TMN, Portugal Telecom's Mobile Subsidiary, Selects Webraska's SmartZone Geospatial Platform to Power Location-Based Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2003 Webraska Mobile Technologies, the pioneering provider of integrated wireless location-based services See mobile positioning. (LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. ), telematics applications, navigation and mobile enterprise solutions, today announces that TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) A set of international standards for network management from the ITU. It is used by large carriers such as Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. , Portugal Telecom's domestic mobile subsidiary, has selected the SmartZone Geospatial Platform to power location-enabled applications. TMN's customers can currently search for information such as restaurant reviews on the portal, but once Webraska's technology is in place, they will also be able to download routes and maps that will take them street-by-street to their destination. One disadvantage of the service is that there will no longer be any excuse for arriving late or getting lost en-route to meet friends! Initially, the technology will be deployed for TMN's newly launched consumer mobile portal, i9 (pronounced i-nove), with consumers having access to the first applications by the beginning of November. The operator is also planning to use Webraska's successful geospatial middleware to support its involvement in UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. 2004 (European Football Championship), scheduled to take place in Portugal next summer. "The selection of the SmartZone Geospatial Platform by TMN bolsters Webraska's already impressive track record in the European Mobile Telecom Industry", says Barry Glick, 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 Webraska. "Usage of location-based services deployed by Webraska is increasing rapidly thanks to marketing by wireless carriers as well as growing numbers of 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. phones with color screens." TMN's decision to location enable its applications is part of the company's ongoing commitment to technological innovation and content enhancement for both consumer and enterprise users. In the business space, TMN will act as an ASP, providing third party application developers with access to the SmartZone Geospatial Platform. "Webraska is the natural choice for any company hoping to invest in location enabling technologies: it is the clear leader in the market, and has a reputation for excellence," said Filipa Mendes de Almeida, Product Manager in the Data and Content Services area, at TMN. "Location based services will significantly enrich the content we can offer our customers thanks to the high quality and accurate maps generated by the SmartZone Geospatial Platform." The SmartZone Geospatial Platform provides applications with access to a comprehensive range of core functions, such as geo-coding, reverse geo-coding, mapping, routing and spatial searching. Applications can access platforms hosted by Webraska or on customers' own sites, as preferred. The SmartZone Geospatial Platform provides the core functionality behind the location-based services offerings of major wireless carriers and service providers across the globe, such as Orange, Vodafone, TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) , e-plus, Bell Mobility, Sensis (a subsidiary of Telstra) and 02 Germany. It is also being used to power mapping and travel web sites, wireless navigation applications for smartphones and PDAs, and a host of fleet management, tracking and security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the in the enterprise market space. About TMN Created in March 1991, TMN is the mobile subsidiary of the Portugal Telecom Portugal Telecom (Euronext: PTC, NYSE: PT) is the biggest telecommunications operator in Portugal. It operates mainly in Portugal and Brazil. It also has a significant presence in Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Angola, Kenya, the People's Republic Group and today's leading operator in the mobile telecommunications market in Portugal. Betting on the ongoing diversification of solutions tailored to individual and professional needs, TMN makes technological innovation and orientation towards the client drive its overall activity Constant investments to strengthen the network coverage and the quality of service made TMN become the first operator of mobile telecommunication services in Portugal to obtain ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certification, guaranteeing the best quality from consulting to after sales services. About Webraska Webraska provides the advanced software solutions required to develop, integrate and deploy location-based and telematics services. Webraska's carrier-grade offering includes the SmartZone(TM) Geospatial Platform, the SmartZone(TM) CallCenter Framework, the award-winning SmartZone(TM) Navigation Suite and the SmartZone(TM) Wireless Application Suite including CityGuide, BuddyFinder, RoutePlanner and MapViewer. Webraska has its worldwide headquarters in Paris, France, and offices in 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. and around the world. The company currently powers the LBS and telematics offering of service providers in four continents, including Bell Mobility, E-Plus, Sensis (Australia), Telecom Italia Mobile TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) is Telecom Italia's mobile phone brand, and runs a GSM, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA network in Italy and a GSM network with EDGE in Brazil. In Europe, TIM is part of the FreeMove alliance. TIM Peru was sold to América Móvil and rebranded Claro. , O2, Vodafone Live! and Orange, and has partnerships with leading technology and content providers including Ericsson, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , NavTech, Nokia, Nortel, Openwave, SAIC-Telcordia and Siemens. Webraska has long been recognized as a leading player in the location-based services and telematics worlds, winning awards from Unstrung Magazine, TIME, Business Week, Tornado Insider and Frost & Sullivan. For more information visit: www.webraska.com |
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