Autodesk Location Services Announces Developer Program; Software Giant Autodesk Backs New Initiative for Wireless Developers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2002 Booth #1249 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002 Autodesk Location Services See mobile positioning. , a division of Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) ), today announced the launch of a developer program aimed at building new location-aware wireless applications and services on the Autodesk LocationLogic 2 platform. The new program draws upon Autodesk's expertise in forming global developer networks. Autodesk supports more than 2,600 member companies representing over 10,000 registered developers, who have created more than 4,000 industry-specific applications based on Autodesk products and technology. The goal of the program is to ally with developer partners that are a strategic fit with Autodesk Location Services solutions for wireless operators. Autodesk Location Services provides developers with a flexible, scalable, and extensible development platform, and access to partners and customers for quick entrance and greater reach in the wireless market. Developers interested in joining the Autodesk Location Services Developer Program may apply at http://locationservices.autodesk.com/partners/developerprogram.cfm. "Our developer program is focused on aggregating applications built on the Autodesk LocationLogic platform that provide new revenue opportunities for wireless operators," said Eli Rosner, chief technology officer, Autodesk Location Services. "Autodesk Location Services is uniquely positioned to help operators capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. this opportunity, based on our experience as a commercial software platform provider and on our proven ability to create and support global developer networks." Benefits for Application Developers Autodesk LocationLogic was designed to help carriers react quickly and competitively to market conditions by making it possible to rapidly develop and deploy location-based applications. LocationLogic integrates, manages, and aggregates all information relevant to a user's location and preferences and makes that information useful for real-life uses, such as "Find me the Nearest..." or "Provide the fastest route ...". It provides an easy-to-use, standards-based application programming interface (API) and can scale to handle large volumes of real-time transactions per second In a very generic sense, the term Transactions Per Second refers to the number of atomic actions performed by certain entity per second. In a more restrictied view, the term is usually used by DBMS vendor and user community to refer to the number of database transactions performed . Of further advantage to carriers is LocationLogic's ease of integration with existing IT systems. Application developers minimize time to deployment by developing applications with LocationLogic's Java API, which can be combined with other technologies like XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. in standard web application development environments. Autodesk LocationLogic provides an easy interface to core location services (for example, spatial query A spatial query is a special type of database query supported by geodatabases. The queries differ from SQL queries in several important ways. Two of the most important are that they allow for the use of geometry data types such as points, lines and polygons and that these queries , geocoding, routing, and mapping) and location determination technology. LocationLogic easily connects to external databases and legacy systems, speeding integration with existing IT and wireless portal A Web site that supports a user with a smartphone or alphanumeric pager. It may offer a variety of features, including providing a springboard to other (WAP based) wireless sites, the ability to select content to be pushed to the user's device as well as providing a point of entry for infrastructures. About Autodesk Location Services Autodesk Location Services (www.autodesk.com/locationservices), a division of Autodesk, Inc., provides infomobility solutions to carriers and enterprises worldwide. The Autodesk LocationLogic platform and Autodesk Location Connect suite of applications bring personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , localized, and actionable wireless data services to wired, mobile, and wireless environments. Founded in 1982, Autodesk, Inc., is the world's leading design and digital media creation, management, and distribution company. The company serves a diverse portfolio of markets, including building design, geographic information systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to , manufacturing, digital media, and wireless data services. By delivering tools that foster innovation and creativity, Autodesk helps customers throughout the value chain leverage digital design data to work better, faster, and smarter. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com. Note to Editors: Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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