WindSpring Announces OEM Agreement With Increment-P Corporation.Software Innovator to License Technology to Pioneer Subsidiary SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- WindSpring, Inc., an advanced compression technology and software provider, today announced an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationship with Increment-P Corporation (iPC), a leading application software developer in the digital mapping Digitizing geographic information for a geographic information system (GIS). and navigation market in the Japanese market. WindSpring's patented data miniaturization min·i·a·tur·ize tr.v. min·i·a·tur·ized, min·i·a·tur·iz·ing, min·i·a·tur·iz·es To plan or make on a greatly reduced scale. min technology (DMT See DSL. [TM]) has been integrated by iPC for DrivTrax P5 personal navigation devices (PND (Personal Navigation Device) A portable GPS-based navigation system that can be used when walking, hiking or in any vehicle. See GPS. ) manufactured by Clarion and Mio DigiWalker C323 PNDs manufactured by Mitac Japan. WindSpring's technology will improve digital mapping application capabilities and enable iPC to maximize performance and functionality for their PND customers. Key benefits include reducing the overall size of the digital mapping data, improving data performance, and reducing storage costs while retaining complete map and application functionality. "Increment-P is committed to developing innovative mapping application software, and responding to various demands from car navigation See GPS. systems manufacturers," said Takumi Jinguji, Director of R & D, iPC. "WindSpring's technology allows us to deliver on our promise of convenience and enhanced performance benefits for our customers while addressing the challenges associated with large mapping databases." "User demand for interactive mapping and navigation applications is being fueled by innovative companies such as iPC," said Tom Hunt, WindSpring's President and 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. . "We are pleased to support their delivery of industry-leading mapping application software." WindSpring's technology miniaturizes application data into a patented Micro Data Format (MDF (1) (Main Distribution Frame) A wiring rack that connects outside lines with internal lines. It is used to connect public or private lines coming into the building to internal networks. [TM]) This unique, new data standard fully enables high-speed data manipulation including edit, seek, search and display while in the compressed state. No decompression of data is ever required. About Increment-P Corporation (iPC) iPC is a leading application software developer in the digital mapping and navigation market in the Japanese market since it was established as a subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation in 1994. iPC currently has the largest market share of the in-dash navigation software for aftermarket sales in Japan. iPC aims a 50% market share of the PND in Japan with their innovative application software in 2009. More information is available at www.incrementp.co.jp . About WindSpring, Inc. WindSpring is a provider of advanced compression software for the digital mapping and navigation markets. The company's patented data miniaturization technology (DMT[TM]) eliminates the need for file decompression, drastically reduces the data footprint of large files, and allows total data manipulation while in the reduced state. The company is focused on in-dash navigation, personal navigation devices, trucking/logistics, Internet/consumer wireless and enterprise/public sector GIS. More information about the privately-held, San Jose, California-based company is available at www.windspring.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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