Alcatel to Demonstrate INsight Platform using NearMe Wireless Application at m-Commerce 2000.Business/Technology Editors m-Commerce 2000 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000 MapInfo Spin-off The situation that arises when a parent corporation organizes a subsidiary corporation, to which it transfers a portion of its assets in exchange for all of the subsidiary's capital stock, which is subsequently transferred to the parent corporation's shareholders. NearMe Delivers Powerful Location-based Services via Alcatel's INsight Platform NearMe, Inc., in cooperation with MapInfo Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS), today announced that Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA) is demonstrating NearMe's Enhanced Wireless Directory Services application using Alcatel's INsight Platform at m-Commerce 2000. The NearMe demonstration showcases NearMe's Intellocate Remote API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. that allows full integration of location-based services See mobile positioning. and content, such as restaurant guides, concerts and events, and driving directions, into any wireless application. The demonstration by Alcatel also includes location-based advertising. NearMe's Enhanced Directory application leverages Alcatel's profiling and location detection technology, enabling wireless carriers to deliver dynamic content and service promotions to people on the move. With "location" at the core of NearMe's directory services, the application also represents powerful integration with MapInfo's industry-leading, location-based technology. It is this same location technology from MapInfo that is integrated within Alcatel's INsight Platform. "We are excited to be selected by Alcatel as one of the key industry providers for wireless carriers and to deliver the first location-based application for the INsight Platform," said John Haller Hal·ler , Albrecht von 1708-1777. Swiss physiologist whose investigations into the structure of nerves and the relationship of nerves to muscles form the basis of modern neurology. , founder and president, NearMe, Inc. "NearMe is committed to working with Alcatel to extend the range of high-quality products and services wireless providers can offer their customers, and to meet increased market demand for mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. location services See mobile positioning. ." INsight is based on Alcatel's market-proven "Telecom Platform," a highly robust and scalable platform deployed with customers worldwide. INsight enables service providers to extend their business on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to the new world of wireless Internet devices. Pardeep Kohli, senior director, New Ventures, for Alcatel's Network Applications Division, said, "The m-Commerce 2000 summit allows us with our partners to show wireless providers what the `wireless Internet' offers. Alcatel's INsight Platform increases a wireless service provider's return on new and existing investment by tapping the reservoir of information in their voice and data systems and utilizing it to enable new value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . NearMe's value-added consumer directory complements Alcatel's wireless infrastructure in delivering an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for location-based services." About NearMe NearMe, a spin-off of MapInfo Corporation, provides location technologies, applications and content to companies looking to enable local marketing, commerce and promotion through Web and wireless location-based services. The recently released NearMe Intellocate Remote API provides organizations a cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. , efficient means of adding location-based services and content to Web and wireless applications. Headquartered in Troy, N.Y., NearMe is on the World Wide Web at www.nearme.com. About MapInfo MapInfo Corporation enables customers to use location to transform information into business advantage. A global company and technology leader, MapInfo provides business intelligence solutions that are deployed across organizations to help them better understand their markets and customers. MapInfo solutions are available in 21 languages through a network of strategic partners and distribution channels in 58 countries. Headquartered in Troy, N.Y., MapInfo Corporation is on the World Wide Web at www.mapinfo.com. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. |
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