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2009-09-03 11:00:00 CEST 2009-09-03 11:00:01 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION GeoSentric Oyj - Company AnnouncementGyPSii on Garmin nüvi® 1690GEOSENTRIC OYJ BULLETIN September 3, 2009 at 12:00 GyPSii on Garmin nüvi® 1690 Garmin nüvi® phone launches today across Europe and the US GyPSii functionality will be delivered to customers in the pre-installed Garmin Ciao service on the latest Garmin portable navigation device (PNG) the nüvi 1690 being launched today across the USA and Europe. The nüvi 1690 is Garmin's first mobile navigation device to transform traditional social networking into location-enabled social networking. Customers have the option of sharing their whereabouts with friends and family, and will see their friends' location on a map and then be able to navigate to that location. “We're very excited about the launch of the Garmin phone and the delivery of location based social networking capabilities from GyPSii,” said Dan Harple, Executive Chairman of GeoSentric. “This underscores GyPSii as the leading platform for delivering on a global level the next generation of mobile social networking communities and location-aware mobile lifestyle services. Working with Garmin opens up these new functions and services to consumers in new markets and takes the multi-billion dollar navigation market in a new direction.” This pre-installation of GyPSii functionality on the Garmin nüvi® 1690 follows upon the agreement signed between GyPSii and Garmin last year, where GyPSii provides technology, products, worldwide data center infrastructure, development licenses, and GyPSii branding rights to Garmin, on a worldwide non-exclusive basis for a range of Garmin products. For more information please view full press release at: http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/?activeBranchId=newsroom About GeoSentric Oyj (GyPSii) GeoSentric's GyPSii is the market-leading mobile digital lifestyle application and geo-mobility social networking platform: connecting people, places and communities across networks and devices, with patented technologies for the transfer and publishing of location based information between mobile devices. Based in Salo, Finland and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, GeoSentric operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. GeoSentric is listed on the Nordic Exchange (NASDAQ OMX: GEO1V). For more information, visit www.gypsii.com and www.gypsii.com.cn © 2009 GeoSentric. All rights reserved. The GyPSii related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of GeoSentric and/or its business units. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. Contact for Press: Becky Kiely / Laura Bryant CCgroup Tel: +44 118 920 7650 E-mail: gypsii@the-cc-group.com |
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