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Show Attendees to Compete in the First "Live" $10,000 Prize Location-Aware Game
Using Mobile Phones
LOC-AID Technologies, a leading provider of mobile location-based applications
and platforms, today announces a Dash for Cash contest campaign with support from
LG Electronics, QUALCOMM, Intrado and NAVTEQ.
BOCA RATON, FLA. (March 20th, 2007) - LOC-AID Technologies, a leading provider
of mobile location-based applications and platforms, today announces a Dash for
Cash contest campaign with support from LG Electronics, QUALCOMM, Intrado and
NAVTEQ. The Dash for Cash is the first "live" location-aware game to be held during
the CTIA Wireless conference in Orlando, Fla. The game challenges conference attendees
to compete for a chance to win a $10,000 cash grand prize.
Look for Dash for Cash badges containing play instructions to be available at
the LOC-AID booth (#4563) as well as the booths of LG Electronics (#2303), QUALCOMM
(#1645), Intrado (#2967) and NAVTEQ (#1003). The game is open for all conference
attendees and the badges will include instructions on how to register for the
game using a simple SMS short code. The game will deliver trivia questions to
players' mobile devices as they move from location to location within the Orange
County convention hall. Dash for Cash is a two-stage event with stage one being
played the first two days of the CTIA Wireless show, March 27-28. The second stage
of the event will feature the top-ten finalists from stage one and will be played
within the city of Orlando on March 29.
"LOC-AID's objective in hosting the game is to showcase our creative application
for Location Based Services (LBS) and, more importantly, to explode the notion
that LBS is just for navigation or family/friend finders," said Isaias Sudit,
CEO of LOC-AID. "The Dash for Cash event leverages our Marketing ACE (Application
Creation Engine) platform to build and deliver a location-aware mobile marketing
campaign with a treasure hunt theme. The platform is being offered to companies
and carriers to create location-aware mobile marketing campaigns such as location-based
promotions, scavenger hunts or point-to-point `chases´. The game will also make
use of all the rich features of the LG enV phone including pictures, video, sound
and text."
Industry leaders LG Electronics, QUALCOMM, Intrado and NAVTEQ have provided support
for the LOC-AID event, showcasing the possibilities LBS provides wireless end-users.
Additionally, LG will have an independent promotion for the Dash for Cash event.
They will be providing the top ten finalists with the LG enV phones for the second
stage of the game that will be played within the city of Orlando. The finalist
will get a chance to use all the rich media capabilities of the game, as well
as the advanced Assisted GPS (A-GPS) features of the phone, enabled by QUALCOMM's
integrated gpsOneŽ technology.
"We are excited to be part of the unique and interactive event at CTIA," said
Jon Maron, senior director of marketing for LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A.,
Inc. "Participants will be able to take advantage of the enV's QWERTY keypad and
large clear screen to help them win the big prize. This device has many sophisticated
features and we look forward to seeing how the Dash for Cash game brings out its
more playful side through the fun, easy-to-use multimedia-oriented entertainment
features."
"LBS applications and services have significantly evolved over the past few years,
in part due to the dedication and creativity that companies such as LOC-AID, Intrado,
NAVTEQ and LG have demonstrated in the largely untapped LBS field,? said Mitch
Oliver, vice president of solutions and marketing for QUALCOMM Internet Services,
location technology provider for Dash for Cash. ?As the LBS user experience grows
richer with the availability of new tools, services and applications, we expect
end users to realize the reliability and potential that LBS can provide them as
technologies continue to progress."
NAVTEQ, longtime LBS innovator and industry leader, anchors the co-sponsor list.
Attendees of the Global LBS Challenge will get a chance to preview NAVTEQ's Dash
for Cash "hint," which will also be available during exhibit hours at the NAVTEQ
booth on March 28 at 3:00 p.m. in the Valencia Ballroom of the Orange County Convention
Center.
About LOC-AID Technologies
LOC-AID, based in Boca Raton Fla., has developed a suite of award-winning LBS
solutions, which include Friend Finder, Social Networking, and Gaming, as well
as creating the first fully integrated LBS aggregation Gateway. LOC-AID's current
LBS offerings are available through seven different carriers worldwide, and will
launch in the United States in Q2 2007. LOC-AID's winning suite of LBS applications
also includes the innovative LOC-AID Treasure, which recently won the Entertainment
and Leisure category of the 2006 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge. For more information,
visit www.loc-aid.net.
LOC-AID is a registered trademark of LOC-AID Technologies Inc.
About LG Electronics, Inc.
LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 06657.KS) is the global leader and technology innovator
in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications, employing
more than 72,000 people working in over 120 operations including 80 subsidiaries
around the world. Comprised of four business units: Mobile Communications, Digital
Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media with global sales at USD 34.7 billion
(consolidated USD 43.4 billion) as of 2005, LG Electronics is the world's leading
provider of CDMA handsets, residential air conditioners, plasma panels, optical
storage products, DVD players and home theatre system. For more information, please
visit www.lge.com.
About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company
LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is the world's leading provider
of UMTS (WCDMA), CDMA and GSM handsets, which have been designed to improve the
value of customer life. With a total range of wired and wireless solutions, the
company is rapidly establishing a global presence and growing its international
market share in 3G handsets. For more information please visit www.lgusa.com.
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