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San
Jose, CA -
May 8, 2002- Telcontar,
a leading supplier of software and related
services for location-based services
(LBS) today announced the release of
Drill Down Server™ Version 3.0.
Already the premier platform for production
grade location—based services,
DDS 3.0 now provides enhanced capabilities
for fleet tracking, trip planning, navigation,
real—time traffic information,
emergency roadside assistance and concierge
services.
"Telcontar
has always worked to understand and
respond to our customers," said Eric
Carlson, President and CEO of Telcontar.
"The Drill Down Server 3.0 was defined
specifically with their requests in
mind and includes numerous enhancements
that are directly useful to them and
extend our existing technical leadership
in this industry. That is why leaders
such as Yahoo!, Pharos Science and Applications,
Inc., Hutchison 3G, Rand McNally, ATX
Technologies and Motorola already use
the Drill Down Server to generate billions
of maps and routes per month today worldwide.
We are proud to continue to offer a
flexible spatial, geocoding and routing
platform that produces better quality,
and is faster than anything else available
today."
The
Drill Down Server enables a variety
of location-based applications that
can be accessed using Internet browsers,
cell phones, call centers, Pocket PCs,
PDAs and in-vehicle telematics units.
New features of the Drill Down Server
3.0 include substantial performance
improvements in route calculation and
image display, improved geocoding accuracy
and inferred address capability, ODBC
compliance and enhanced integration
of traffic information to support operations
such as real time traffic flow monitoring
by route and rerouting around congested
road segments.
"The
Drill Down Server 3.0 enhancements are
very valuable to us," said James Oyang,
Ph.D. and President of Pharos Science
and Applications, Inc. For example, the
DDS geocoding is now good enough that
we no longer need to license a third party
geocoder, which saves us money. We also
are using DDS 3.0 to develop new real—time
traffic applications and other wireless
internet GPS/LBS applications for Microsoft
Windows-Powered Pocket PC phones, smartphones
and other wireless mobile devices that
promise to generate substantial new revenue
during this year. We are proud of our
relationship with Telcontar and will continue
to look for ways to expand it in the future."
The Drill Down Server 3.0 is currently available for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT with support for Sun Solaris, Linux, HP-UX and Free BSD. Standard map databases include DMTI Spatial, GDT, NavTech, TeleAtlas North America and Europe.
About
Telcontar
Telcontar is a worldwide provider of
the premier spatial software platform.
Telcontar clients such as Yahoo!, Hutchison
3G, Criticom, Satronics, Rand McNally
Inc. and ATX Technologies use its Televoke
Universal Telematics Server, Drill Down
Server, Rich Map Engine and Traffic
Manager products to offer end users
asset or resource management, mobile
safety, security and convenience, real
time navigation and traffic, driving
directions, roadside or emergency assistance
and maps. Telcontar is privately held
and headquartered in San Jose, California
with field offices in San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Houston and the United
Kingdom. For more information, please
visit http://www.telcontar.com/.
Media Contact:
Telcontar
Erin Dempsey
+1 (910) 864-2044
mailto:edempsey@telcontar.com
TRADEMARKS: Drill Down
Server, Rich Map Engine, Traffic Manager
and Universal Telematics Server are
trademarks or registered trademarks
of Telcontar. All other product names
are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.
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