American Wireless and Televigation Team To Bring TeleNav Phone-based GPS Navigation To Millions of Consumers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004 Televigation to leverage American Wireless national network of independent retailers to market revolutionary navigation service Televigation, a leading provider of wireless motion-based services, and American Wireless, a leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Wireless Master Agent and Distributor, today announced that American Wireless will distribute the TeleNav(R) mobile phone-based GPS navigation See GPS. service -- powered by Televigation -- in the continental U.S. and Hawaii. One of the largest national distributors of Nextel wireless services, American Wireless will distribute the TeleNav service through its nationwide network of independent retailers, thus greatly extending the market availability of this revolutionary wireless navigation service. With service starting at $5.99 a month, TeleNav brings GPS navigation to consumers for a fraction of the cost of traditional in-car navigation systems A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. . The wireless motion-based service includes voice-requested and -delivered driving directions for eyes-on-the-road motoring, automatic new routing in the event of missed turns, and a comprehensive business finder finder, in law. Ordinarily the finder of lost property is entitled to retain it against anyone except the owner. It is larceny, however, for the finder to keep the property if he knows or can easily determine who owns it. . "TeleNav is 'GPS for everybody and anybody,' and not just luxury car owners," said HP. Jin, 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. & President of Televigation. "The selection of American Wireless as a national distributor will help ensure the accessibility of TeleNav to millions of consumers nationwide. No one understands the indirect sales channel more completely than American Wireless, and we anticipate leveraging their success in the Nextel channel to drive home TeleNav's unique advantages." TeleNav mapping data covers the entire U.S. except for Alaska. Instead of using a fixed in-dash display, customers have three options to input a destination: call a special toll-free number with their Nextel phone to dictate a destination, or key in an address on the phone's touchpad A stationary pointing device that provides a small, flat surface that you slide your finger over using the same movements as you would a mouse. You can tap on the pad's surface as an alternate to pressing one of the touchpad keys. See mouse, trackball and pointing stick. , or input an address on the TeleNav web page. Based on vehicle location, TeleNav then graphically depicts the optimal route on the phone's display and uses voice prompts A recorded message that is played by auto attendants, interactive voice response (IVR) systems, message-on-hold systems and other voice processing tools. The "prompt" is a request to input some data; a recording that does not ask for feedback is more properly called a voice "message." to advise of upcoming turns. Should a turn be missed, TeleNav automatically reroutes the driver. Additionally, entire trips can be pre-planned through the TeleNav website with driving directions later accessed through the customer's mobile phone. "Televigation is on course to provide high-end GPS navigation at an affordable cost to the masses and independent retailers are a natural to help drive this process," said Harry Brix, CEO of American Wireless. "We're pleased to be able to provide our network of retailers the ability to offer this market-changing service as a compelling add-on to their Nextel wireless sales." About Televigation Televigation is a provider of wireless motion-based services, which include GPS navigation and tracking. Televigation's technology can deliver voice-interface, feature-rich motion-based services over standard mobile phones and other wireless devices. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , TeleNav, is a navigation service similar to the GPS systems found in luxury vehicles, but integrated into mobile phones, costing a fraction of the price. About American Wireless Founded in 1972, American Wireless, the first and largest master agent in the U.S., serves as a critical intermediary between wireless carriers and their corresponding agents with retail locations. Extensive product and service offerings include postpaid post·paid adj. With the postage having been paid in advance. postpaid Adverb, adj with the postage prepaid Adj. 1. , prepaid, cellular, satellite TV & radio, fulfillment, distribution, warranty programs, and hardware and accessories. With offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , American Wireless is headquartered in Campbell, California Campbell (IPA: /ˈkæmbəl/) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] As of 2007 population estimates, Campbell's population is 39,200. , and provides an unrivaled, national distribution and sales footprint. For more information, visit the American Wireless web site at www.americanwireless.com. |
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