2006 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge Discovers Treasure at CTIA.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla. -- LOC-AID Technologies Inc., a leader in location-based services See mobile positioning. (LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. ) and innovator of end-to-end location aggregation, is proud to announce that its application, LOC-AID Treasure, has won the Entertainment and Leisure category of the 2006 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(TM). A tribute to ongoing innovation in LBS, this award marks the second time in as many years that a LOC-AID application has garnered the gold. "LOC-AID Technologies is pleased to be recognized for our innovative and creative use of location", said David Allen, vice president of marketing for LOC-AID Technologies. "We see LOC-AID Treasure as an attractive and accessible way to incorporate location into mobile games and entertainment, and it is a powerful platform for location-enabled mobile marketing. Location provides the context that makes games and marketing campaigns interactive and fun for players; this means people keep playing, which is a key success criteria for brand awareness." LOC-AID Treasure's standing in the Entertainment and Leisure category of the Challenge creates a winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" begun last year by LOC-AID People, which won the Peer-to-Peer/Find-me category. LOC-AID continues to demonstrate leadership in the LBS market with innovative features and functions, delivered through a broad suite of LBS applications and its fully integrated location aggregation gateway, LOC-AID Xchange. LOC-AID also recognizes NAVTEQ as a leader within the LBS industry, "Our association with NAVTEQ and the Global LBS Challenge has been extremely fruitful fruit·ful adj. 1. a. Producing fruit. b. Conducive to productivity; causing to bear in abundance: fruitful soil. 2. for LOC-AID Technologies", Mr. Allen notes. "NAVTEQ has brought commitment and vision to the LBS community by sponsoring this event, which brings a breadth of industry visibility and offers a showcase for LBS providers. LOC-AID Technologies is thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. at the recognition of both Loc-Aid People and Loc-Aid Treasure by a broad representation of our wireless community." LOC-AID Technologies is grateful to the judges from around the industry who contributed to the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge this year. Thank you to these industry leaders for reviewing the submissions and selecting the winners; this effort provides immeasurable value to all Challenge participants. About NAVTEQ's Global LBS Challenge The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is a developer contest created to catalyze cat·a·lyze v. To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis. catalyze to cause or produce catalysis. growth in the location-based services industry by bringing together the key players in the LBS/wireless value chain. From wireless business applications to sports, travel and security, integrating the accuracy and richness of NAVTEQ digital map data facilitates the timely evolution of the next wave of location-based innovations using wireless technology. About LOC-AID Technologies LOC-AID, based in Boca Raton FL, has developed a suite of award-winning location-based services (LBS) solutions, which include Friend Finder, Social Networking See social networking site. social networking - social network , Gaming and Workforce Management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. , as well as creating the first fully integrated LBS aggregation Gateway. LOC-AID's current LBS offerings are available for download through the Telefonica (Movistar), Iusacell and Unefon networks, and will launch in the U.S. in 2006. For more information, visit www.loc-aid.net. LOC-AID is a registered trademark of LOC-AID Technologies Inc. |
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