Networks In Motion, U.S. Location-Based Services Leader, to Debut European Products at 3GSM
IRVINE, Calif.--Networks In Motion, the award-winning wireless navigation and location-based services (LBS) company, today announced that new European versions of its products, including the award-winning AtlasBook™ as well as FamilyFinder™ and AtlasLink™, will be demonstrated at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 12-15.
Major U.S. telecommunications companies are using Networks In Motion’s NavBuilder LBS platform to offer location-based, real-time navigation services on GPS-enabled mobile phones. The platform delivers heads-up, voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions with auto-rerouting if a turn is missed, as well as local search of nearly 14 million points of interest and detailed color maps that can be quickly panned and zoomed.
AtlasBook will be demonstrated on handsets in the QUALCOMM booth, stand AV31, hall avenue and the NAVTEQ booth, stand 1G45, hall 1.0.
“We’ve watched consumers adopt navigation and local search on mobile phones in North America at a rapid rate and because LBS on mobile phones is relatively new for the European market, we anticipate the same excitement among European consumers and carriers,” said Doug Antone, president and CEO for Networks In Motion. “The ability to easily find any destination or always know the location of your child through the convenience of a mobile phone are compelling reasons for their future popularity in Europe.”
Research firm Berg Insight forecasts that revenues from mobile LBS in the European market will grow by 34 percent annually to reach EUR 622 million (approximately $809 million USD) in 2010. In addition, the firm forecasts there will be 18 million users subscribing to location billing plans and navigation will account for 48 percent of mobile LBS revenues by the same year.
Networks In Motion’s FamilyFinder is an LBS application that enables parents to locate their children while they’re away from home using a secure Web site or mobile phone. AtlasLink is a mobile workforce management solution that provides visibility into field activity, such as stops and locations of team members. AtlasLink lets users log locations, two-way message, record timesheets and communicate with their team.
FamilyFinder will be demonstrated with AtlasBook at the 3GSM conference while a Web demo of AtlasLink will be available at the HP booth, stand 8B117, hall 8.
Currently FamilyFinder is available to customers of a leading national telecommunications company in Canada. FamilyFinder runs on both JAVA and BREW LBS platforms. Using FamilyFinder, parents can locate their children in real-time on an interactive map through their mobile phone or computer. The maps are frequently updated and allow parents to zoom in and out to see their child’s location relative to landmarks. The “breadcrumb trail” feature allows parents to set the phone to alert them every 15 minutes about the child’s location or view a record of where their child has traveled. The “One-Click Geo-Fencing” feature allows parents to set up a boundary children should stay within. A phone alert notifies parents when their child arrives at or leaves a designated location, such as a school, church, mall or home.
About Networks In Motion
Networks In Motion™ (NIM) is an award-winning wireless navigation and location-based services (LBS) company, with products that are built on a foundation of strategic patents, scalable and extensible server network, advanced mapping technology and integration with emerging wireless and positioning technologies. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. More information is available at http://www.networksinmotion.com.
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