium Business Centre in London. More information on the European conference
will be provided at a later date.
For more information about deCarta’s devCON’06 and to register, please visit:
HTTP://www.decarta.com/developers/devconference2006.html.
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About deCarta
deCarta provides the enabling geospatial software platform that powers today's
leading location-based applications. The company specializes in providing solutions
ideal for Internet, mobile, and telematics applications where scalability, speed,
and reliability are vital. Its Drill Down Server™ geospatial software platform
and Rich Map Engine™ powers today's most successful and widely deployed LBS applications.
deCarta customers and technology partners include AND, Appello, Ask, ATX, Google,
Hutchison Mobile, Local Matters, Motorola, NAVTEQ, Networks In Motion, Pharos,
Rand McNally, Tele Atlas, Yahoo! and Zillow. deCarta is privately held and headquartered
in San Jose, California with international offices in the UK and China. Additional
information about deCarta, its products and services, and past press releases
can be found at the Company's web site: http://www.decarta.com.
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