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Webraska powers Orange Business navigation services in the UK
November 2, 2006
LONDON and PARIS -- Webraska, a leading provider of mobile GPS navigation solutions and high-end geospatial software platforms for wireless carriers and major service providers worldwide, announced that Orange UK has selected Webraska Navigation to offer Sat-Nav from Orange, a GPS navigation solution to corporate customers and SME's through its Orange Business Services.
Sat-Nav from Orange comes in a pack comprising a Bluetooth® GPS receiver, a car cradle, in-car charger and a lifetime license of the navigation software.
It is compatible with a wide range of Blackberry, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and HTC/SPV Smartphones and PDA phones, already in wide use by businesses, saving companies the expense and time involved in acquiring additional devices.
The system relies on Webraska's servers to store the NAVTEQ detailed street-level maps and wide range of hotels, restaurants, parking and other useful points of interests, which allows personalised routes to be calculated instantaneously. These servers are accessed by the Sat-Nav from Orange client application stored in the user's handset via Orange's mobile network.
"This partnership confirms Orange UK's recognition of the potential value-add the combination of GPS navigation and the Smartphone offers, and the continuous investment in bringing the most recent productivity tools to professionals. It is clear that being able to get to any location without stress, anywhere in the UK, and to save time by avoiding heavy traffic areas, brings immediate business benefits." says Gareth Williams, Group Manager Solution Products, Orange Business Services.
Webraska Mobile Technologies SA
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