Samsung Electronics Selects Tele Atlas for Digital Maps and Location Content

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2009-10-28 11:09

Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, and Samsung Electronics, a leading mobile phone provider, have announced an agreement under which Samsung will use Tele Atlas maps for its GPS-enabled devices. Samsung will be able to provide ultimate mobile experience with Tele Atlas’ suite of enhancement products which includes more than 24 million points of interest (POIs), Voice Maps, and visual enhancements such as 3D Landmarks, 2D City Maps and Digital Elevation Models, which provide users of wireless navigation and local search application with maps that more closely reflect their surroundings.

“As consumers seek more sophisticated GPS-enabled services from their devices, it is increasingly crucial that handset manufacturers deliver solutions with relevant local content that enriches the mobile experience,“ said Bill Henry, CEO, Tele Atlas.

“I believe that the agreement will bring innovative and user-friendly mobile GPS experience to our users with Tele Atlas’ unique approach to combining community input with other sources to develop the freshest, highest quality maps and innovative location content,” said Hyoungmoon No, Vice President of R&D Planning Team, Samsung Electronics .

The two companies will continue to collaborate to deliver rich navigation and location solutions, covering a wide range of products and regions.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

About Tele Atlas

Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power many of the world’s most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and has offices in 27 countries around the world. Today, Tele Atlas maps are developed with the insight of a community of millions of GPS system users worldwide, who are adding to the company’s unmatched network of sources to track and validate changes in real time, and deliver the best digital maps and dynamic content. For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com or http://investors.tomtom.com/index.cfm.

Tele Atlas is a subsidiary of TomTom N.V. (AEX: TOM2).

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com

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