CellPoint Expands Location Developers' Zone; New Application Catalogue Free For Developers.Business & Technology Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2002 CellPoint Inc. (Nasdaq:CLPT), a global provider of mobile location software technology and platforms, announced today it has expanded and enhanced its Location Developers Zone (LDZ LDZ Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways) LDZ Local Distribution Zone LDZ Lorenzo de Zavala (National Hispanic Institute program) ). The LDZ provides free and easy access for developers to the open interfaces on CellPoint's Mobile Location System (MLS See multilevel security. ). The LDZ was established by CellPoint to facilitate third-party development of applications and services targeted to CellPoint's mobile location technology platforms. The LDZ gives developers and content providers access to relevant information, services and testing facilities, enabling them to initiate product integration in a quick and efficient manner. "The LDZ has been a tremendous success since it was launched last summer and interest has exceeded all expectations," said Johan Falk, Vice President of Product Development at CellPoint. "As the use of the LDZ increased dramatically, we have now assembled a free Application Catalogue. The LDZ helps operators and service providers to bring location-based services See mobile positioning. quickly and cost-effectively to the mass market. Forward-thinking developers should sign up now and exploit the potential of this free marketing tool." Developers that have joined CellPoint's Application Catalogue to date include UnwiredFactory, InfoSpace, AU-Systems, It's Alive and Makor Issues & Rights Ltd. "We believe that the Application Catalogue will be a valuable marketing channel for us," said Morten Bentzen, Business Development Manager at UnwiredFactory. Improvements made to the LDZ through CellPoint's ongoing research include a major facelift and more intuitive features. In addition, it contains a Self-Certification process that enables developers to include a Quality Stamp on their products profiled in the Application Catalogue. This stamp will be visible to mobile operators and service providers scrolling (chat, games) scrolling - To flood a chat room or Internet game with text or macros in an attempt to annoy the occupants. This can often cause the chat room to be "uninhabitable" due to the "noise" created by the scroller. Compare spam. through the selection of services. As the LDZ and its users have become further sophisticated, a professional support level has been introduced to provide help with integration-related issues. To view the third-party services that have been added to the Application Catalogue or to join the LDZ, please visit http://ldz.cellpoint.com. About CellPoint Inc. CellPoint Inc. (Nasdaq and Stockholmsborsen: CLPT) is a leading global provider of location determination technology, carrier-class middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a and applications enabling mobile network operators rapid deployment of revenue generating location-based services for consumer and business users and to address mobile E911/E112 security requirements. CellPoint's two core products, Mobile Location System (MLS) and Mobile Location Broker (MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) ), provide an open standard platform adapted for multi-vendor networks with secure integration of third-party applications and content. CellPoint's entry-level location platform handles over 500,000 location requests per hour and has a seamless migration path to GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and 3G. CellPoint's early entry and experience with European mobile operators has allowed the development of products and features that address key requirements such as active and idle mode positioning, international roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. , multiple location determination technologies and consumer privacy. CellPoint is a global company headquartered in Kista, Sweden. For more information, please visit www.cellpoint.com. CellPoint(TM) and CellPoint Systems(TM) are trademarks of CellPoint Inc. Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ from those described. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion