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.
A demonstration 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 IbDN(TM) (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 NavigationTM, 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:
Webraska
Birgitte Voilquin, +33 1 39 22 63 04
Communications Manager
Fax : +33 1 39 22 63 44
E-Mail : bvoilquin@webraska.com
or
Blue Impact
Brice De Ron, +49 4504 812 50
CEO / Marketing and Public Relations
Fax : +49 4504 8125 10
E-Mail : bdr@blue-impact.com
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