SpatialNews Press Release
Webraska And Blue Impact Join Forces To Demonstrate Worldwide Navigation & Mapping
Services On GPS & GSM Equipped PDA Devices
MUNICH, GERMANY, Nov 10, 2000 - Webraska, the worldwide provider of personal
navigation, traffic information services and maps for mobile Internet devices and Blue Impact, the designer of mobile hardware
navigation solution, are cooperating to develop personal navigation services on wireless & GPS enabled PDAs.
Ademonstration of this exciting capability of combining real-time routing, enhanced spatial searching, maps, GPS precise localisation
with the wealth of information from the Internet on a colour PDA will be shown at the major IT, Telecom and Media show -
SYSTEMS 2000 in Munich, from 6-10 November 2000 on Blue Impact's stand (Hall A6, stand 507).
The new services are estimated to be available for telecom operators, telematic portals and service and content providers next year.
The first generation of personal navigation services on PDA devices will immediately benefit from the combination of Webraska's
international coverage of traffic and mapping data and from Blue Impact's unique module providing accurate GPS positioning and
GSM wireless data connection simultaneously.
The objective is to offer IbDNTM (Internet-based Distributed Navigation) on PDAs - offering traditional car navigation system
functionality enhanced with traffic information, personalisation, and worldwide always up-to-date coverage.
Blue Impact has been actively developing TellMAN, the world first combine GPS & GSM Springboard(TM) module for the
Visor(TM) from Handspring(TM)
"It's very exciting to see PDAs becoming wireless devices with features similar to the car navigation systems like precise
positioning, large colour screens and soon vocal interfaces. Working with Blue Impact, the first company to provide a combined
GPS & GSM module for Palm OS based PDA devices enables Webraska to reach a new milestone in its objective to offer
IbDNTM services on most wireless devices", commented Eric Wurmser, Business Development Manager at Webraska.
"For the first time in the PDA or fixed navigation system's history, our hardware and Webraska's worldwide wireless navigation
technology will enable travelers to access a level of comfort in M- and E-business via the GSM channel. Even common limitations
such as memory capacity will quickly become a problem of the past and quality of GIS data and punctual local content will play a
major role in a near future", says Brice De Ron, CEO of Blue Impact AG.
About Webraska
Webraska provides worldwide real-time location-based personal navigation, maps and traffic information services and technology
for mobile Internet devices. In addition to its patented Internet-based Distributed Navigation(TM), Webraska provides wireless
carriers with a complete suite of turnkey personal navigation applications carefully crafted to make the best out of each access
mode (WAP, Internet, SMS, IVR, PDA, Call Centre, car equipment). Webraska also offers an Application Programming Interface
that allows carriers and their partners to add door-to-door directions, mapping, geocoding and enhanced spatial searching based on
shortest journey-time to all their databases and applications (location-based services, m-commerce, games, city guides, fleet
management, mobile Extranet, etc.).The company is headquartered in Poissy, France and has offices in London, Brussels, Madrid,
Rotterdam, Milan, Tokyo and Melbourne. For more information visit www.webraska.com
About Blue Impact
Blue Impact AG built the first real mobile smart GSM/GPS navigation system based upon a Visor(TM) Palm OS PIM, key features
such as a combination for GIS information with the address of the Visor(TM) address book, 12 channel GPS reception, 10 hour
navigation capability in the mobile environment. WAP, iMODE , WEB browser, SMS, E-Mail communication are fully integrated in
the M2GO(TM) data suite delivered with the TellMEN(TM).Blue Impact AG, is actively involved in developing new systems in
mobile satellite reception (L band), human resource management systems, medicine patience monitoring and senior technology for
the automotive industry as well as logistic and package tracking solutions.Based in Berlin/Germany, Blue Impact AG will open
offices in Texas/USA and Hong Kong in 2001. For more information visit www.blue-impact.com
CONTACT:
Birgitte Voilquin
Communications Manager
Webraska
33-1-39-22-63-04
Brice De Ron
CEO / Marketing and Public Relations
Blue Impact
49-4504-812-50
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