Mapmaker AND and Navmii introduce iPhone and iPad navigation for Austria, Norway and Portugal
Breakthrough mobile navigation a big success: over 175,000 downloads to date
Rotterdam, 16 December 2010 - AND Automotive Navigation Data introduces together
with the British Navmii three new countries for turn-by-turn navigation on the
iPhone and iPad. After the successful launch of Navmii GPS Live for the
Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark,
Italy and Sweden the application is now also available for Austria, Norway and
Portugal through iTunes.
Six months after launching the application in iTunes Navmii GPS Live can be
declared a big success. The mobile application has already been downloaded more
than 175,000 times. The successful navigation app reached the number 1 position
for paid navigation apps in almost all countries.
AND introduced the navigation for the iPhone with the British Navmii for the
breakthrough price of € 3.99 per country and € 5.49 for the iPad. The
application is available under the Navmii GPS brand. Turn-by-turn navigation is
now available in most Western European countries.
AND-Chief Executive Officer Maarten Oldenhof: 'I am very happy with the success
of our collaboration with Navmii. Over 175,000 people in Europe are using our
turn-by-turn navigation and with the introduction in three new countries this
amount is expected to rise fast. AND has always envisioned a strong growth and
the importance of smartphones in people's life and the Navmii success proves
that AND plays an active role in this development.'
AND provides digital maps for location-based services and is the only
independent company in the global mapping market. AND focuses on the further
development of its advanced digital maps to position itself even more
effectively in the market.
Navmii is a leading provider of GPS navigation solutions and location based
services. Navmii is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has offices in
London & Manchester, as well as Hong Kong and a software development centre in
St Petersburg, Russia.
Navmii with iPod works in conjunction with a Mobile GPS Network Router.
Additional hardware is required.
For more information
Contact: Maarten Oldenhof (CEO), Tel.: +31 10 8851200 or check www.and.com.
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