Biggest winners - Stewart Information Services (20.26%), Microsoft (5.38%), Garmin (4.68%)

Biggest losers - SiRF (-25.00%), Kodak (-8.15%), GeoEye (-7.97%)

News

Microsoft (5.38%) - Mio will ship GPS receivers using Microsoft's Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 platform.  Old Virtual Earth versions to be deprecated and upgraded.

Nokia (2.48%), Garmin (4.68%) - Garmin's receivers offering free lifetime traffic will get their data from the NAVTEQ Traffic RDS service.

Northrop Grumman (-0.77%) - Acquiring GIS data and analysis services company 3001 International.

Other - Follow a BBC shipping container around the world and read stories accompanying each stop.

Las descargas están disponibles en los extras del menú en los teléfonos de Nokia, y puede resultar muy útil para estar poco tiempo en una ciudad, que no compensa comprarse una guía de 300 páginas. Los mapas ofrecidos son de Navteq y TeleAtlas.

Así, vemos que Nokia se está moviendo mucho: recientemente ha firmado un contrato con Warner Music, Sony BMG y Universal para ofrecer descargas de música para los usuarios de sus móviles.

Navteq udostępnił dane dla Niemiec dla 90% odcinków dróg. Jest to 200 tysięcy kilometrów dróg w Niemczech w tym w 15 aglomeracjach miejskich. Pięć "modeli" (typów) ruchu:

• poniedziałki
• wtorek-czwartek
• piątek
• sobota-niedziela

Wszystko dostępne w układzie 24 godzinnym z dokładnością do jednej godziny. W USA tego typu dane historyczne obejmują ponad 910 tysięcy kilometrów dróg.

NAVTEQ, fornitore leader mondiale di mappe digitali per la navigazione stradale e soluzioni basate sulla localizzazione, è stata scelta da Wayfinder per fornire le mappe di Australia e Nuova Zelanda alle sue applicazioni mobili. Wayfinder utilizza già le mappe NAVTEQ di Russia, Singapore, Australia, Medio Oriente e Sudafrica per l’Internet Tablet del Nokia N810, che dispone di un’applicazione cartografica pre-installata da Wayfinder. Wayfinder è fornitore leader di servizi di localizzazione e navigazione satellitare innovativi per dispositivi mobili. Il gruppo con sede in Svezia ha uffici in tutta Europa e oltre due milioni di utenti dal Nord America all’India. Per le sue strategie di espansione in Australia e Nuova Zelanda, l’azienda ha scelto di affidarsi ai dati cartografici NAVTEQ® per la loro qualità e copertura. “Il database cartografico NAVTEQ viene realizzato secondo specifiche di qualità uniche in tutto il mondo, è completo e offre un’ampia gamma di caratteristiche che rendono piacevole l’esperienza di ciascun utente. Wayfinder è stata lungimirante a portare sul mercato i suoi innovativi prodotti in così tante aree del mondo, ciascuna con le proprie specificità ed esigenze. L’annuncio testimonia la forza e determinazione di Wayfinder in un mercato molto competitivo e in rapida crescita”, ha commentato Rich Shuman, che ricopre la carica di vicepresidente senior per le vendite NAVTEQ nell’area Asia-Pacifico.

NAVTEQ ha terminato la copertura completa dell’Australia nell’estate 2006, e da allora ha allargato la propria copertura fino alla Nuova Zelanda grazie ad un team di geo-analisti che è il più nutrito di tutta la regione.

“Per noi è indispensabile avere accesso a dati cartografici più aggiornati possibili”, ha spiegato Magnus Nilsson, CEO di Wayfinder, “e NAVTEQ dispone delle procedure e di tutte le risorse necessarie in loco per rispondere a questo requisito. Di conseguenza potremo fornire ai nostri clienti i dati più recenti affinché gli utenti possano rilassarsi e godersi il viaggio”.

Fonte:Press NAVTEQ

Jak zatem ocenić jakość map obiektywnie tak aby użytkownik wiedział co wybiera?

Czy Navteq ma lepsze mapy niż TeleAtlas? A może Imagis ma lepsze niż AutoMapa?

A oto co udało mi się zebrać w sieci:

Ze zrozumiałych powodów nie podaję liczby jezior, kilometrów rzek czy obszarów leśnych gdyż są to dane dodatkowe nie mające istotnego wpływu choć podnoszące komfort użytkowania. Imagis nie podaje niestety tak dokładnej i aktualnej tabeli jak AutoMapa (dane z 23.07.2008). Na jednej jest więcej dróg i punktów POI, na drugiej zaś są lepsze plany miast (nazwy i numery ulic) oraz dokładnych adresów domów. Na ile plany 3D dadzą faktyczną przewagę na rynku czas pokaże. Na razie jest to nowość wprowadzona w 2007/2008 roku.

Czy z tego zestawienia wynika, które mapy są najlepsze?

Smaczku dodaje fakt, że sprawdziłem na liście planów miast AutoMapy i jest ich 1.710 a podają, że planów miast jest ponad 2.000. Czyżby prawie 300 miast nie miało swoich nazw ;-)

Imagis z kolei podaje, że w tej liczbie ponad 400.000 km dróg jest około 100.000 km dróg gruntowych a to znowu jest bardzo istotny parametr. Liczby tych kilometrów są jednak nieco rozbieżne w kilku miejscach nie jestem zatem na 100% pewien czy tak jest faktycznie.

Ważnym aspektem zmiennym w czasie jest liczba remontów i utrudnień w ruchu. Niestety tych danych nie udało mi się ustalić. Gdyby jednak ktoś wiedział jak to można zrobić bardzo proszę o sygnał.

PS.

Pominę tu błędy na mapach czyli np. brak zakazów skrętu czy oznaczeń jednokierunkowych ulic. Tego typu błędów bez objechania terenu nie da się wykryć.

Jak to porównanie wyglądało w 2007 można także sprawdzić w sieci a dodatkowo jest informacja jak przebiega proces tworzenia planów miast w postaci cyfrowej.

W analizie celowo pominąłem ciekawy społecznościowy projekt OpenStreetMap jako, że jest on jeszcze zbyt ubogi choć trzeba przyznać, że dynamicznie się rozwija.

Biggest winners - Rockwell Collins (3.09%), Autodesk (2.78%), Broadcom (2.65%)

Biggest losers - Stewart Information Services (-28.26%), Garmin (-25.30%), Oce (-12.15%)

News

Garmin (-25.30%) - Lowers annual earnings expectations, reports higher second quarter profits, and delays the nuvifone.  My opinion:  With this delay, the nuvifone will be irrelevant and overpriced as a GPS phone will no longer be novel by the time it comes out next year.  Downgraded by Wedbush Morgan and DA Davidson.  Purchased Austrian distributor.

Google (-4.90%) - More opinion and info about the silly Pennsylvania couple suing Google about StreetView.  Google StreetView in the UK.

Microsoft (-2.75%) - Virtual Earth data will be available through ArcGIS Online.  Found some more details - it will cost $200/yr.

Nokia (-3.59%) - NAVTEQ improved its Mexico data.

Stewart Information Services (-28.26%) - Reported a second quarter loss due to the nation's real estate woes.

Trimble (-1.79%) - Purchasing survey equipment manufacturer Seco.

Biggest winners - SiRF (14.40%), Stewart Information Services (11.41%), Autodesk (8.96%)

Biggest losers - Cobra (-18.97%), Google (-9.83%), Fujitsu (-5.04%)

News

Broadcom (3.90%) - Coverage initiated by Broadpoint Capital at Neutral.  Top GPS chipmaker according to ABI Research due to placement of Broadcom chips in Apple's 3G iPhone.

Garmin (5.58%) - Coverage initiated by RBC Capital Markets at Sector Perform.  European Ford dealers to sell nuvi 760 and custom mount.

Google (-9.83%) - 51 things blurred out on Google Maps.

Intermap (6.06%) - Sales begin of AccuTerra maps for Magellan's eXplorist and Triton models.

Nokia (new) - NAVTEQ maps to be bundled with Intrinsyc navigation software.

Trimble (3.27%) - Expanding VRS Now service to Florida.  Introduced TrimTrac Pro Locator for tracking construction equipment.  VRS Now H-Star service in Germany and Great Britain.

Yahoo (-4.75%) - TrafficCast International extends deal with Yahoo for real-time traffic data.

Other - Skyhook brings XPS 2.0 positioning service to Europe.

The GGSI closed down for the sixth consecutive week.  The index lost 15.11 points and closed at 1179.78, or the lowest value since March 16, 2007.  There might be some money to be made.  There were 10 gaining stocks and 19 losing stocks.

Biggest winners - GeoEye (10.88%), Yahoo (10.40%), Tyler Technologies (6.88%)

Biggest losers - Intermap (-20.48%), Oce (-12.66%), Trimble (-7.70%)

News

Garmin (1.69%) - Announced the Oregon touchscreen handheld GPS receiver.

GeoEye (10.88%) and General Dynamics (-2.61%) - GeoEye-1 arrived safely at Vandenberg AFB after being transported by General Dynamics.

NAVTEQ - Acquisition by Nokia is complete and NAVTEQ stock is no longer traded.  Nokia trades on the NYSE as an ADR, so it will be added to the GGSI at the close of trading on Friday July 18.

Stewart Information Services (0.20%) - Coverage initiated by RBC Capital Markets at Outperform.

Other - Mexens Technologies receives a patent for its Navizon GPS/WiFi/Cellular positioning technology.  Alliance between Adobe and TerraGo regarding GeoPDF and Acrobat.

The only reason (in my mind) for this is Community.

Here's a community that has created this phenomenon which is just about ready to virally spread around the world. A community which is bubbling with energy and excitement because its growth is making the bigwigs situp and take notice. Not just take notice but then go and launch things like MapMaker, Map2.0, etc etc. Imitation is the best form of flattery.

The main reason I see OSM getting viral adoption and growth in the future is the pragmatism within the community. From the founders down everyone is already (only 2-3 years into its existence) asking what do we do now that we have (or very quickly acquiring) data? What applications can we build with this? What do we need to change to make OSM even better, make it a viable data choice for commercial uses ahead of the likes of TA and Navteq etc etc. Bravo!

On a personal note, today is my first day of adventure expedia. Here's hoping it starts well!

Biggest winners - Intermap (4.68%), GE (2.48%), Stewart Information Services (1.91%)

Biggest losers - Oce (-20.39%), SiRF (-10.20%), GeoEye (-8.11%)

News

Boeing (-3.66%) - Completed environment testing of first Block IIF GPS satellite.

Garmin (-4.92%) - Acquired Finnish distributor.

GeoEye (-8.11%) - Coverage initiated by Soleil at Buy.  National Geospatial Intelligence Agency increasing the amount of imagery it is purchasing from commercial providers.

Google (1.69%) - Signed a five year agreement with Tele Atlas for map data, and Tele Atlas will have access to map edits initiated by Google users.

Microsoft (-5.97%) - Ask.com to use Microsoft's Virtual Earth for its maps.

NAVTEQ (0.83%) - EU clears Nokia's purchase of NAVTEQ.

Oce (-20.39%) - Reported a 70% drop in profit.

SiRF (-10.20%) - Asked the International Trade Commission to review the decision finding Broadcom did not infringe SiRF patents.

Other - Companies using GPS reported fuel savings, labor savings, time savings, and a reduction in distance traveled.  Skyhook introduces a new WiFi/cell tower/GPS positioning system.  Escort released a GPS-enabled radar detector that is capable of recognizing proximity to red light and fixed speed cameras.

NOKIA PRESS RELEASE July 2, 2008

European Commission approves Nokia's planned acquisition of NAVTEQ
Nokia Corporation
Stock exchange release
July 2, 2008 at 12.30

Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today that it has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for its planned acquisition of NAVTEQ. Nokia has now received all approvals for the purchase, and expects to close the deal within the next 5 business days.

"We welcome this news. NAVTEQ will play a key role in our Internet services strategy with world-leading maps and navigation industry expertise, a strong customer base and industry-leading map data and technology platform offering the broadest geographical coverage," said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, President and CEO, Nokia.

"We are pleased that the Commission has reached the same conclusion we have regarding NAVTEQ's ability to continue providing broad access to all our customers," said Judson Green, President and CEO, NAVTEQ. "We believe NAVTEQ will be better positioned to serve all our customers under Nokia ownership."

About Nokia
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Biggest winners - GeoEye (6.13%), Broadcom (4.27%), Fujitsu (3.95%)

Biggest losers - SiRF (-9.89%), Oce (-7.41%), Rockwell Collins (-7.20%)

News

Garmin (-3.16%) - Sponsoring a cycling team in the Tour de France.

GE (-6.07%) - Acquiring MapFrame.

GeoEye (6.13%) - GeoEye-1 launching in July.

Microsoft (-2.89%) - Announced Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 operating system for portable navigation devices.

NAVTEQ (0.18%) - Releases road map of Indonesia.  Signs 3-year deal to provide maps to Navigon.

Pitney Bowes (-3.66%) - Released MapInfo Professional 9.5.

Yahoo (-6.31%) - Geotagging being done by comparing image characteristics with those that are already geocoded on Flickr.

Other - Article about potential consolidation among GPS chipset manufacturers.  Article about Skyhook Wireless and WiFi positioning.

(above Mark Granovsky and Joe Noonan)

And just because I hadn't posted any in a couple of days, I had to share these two new photos of Gus as he rapidly grows, looking more and more like the prodigy of Lady and the Tramp. In the twist of his story, his cocker spaniel mother is the lady AND the tramp!

Sipaisin myös hyvin pienen satsin Uponoria takaisin salkkuun. Viime maanantaina sitä myin ja tänään ostin hieman takaisin myyntihintaani 20% halvemmalla. Voi olla että Uponor tulee tästä edelleen laskemaan ja lyhyellä aikavälillä tulee tappiota mutta jos tätä malttaa pitkään pitää niin voittoa tulee hyvin suurella varmuudella. Ja kun ostin vain vähän voi ostaa lisäsatseja loppuvuonna ja ensi vuonna.

Nokian aneemista kurssikehitystä jaksan ihmetellä päivästä toiseen. Eilen firma julkaisi pari uutta E-sarjan luuria jotka näyttävät hyviltä ja joissa on hyvät fiitserit. Blackberry sähköpostiluurien valmistaja RIMM kuitenkin nousi julkistuksesta 6% ja Nokia laski pari prossaa koska markkina uskoo ettei nämä uutuudet uhkaa Blackberryn menestystä. RIMMillä on n. 1-2% globaali markkinaosuus mutta markkina-arvo sillä on nyt peräti jo n. 80 miljardia taalaa (Kanadan arvokkain pörssifirma) kun Nokian markkina-arvo on n. 100 miljardia taalaa. Nokialla on kuitenkin globaalisti n. 40% markkinaosuus. Mitä ihmettä nämä RIMMin omistajat ja analyytikot oikein kuvittelevat? Miten ne kuvittelevat RIMMin lisäävän markkina-arvoaan vaikka se saisi lisää markkinaosuuttakin? Firman PE luku on yli 60 kun Nokialla se on noin 10. Vertailuksi Motorolan markkina-arvo on 20 miljardia taalaa, no Motti nyt tekee tappiota ja markkinaosuus sukeltaa joten se ei ole sinällään mitenkään outo. Ericssonin markkina-arvo on n. 35 miljardia euroa. Olen täysin varma että RIMMin kurssi tulee sukeltamaan tulevaisuudessa rajusti alas vaikka Jenkkianalyytikot miten kuvittelevat että RIMM pystyy USAn ulkopuolella dominoimaan älypuhelinmarkkinoita kuten se dominoi USAssa. Never happens. 2000 luvun alussa korealaisten LG:n ja Samsungin piti murskata Nokia, sitten Motorolan Razrin, SonyEricsson oli kuulemma iso uhka Nokialle, nyt sitten iPhone ja Crackberry. Enpä usko, mutta markkina uskoo että uhka on iso ja siksi kurssi laskee ja on laskenut. Luulen että menemällä vastavirtaan tulen tekemään isot voitot.

Markkina ei arvota esim. NSN:lle mitään arvoa vai onko muka Nokian 100 miljardin markkina-arvosta 15-20 miljardia NSN:ää jolloin jäljelle jäisi 80-85 miljardia päätelaitteille ja palveluille jolloin RIMM olisi jo markkina-arvoltaan yhtä iso. (enpä usko että markkina on noillekaan mitään arvoa laittanut Nokian kurssiin). NSN on noussut tutkimuksen mukaan langattomien verkkojen ykköseksi eli siis ohittanut Ericssonin jonka markkina-arvo on 35 miljardia taalaa. Uskoisin että ensi vuonna ei juurikaan enää ole mitään fuusiokustannuksia ja alaskirjauksia tulossa joten verkkoyhtiö voisi hyvinkin päästä 5-6% marginaaliin millä voittoa tulisi vajaa miljardi euroa. 10% marginaalilla oltaisiin jo lähempänä kahta miljardia Puolet tuosta toki menee Siemensille. Luulisi että ensi vuonna tämä näkyisi Nokian markkina-arvossa vähintää siis n. puolet Ericssonin markkina-arvosta. SonyEricsson kertoi tänään hyviä uutisia: globaalin kännykkäteollisuuden kysyntä on ollut toisella kvartaalilla vahvaa ja sen odotetaan pysyvän vahvana myös loppuvuonna. Hyviä uutisia Nokialle on tullut myös Intiassa jossa yhtiö on noussut ykkösbrandiksi ja lisäksi yhtiön markkinaosuus alan (verkot ja päätelaitteet) liikevaihdosta on selvässä kasvussa. Lisää hyviä uutisia: Standard&Poors päivitti juuri Nokia näkymät pykälää positiivisimmiksi.

Ja mitä tulee palveluihin, niin onkohan esim. tuon Navteqin ja karttabisneksen arvo oikeasti ymmärretty ollenkaan. Mietin tuossa eräänä iltana että mitä noilla kartoilla voisi päätelaitteissa oikeasti tehdä ja seuraavia ajatuksia tuli mieleeni. Tulevaisuudessa kaikissa tai lähes kaikissa päätelaitteissa (Nokian ja muiden) tulee olemaan paikannus ja kartat eli globaalisti kaikilla on mukanaan aina päätelaite jossa on paikannus ja kartat. Nykyisten autonavigaatio ja kävelynavigaatiopalveluiden ja niihin liittyvien POI palveluiden lisäksi näen suuren potentiaalin karttojen ja erilaisten karttoihin liittyvien palveluiden myynnissä. Nythän toki navigaatiokartat saa Nokialta ilmaiseksi Nokian päätelaitteisiin ja varmaan tulevaisuudessakin saa mutta puhun nyt erilaisten tapahtumien kartoista. Miettikääpä rokkifestaria jossa yleisö on levittäytynyt laajalle alueella ja kun yleisö on nuorta on ihan jokaisella se kännykkä. Puhutaan siis monilavaisesta festarista ja neliökilometrien alueesta. Saisit Nokia päätelaitteeseesi järjestäjien tekemän kartan jossa olisi alueen kartta, aidat, lavat, palvelut kuten ravintolat, kioskit, vessat, ensiapupisteet jne näkyvissä ja erottuisivat selvästi kartalla. Lavan POI symbolia klikatessa päätelaite näyttäisi lavan esiintyjälistan kellonaikoineen. Kaikki olisi reaaliaikaista, myös myöhästymiset jne. päivittyisivät tuonne. Ravintolan POI symbolia klikatessa tulisi menu ja hinnasto. Kaverit näkyisivät karttapohjalla myös eri symboleina tai erivärisinä palloina. Voisiko myös eri kohdissa aluetta olla webbikamera jonka POI-symbolia klikkaamalla näkisi kuvan?

Entä muut tapahtumat? Miettikääpä asuntomessuja, automessuja, mitä tahansa messuja ja vastaavaa palvelua sinne? Palveluun voisi liittyä myös lähestymiskartat, jossa olisi parkkipaikat ja laite osaisi opastaa sinne. Ja jos parkkipaikalta olisi kuljetus messualueelle niin bussisymboli näkyisi kartalla, bussipysäkkisymbolia klikatessa näkyisi aikataulu. Taxisymbolia klikatessa voisi tilata itselleen taxin. Tuollaisille kartoille ja niihin liittyville POI symboleille (staattisille tai liikkuville) voisi olla miljoonia erilaisia käyttötarkoituksia, isoja ja pieniä. Sukujuhlat, 50-vuotisjuhlat, urheilutapahtumat lähetysmiskarttoinen jne. Entä isot tavaratalot ja niiden pohjapiirrokset? Haluaisitko että päätelaitteesi ottaisi tuollaisen pohjapiirroskartan vastaan astuessasi sisällä tavarataloon? Voisit hakea sieltä etsimääsi kauppaa tai jopa tiettyä myyntiartikkelia ja päätelaitteesi opastaisi sinut sinne mahdollisesti käyttäen wlan-paikannusta. Wlan-paikannuksesta lisää suomalaisen Ekahaun sivuilta. Maksaisitko tälläisestä palvelusta? Sitähän minäkin...

Nämäkin kartat toki voisivat olla käyttäjilleen ilmaisia jos järjestäjät / palveluntarjoajat niin haluavat jolloin järjestäjä /palveluntarjoaja maksaisi niistä. Navteqin kartta-aineisto alle (maksaa) ja sitten jollain Nokian toteuttamalla palvelulla karttaa voi lisätä POI symboleita ja linkittää ne halutessaan johonkin dataan joka sitten päivittyy järjestäjän tai vaikka Nokian palvelun serveriltä (kuten aikataulutiedot, esiintyjät, menut, hinnastot, saatavuus jne. you name it). Tuollaisen palvelun käyttö voisi olla maksullinen. Kuka tahansa voisi tehdä haluamansa kartat itse ja toimittaa ne sitten osallistujille ilmaiseksi tai maksu vastaan. Nokia ja Navteq ottaisi oman osansa. Entä sitten mainostus? Jos haluaa oman ravintolansa tai autokorjaamonsa karttapohjalle näkyviin POI symbolina (Point Of Interest) niin siitä pitää maksaa Navteqille. Kuka tarvitsee tulevaisuudessa Keltaisia Sivuja? Se tieto ja bisnes tulee siirtymään Nokia Mapsiin ja vastaaviin palveluihin. Näille potentiaalisille (kaikki yllämainittu on pelkkää ajatusleikkiäni erään tylsän jalkapallopelin ajalta) palveluille ja rahavirroille ei markkina laita mitään arvoa Nokialle. PE luku junnaa kympissä ja vuodessa muutaman miljoonan sähköpostikännykän valmistajalle markkina-arvoa kyllä löytyy. No summa summarum, minusta Nokia on järjettömän halpa ja kurssi tulee nousemaan. RIMM taas tulee romahtamaan.

Si è trattato di un'occasione interessante per permetterci di (ri)incontrare alcuni dispositivi, e per fare il punto della situazione sullo stato dell'arte delle applicazioni GPS e LBS (Location Based Services).

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Biggest winners - Microsoft (5.75%), Boeing (2.68%), Pitney Bowes (1.39%)

Biggest losers - Garmin (-12.52%), Yahoo (-11.23%), Oce (-10.60%)

News

Broadcom (-5.77%), SiRF (-9.90%) - Broadcom/Global Locate did not violate SiRF patents.

Deere (-4.17%) - New software for StarFire SBAS and RTK products.

Google (0.80%) - Parents upset about kids appearing on Google StreetView images.  My opinion:  There's nothing wrong with your kids appearing on StreetView outside your house.  Not like it tells you the kid's name or anything.  These parents don't realise that when they're in public, their kids are photographed hundreds of times a day without their permission.  Are you gonna go after all the banks and retailers?  What about when you go to an amusement park or sporting event?  Lots of cameras there.  Quit being such pussies.

GeoEye (-0.92%), ITT (0.95%) - Work continuing on GeoEye-2.

NAVTEQ (0.04%) - Issued a press release reminding people to update their GPS receiver's maps.  This isn't just NAVTEQ trying to make a buck; they're trying to educate people.  There are a lot of people who think updated maps magically travel through the ether to their GPS device.  They don't know they need to connect to their PC for firmware and map updates (or insert an SD card with new maps).  Updating your maps is excessive; perhaps updating every other year or every third year would be prudent.  Though if you update every three years, you might just want to spend the extra coin to get a whole new GPS receiver with more features and the updated maps.

Trimble (-1.15%) - Swaps places with CSG Systems International in the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600.

Get your bum down to GoCeBIT.

I have just finished editing a bunch of great new video content featuring the following speakers and more.

Thanks for letting me be part of such a great event.

They are in no particular order.

A great resource for you to take advantage of, yes my eyes are 16X9 wide screen square now!

There are some top international speakers talking about innovation of all types.

Including:

• AGIMO - Ms Ann Steward, Aust. Govt Chief Information Officer
• Australian Government - Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation
• Australian Government - Senator the Hon, Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband
• Sage - Charles Pludthuro
• Saasu - Marc Lehmann, Director and Founder
• Siemens - Eric Hampell, General Manager (Aust. & NZ)
• Sony Aust Ltd - Peter Norman, Group Marketing Manager
• Motion Computing - Brett Gross, Regional Manager (Aust. & NZ)
• Netforce - Scott Atkinson, Director - CTO
• Pronto Software - Paul Goepfert, Marketing Manager
• NSW DSRD - Wayne Sonter, Manager, Innovation and Technology
• Advantech - Brad Waters, Account Manager
• Oracle - Shane Owenby, Senior Director
• Deutsche Messe AG - Dr Andreas Gruchow, Board Member
• Abuzz - Morgan Drew, CEO
• Thomson - Tony Lynch, General Manager
• Jabra - Paul M. Nettelbeck, Marketing Manager (Aust. & NZ)
• Grove Communications - Paul Rankin, Owner
• Trixbox - Tanya Thompson, Marketing Manager
• D-Link - Maurice Famularo, Marketing Director (Aust. & NZ)
• Talkswitch - Michael Sellwood, Vice President International Business Development
• Joomla - Andrew Eddie, Lead Developer
• AussieHQ - Michael McGoogan, Managing Director
• AVG - Lloyd Borrett, Marketing Manager
• University of Wollongong - David Fuller, Director, Innovation Campus
• Fujitsu Australia - Liam O'Duibhir, Programme Manager / Biz3 - Zachary Zeus, Principal
• Netcomm - Danny Morrison, General Manager
• Alloy - Karl Baker, Marketing Director
• Rohde & Schwarz - Simon Haynes, Broadcast Account Manager
• Motion Computing - Brett Gross, Regional Manager (Aust. & NZ)
• Altech - Kevin Hartin & Antony Sheen, Managing Director
• Bluefire - Jason Serda, Managing Director
• Hot Goanna - MArk Tull
• SBS - Mark Boyd, EP World News
• SBS - Paula Marcello, Director Radio
• SBS, Nikki Canning, Radio
• NAB - David De Garis, Senior Economist
• Audi
• Engin
• Yahoo! - Willie Pang
  
• Netgear - Kimberley Odewah
• eWay - Matt Bullock
• Panasonic - Barry Armstrong
• CSIRO - Stephen Giugni
• MIT - Prof. Richard Lester
• ZeROIN - Mark Thompson
• Boeing Company - Al Bryant
• Telstra - Lin Marie
• NICTA - Dr David Skellern
• Navteq - Brent Stafford
• Mahalo - Jason Calacanis
• Melbourne IT
• Motorola
• Optus
• and several keynote addresses from the eGov, Aus Innovate, Transact 2.0, ministerial addresses,experts, interviews AND MORE!.

Hope you enjoy it.

JA

Only winners - Fujitsu (5.84%), Trimble (5.13%), Oracle (1.38%), Yahoo (0.22%)

Biggest losers - GeoEye (-10.00%), Kodak (-9.62%), Broadcom (-8.59%)

News

NAVTEQ (-0.38%) - Updated and expanded North American traffic data.  MapQuest (TimeWarner, -3.40%) now has access to NAVTEQ international data.

The company says that Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry is easy to use and offers users extreme utility especially when traveling in unfamiliar areas. Users can navigate to addresses in North America, or search millions of points of interest (POI's) - places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions.

Once a destination is selected, Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry automatically calculates the fastest route to the destination, and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. If a turn is missed en route, Garmin Mobile automatically recalculates the route based on the user's current location. Map data is provided by NAVTEQ - a mapping information provider.

Since Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry's mapping data is stored online and not on the BlackBerry device itself, customers can get up-to-date mapping information available directly from Garmin.

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