Telcontar Announces Relationship With Microsoft's Auto PC Group
20 April 1999
Personal and Vehicle Navigation Software Company Telcontar Announces Relationship With Microsoft's Auto PC Group
SAN JOSE, Calif.--April 19, 1999--for New Rich Map Engine Product
Telcontar, a privately held provider of street map data management, compression, route-finding and rendering tools for the personal and vehicle navigation markets, today announced a relationship with Auto PC manufacturer Microsoft Corp.
Telcontar will support a public API for use with AutoPC, making the power, generality, and speed of its just-launched Rich Map Engine available on AutoPC platforms. Telcontar's Rich Map Engine provides virtual navigation, map customization, rapid retrieval of map information based on real-time GPS position, and route finding in vehicle and pedestrian modes. Ideal for developers of both hardware and software navigation solutions, the product is available through the company and its international distributors.
"Microsoft is pleased that Telcontar plans to make its innovative Rich Map Format and associated spatial content management software available on the Auto PC platform," said Perry Lee, Microsoft AutoPC program manager. "We also applaud its significant role in establishing industry standards for access to in-car navigation data and services which will greatly benefit manufacturers and consumers alike."
With many map/navigation software packages, in-car and handheld devices and disparate operating platforms on the market, both hardware and software developers need a solution to manage geo-spatial information and deliver their products to a broad international market of consumers quickly and efficiently. Telcontar's Rich Map Engine is able to provide this solution elegantly and easily for hardware and software products in the Windows CE(tm), Windows 95(tm), Windows 98(tm), Windows NT(tm) and AutoPC environments. Telcontar will also be supporting Windows 2000 Professional and Server family. The Rich Map Engine is robust; able to work with very large base maps with very fine detail, then store the data along with added layers, annotations, even sounds and images.
About Telcontar
Telcontar's open map management software provides access to comprehensive worldwide map coverage and enables companies to deliver the ultimate navigational solutions to consumers and businesses today. When integrated with a variety of dashboard and handheld devices, Telcontar's solutions are ideal for the most advanced automotive, personal, vehicle location systems, and security navigational applications. Founded in 1996, the company is establishing itself as the industry standard by providing patent pending, fast, and powerful access to base map data, integration with a wide variety of base maps, efficient data compression and storage and customizability for Microsoft AutoPC, Windows CE(tm), Windows 95(tm), Windows 98(tm) and Windows NT(tm), as well as Unix.
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