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Webraska and Scoot.com form wireless partnership allianceAs part of this non-exclusive agreement, Scoot will incorporate Webraska’s mapping and navigation services into its mobile voice and data products, whilst Webraska will add Scoot’s buyer-centric content to its international cartographic database. This will allow users of each service to benefit from a complete offering including for instance the ability to obtain relevant information on hotels, make an instant reservation and then be guided to the chosen hotel via the quickest and simplest route. Webraska and Scoot will jointly develop a range of new location-based transaction and information services that will be offered directly to mobile operators around the world including the existing partners relationships that Webraska and Scoot already have. In addition, the companies will be working together in the Wappi! consortium, which is a partnership agreement between Vivendi and PSA, the leading French car manufacturer, to provide comprehensive wireless in-car navigation services. Commenting on today’s partnership Jean-Michel Durocher, CEO and founder of Webraska said : "Webraska specialises in mapping, traffic and personal navigation services: it is the perfect enabler for services such as city or restaurant guides, mobile portals or yellow pages as well as for mobile e-commerce, games, and professional applications. Scoot has a great vision of the future of m-commerce. I am confident that working together, to the benefit of our wireless carrier customers, will help making this vision a reality world-wide. " Robert Bonnier CEO of Scoot continued by saying: "Scoot's multi-access transaction capabilities are rapidly changing the way in which buyers are connected with sellers. The Webraska navigation services will further enhance the experience of the Scoot m-commerce and information services." About Webraska Webraska is the leading global provider of Internet-based real-time traffic, maps and location-based personal navigation services for wireless Internet devices. Webraska’s goal is to offer a world-wide, up-to-date, person-based and flexible alternative to CD/DVD-ROM car-centric navigation systems. Using its revolutionary patented Internet-based Distributed Navigation, Webraska provides operators with a range of value-added services helping increase customer loyalty and revenues by addressing basic mobility needs such as: "Where am I?, How do I get to my destination by car, public transport or on foot?, Where is the nearest available parking space?, Which is the shortest route?, Can you guide me safely to my destination?". Originally developed in partnership with leading French mobile telephony operator SFR, Webraska's services are built on carrier-grade quality digital map servers designed to support millions of subscribers. Services include WAP access, Java-based call-centre interfaces, XML queries for IVR systems, SMS connectivity, Internet personalisation, support and visualisation. Webraska's services are available to subscribers of SFR in France, KPN in the Netherlands and Proximus/ Belgacom Mobile in Belgium. Webraska has also established partnerships with Trafficmaster in the UK, ADAC in Germany, Schlumberger, Tele Atlas, Peugeot, Vivendi, Alcatel, Phone.com and In Fusio. The company is headquartered in Poissy, France and has offices in London, Brussels and Madrid. For more information visit www.webraska.com About Scoot Scoot.com plc is a branded infomediary company, creating and facilitating seamless transactions between buyers and sellers through a range of multi-access channels in five core vertical markets (home&gardens, business services, motoring, retailing and travel& entertainment). The Company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (SCO.L) and on NASDAQ(SCOP). Scoot service operates in the UK and also in the Netherlands and Belgium. Scoot and Vivendi S.A. have recently established a joint venture to roll out the Scoot services across Europe during the next three years. For further information, please visit our web site www.scoot.com For further information: Webraska Silvia Blanc-Bolelli +33 (0)1 39 22 63 04 Scoot.com plc Robert Bonnier +44 1865 380 192 Buchanan Communications Richard Darby +44 20 7466 5000 www.webraska.com |
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