Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Tele Atlas, the world leader in high quality digital maps and dynamic
content, and Nav N Go, a leading navigation solution provider for the
wireless, automotive and personal navigation industries, have announced
an extended global agreement through which Nav N Go will continue using
Tele Atlas maps and innovative products such as Tele Atlas Speed
Profiles, Logistics (truck/fleet vehicle attributes) and Advanced City
Models. The agreement marks an extension of the companies’ longstanding
collaboration, which began in 2004 and has seen Tele Atlas power a wide
range of Nav N Go navigation solutions for PNDs, smartphones and
built-in car navigation systems.
Through the agreement, Tele Atlas maps and content will also be featured
in Nav N Go’s new premium software iGO primo, an easy-to-use navigation
solution that features the company’s latest technological advancements.
iGO primo will leverage Tele Atlas Advanced City Models 3D display
content and benefit from the expansion of 3D coverage to more cities in
Europe and around the world; this innovative 3D content is also featured
in Nav N Go’s iGO amigo and Nav N Go iGO 8 applications. iGO primo
further features a new Smart Route calculation, which offers optimal
routes depending on the time of day and day of the week based on Tele
Atlas’s Speed Profiles historical speed database. With Tele Atlas
Logistics, iGO primo is able to meet the unique requirements of route
planning for commercial vehicles such as trucks and vans.
“With the release of iGO primo, Nav N Go is delivering an advanced and
exciting feature set to discerning end-users who seek the utmost in
quality and content,” said Peter van der Fluit, Senior Vice President of
TomTom’s Licensing Business Unit. “We are pleased to be able to extend
this collaboration to support Nav N Go’s most recent navigation software
with our global maps and broad range of content.”
“Following the launch of iGO primo at CeBIT 2010, this
sophisticated and technologically advanced product quickly turned into
the most sought-after software in our product portfolio,” said
Tamás Vahl, Chief Executive Officer at Nav N Go. “Thanks to the
integration of Tele Atlas’s rich product portfolio into a software
product that profits from five years’ experience in the navigation
industry, the first of our numerous global partners will shortly launch
competitive navigation devices in their regional markets and demonstrate
the capabilities of iGO primo to meet every manufacturer’s unique
requirements.”
More information, including key benefits and features of Nav N Go’s iGO
primo, is available at http://igomyway.com/primo.
About Tele Atlas Tele Atlas is the licensing business unit
of TomTom N.V. (AEX: TOM2), the world’s leading provider of location and
navigation solutions. Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic
content that power some of the world’s most essential navigation,
location-based services (LBS) and enterprises. Through a combination of
its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers digital map
coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Tele
Atlas maps rate highest in terms of quality and reliability in certified
tests. They are updated daily with the insight of a community of
millions of GPS system users worldwide, who along with the company’s
unmatched network of sources help to track and validate changes in real
time. For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com.
Follow Tele Atlas on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TeleAtlas
or become a fan at www.facebook.com/TeleAtlas.
Tele Atlas and the Tele Atlas logo are registered trademarks of Tele
Atlas.
About Nav N Go Kft. Nav N Go is a leading navigation
solution provider for the Wireless, Automotive and Personal navigation
industries. The company offers on-board, 3D navigation applications to
device manufacturers, auto makers and network operators that are custom
built according to each customer’s requirements.
The core technology is based on the latest generation of the
award-winning iGO Software Engine, which has been installed on millions
of devices since 2005. Nav N Go has formed partnerships with more than
70 hardware manufacturers on 4 continents, including Tier I automotive
manufacturers.
To find out more about Nav N Go please visit www.navngo.com