Press Release
MobileGates Finalist in Telematics Awards 2006
La Palma, California - April 24, 2006 - MobileGates NaviFone Navigation Suite has been selected as a finalist in 3 categories of the Telematics Awards 2006, sponsored by Telematics Updates. MobileGates is a finalist in the following categories:
- Best Aftermarket Device Award;
- Best Telematics Mobile Phone (Cell) Application or Product Award; and
- Best Telematics/Mobile Content Provider Award.
According to Telematics Update, sponsors of the awards, in 2006 "a record-breaking number of entries from across the value chain were submitted for the Telematics Update Awards, and the competition has been far closer than ever before."
"We are glad to have been recognized for our leadership position in location based services for mobile phones by a panel of industry experts," said Tony Meador, CEO of MobileGates. "We believe that our NaviFone Navigation Suite truly is unlike any other navigation application available in the integration of its various applications and its ability to work on almost all phones being sold today."
An independent panel of automotive and wireless industry judges had to narrow each category down to five finalists. The finalists in each of the categories are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Best Aftermarket Device Award
AutoAlert - AutoAlert ES4
Clarion - VRX765VD
Dension - iPod integration kit
Netistix Technologies - FleetPulse
MobileGates - NaviFone Navigation Suite
Best Commercial Vehicle Application
@Road - Road GeoManager iLM
International Truck & Engine Corp - International® AwareSM Vehicle Intelligence
Networkcar - NetworkFleet
OnStar - Business Vehicle Manager
Tele Atlas - Teleatlas/Logistics Map database
Best Consumer Vehicle Application
AutoAlert - ES4
BMW of North America - BMW Assist
Motorola - iRadio
ParkingCarma.com - ParkingCarma
Parrot - PARROT 3400 LS - GPS
Best Company Start-up Award
Networkcar – Network Fleet
GE Trailer Fleet Services - Veri-Wise
@Road - @Road Mobile Hot Spot
MobileAria – Truck Secure
Best Consumer Vehicle Application Award
Blobject
Globallive
Inrix
smart drive
Teydo America
Best Newcomer Product or Service Award
AutoAlert - AutoAlert ES4
Fortemedia - Small Array Microphone
Inrix - (service)
LandSonar - (service)
OnStar - OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics
Leadership Award
Connexis (a Ygomi Group company)
NAVTEQ
QNX Software Systems
Tele Atlas
Wind River
Best Telematics Navigation Product Award
Garmin - navi
NAVIGON - PNATransonic 5000
OnStar - OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Tele Atlas/Pioneer - Pioneer AVIC-Z1
TomTom - GO 910
Best Telematics Mobile Phone (Cell) Application or Product Award
@Road - GeoManager PE
Mediamobile - V-Trafic WAP
MobileGates - NaviFone Navigation Suite
Motorola - Fixed Mobile Car Phones
Parrot - 3200 LS Color
Best Technology for Automotive Safety Award
Aeris.net
Cypress Semiconductor Corp
IBM
OnStar
Tyco Electronics
Best Telematics Solution Award
Airbiquity
Ibiquity/Clear Channel
Microsoft
OnStar
Wind River
Best Telematics Embedded Product Award
Airbiquity - aqLink
Gracenote - MediaVOCSTM
Motorola - GM Telematics Control Units
OnStar - Turn-by-Turn Naviation
QNX Software Systems - Neutrino real-time operating system
Best Telematics/Mobile Content Provider Award
Clear Channel
InfoUSA
Mediamobile
MobileGates
Tele Atlas
About MobileGates Corporation
MobileGates Corp. is a leader in location-based services and has pioneered the first carrier-grade suite of interoperable location based applications. The company's mobile application's are currently available through Verizon Wireless and Sprint-Nextel. In addition, the NaviFone suite of applications can be accessed at www.Navifone.com and MobilePublish.com for purchase or as a easy-to-setup CD via wireless and electronic retailers. Founded in 2000, MobileGates is headquartered in La Palma, CA. For more information, please visit
www.MobileGates.com
Media Contact Info
For Further Information Contact:
Tom Mitchell, VP of Marketing
MobileGates Corporation
E-mail: tmitchell@mobilegates.com
