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Oct. 22, 2008
TeleNav Press Release:
TeleNav Wins Best of Mobile Internet World Innovation 2008 Award
BOSTON and SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Oct. 22, 2008 - xchange magazine announced Tuesday that TeleNav has been selected to receive the Mobile Internet World Innovation 2008 Award for TeleNav GPS Navigator™ in the Most Innovative Consumer Mobile Internet Application category. TeleNav GPS Navigator was also recognized as the runner-up for the Most Innovative Consumer Mobile Internet Deployment. Additionally, TeleNav’s TeleNav Track™ service was awarded runner-up status for the Most Innovative Enterprise Mobile Internet Deployment because of its implementation with the City of New York. The annual awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of mobile Internet technology. Nominations were open to all providers and vendors of mobile Internet technology and selected by a judging panel of experts from the mobile Internet industry.
TeleNav received the awards on Oct. 21 at a ceremony following the close of the Mobile Internet World expo floor. Eliot Weinman, president of Yankee Group, along with Tara Seals, associate editor of xchange, presented awards to TeleNav and recipients in three other categories. TeleNav and its awards will be featured in the January issue of xchange, as well as on the Web sites of both Mobile Internet World, www.mobilenetx.com, and xchange, www.xchangemag.com/mobileinternet2008.
“xchange is pleased to honor TeleNav’s contributions to the development and promotion of mobile Internet technology,” said Mike Saxby, group publisher of xchange. “The growth in the industry has been tremendous, as shown by TeleNav’s achievement, and it’s vital that such accomplishments and commitment be lauded.”
“On behalf of Mobile Internet World, I congratulate TeleNav for winning this year’s Mobile Internet World Innovation Award,” added Weinman. “Mobile Internet World Awards winners truly represent the best and the brightest in the development and deployment of mobile Internet technology.”
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About TeleNav Inc.
TeleNav, Inc., is a privately-held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Deployed by 15 carriers in 29 countries, TeleNav is a global leader in wireless location-based services (LBS). Currently, the company’s solutions are available in four continents, including North and South America, Asia and Europe.
TeleNav’s solutions include GPS navigation, Mobile Resource Management (MRM), social networking and local search. The company’s flagship service, TeleNav GPS Navigator™, offers functionalities comparable to in-car systems and standalone navigation devices, such as automatically-updated maps and business locations, full-color 3D moving maps, traffic alerts with one-click rerouting, location-sharing, business reviews, speech recognition, Wi-Fi hotspot finder, gas price finder and more. TeleNav also delivers its award-winning navigation service on the TeleNav Shotgun™, a standalone GPS personal navigation device (PND) tailored specifically for business travelers. TeleNav’s enterprise application, TeleNav Track™, incorporates GPS-enabled tracking, time sheets, wireless forms and navigation.
TeleNav services are available on more than 500 wireless devices and run on most major mobile platforms currently available. TeleNav’s service providers include . TeleNav’s partners include Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, HTC, INRIX, LG, Motorola, NAVTEQ, Nokia, Palm, Qualcomm, Research In Motion (RIM), Samsung, Sanyo and Tele Atlas.
For more information on TeleNav, please visit www.telenav.com.
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About Mobile Internet World Conference & Expo
Mobile Internet World, produced by Trendsmedia, brings together all key mobile technologies, products, systems and services into a single, information-packed event featuring key industry players, thought leaders and users. The event showcases the entire ecosystem of enable mobile Internet technologies, content and applications. Mobile Internet World is developed collaboratively with thought-leading executives from throughout the rapidly expanding mobile Internet arena. For more information, visit www.mobilenetx.com.
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