Alltel Wireless to Launch WHERE Location-Based Service (LBS) Application.Alltel ALLTEL Corporation (NYSE: AT) is an American telecommunications company with headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. Alltel provides wireless services to residential and business customers in 35 states. Wireless Customers Get Access to Information about Thousands of Locations, Businesses and Events Utilizing WHERE[TM] LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Whether traveling in their hometowns, or on the other side of the country, Alltel Wireless (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AT) customers will have access to WHERE[TM], a state-of-the-art location-based service Location-based services (LBS) (or LoCation Services, LCS) are services developed and distributed by wireless carriers and their partners which provide information specific to a location. (LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. ) application. WHERE, created by uLocate Communications, provides detailed and customized information including maps and directions for thousands of locations, directly to Alltel phones. The application is available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. in Alltel's Axcess Shop for $2.99 per month. The application will initially launch on five phones: The Wafer (1) A small, thin continuous-loop magnetic tape cartridge that has been used from time to time for data storage and specialized applications. (2) The base unit of chip making. It is a slice taken from a salami-like silicon crystal ingot up to 12" (300mm) in diameter. [TM], The Alltel Hue and u520 by Samsung as well as The Wave and AX8600 by LG. Alltel Wireless customers who download WHERE on their GPS-enabled phones will be able to easily locate gas stations, shops, restaurants, hotels, parks, golf courses, ATMs, hospitals and schools. WHERE also provides up-to-date information on local events and allows customers to customize the application by providing local weather, news, traffic conditions, directions, ski reports and more. "Alltel Wireless is committed to providing our customers with the tools and applications that complement their active lifestyles," said Wade McGill, senior vice president of wireless product marketing for Alltel. "WHERE is a perfect fit for our on-the-go customers who seek simple directions to everyday locations whether at home or while traveling." "We look forward to providing Alltel's customers with the array of location-based content available through WHERE," said Walt Doyle, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of uLocate. "This launch reinforces our position as the leading LBS publisher, bringing more location enabled content to market than any other developer." About Alltel Alltel is owner and operator of the nation's largest wireless network and has 12 million customers. For more information please visit www.alltel.com. About WHERE(TM) WHERE is a service of uLocate Communications, Inc., the leading publisher of consumer location-based service (LBS) applications. WHERE enables content owners and publishers to quickly and easily create compelling mobile GPS applications. For more information, please visit www.where.com. Alltel, NYSE: AT www.alltel.com |
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