Autodesk Location Services Teams Up with Leading Telecom Supplier to Develop Joint Location Based Services Solution.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 2003 NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003 Ericsson, the world leader in mobility, and Autodesk Location Services See mobile positioning. , a division of Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) ), today announced that they have entered into an agreement to market and deliver a complete, end-to-end location-based services See mobile positioning. solution for wireless network operators. By combining Ericsson's substantial experience as a provider of Telecommunications infrastructure with Autodesk's extensive software development and 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 expertise, wireless operators will have access to a sophisticated, 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. designed to easily, securely and reliably location-enable an entire end-user application portfolio with minimal per-application investment and short time-to-market. The joint effort includes demonstrating the feasibility of the Autodesk LocationLogic location-based services middleware solution and Ericsson's core next-generation service platform -- the Ericsson Application Server -- as a viable long-term business model for the development and implementation of cost-effective integrated applications and services. To complete this solution offering, from network-based positioning technologies to marketable end-user applications, Ericsson brings its highly successful Ericsson Mobile Positioning The ability to pinpoint the location of a mobile caller or vehicle in transit. These location-based services (LBS) are used for emergency purposes as well as enhanced business applications such as location-sensitive billing, traffic updates, fleet management and asset and people tracking. System. "Ericsson is the market leader within this segment. We have more than 30 commercial contracts worldwide of the Ericsson Location Based Services solution and our Mobile Positioning System have been used in commercial applications by operators since 2000," said Lennart Edberg, head of Mobile Positioning for Ericsson. "The agreement with Autodesk is an important step forward and in line with our strategy to cooperate with partners in order to offer a full Location Based Solution." Operators around the world have started offering location services in a variety of forms, from simple friend-finding services to detailed driving-direction applications. Such applications could create a significant industry, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. some market predictions. Research firm IDC forecasts that up to 25 million mobile-phone owners will be using location-based services from their wireless devices by the end of 2004, and almost 3 million of those users will have begun using services that support precise positioning Precise Positioning is a term used to describe techniques to obtain the location of an object to better than a few centimeters of accuracy. Historically precise positioning was associated with surveying and geodesy. . The firm said the location-services market could exceed $2.7 billion in sales by the end of 2006. "We are pleased to combine our joint expertise to deliver an advanced solution for wireless network operators," said Joe Astroth Joseph Henry Astroth (born September 1, 1922 in East Alton, Illinois) was a Catcher for the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics (1945-46 and 1949-56). In 10 seasons he played in 544 Games, 1,579 At Bats, 163 Runs, 401 Hits, 51 Doubles, 10 Triples, 13 Home Runs, 156 RBI, 6 , executive vice president, Autodesk Location Services. "Ericsson is the world leader in mobile communications. Our joint agreement will enable Autodesk to expand our technology leadership and will ensure that we remain best-positioned to provide our customers with sophisticated location-based services." About Ericsson Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet See broadband. communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. Autodesk LocationLogic Building on Autodesk's core strengths in mapping, visualization, and location analysis, Autodesk LocationLogic was engineered from inception to meet the specific requirements of wireless carriers. LocationLogic handles the complexities of network integration, content management, and application integration using standard APIs and protocols to ease integration and lower the cost of application development. This kind of standardization also makes it easy to extend today's wireless data services into the future as technology evolves and customer requirements change. 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, localized, and actionable wireless data services to wired, mobile, and wireless environments. Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content company, offering customers progressive business solutions through powerful technology products and services. Autodesk helps customers in the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services fields increase the value of their digital design data and improve efficiencies across their entire project lifecycle management processes. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com. 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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