ROTTERDAM,The Netherlands, March 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- AND Automotive Navigation Data provides detailed digital maps of Central & Eastern Europe to TomTom. These detailed maps are available on TomTom GO, TomTom's all in one car navigation solution, and launched on the CeBIT 2005 in Hannover.AND is the first map supplier to offer a complete local road network of Central & Eastern Europe and full street-level detail for select major cities. The map of 24 countries provides detailed coverage, including vital geographic data such as administrative boundaries and cartographic features. The map is the most detailed map available in the market.
With the new TomTom GO and the detailed map of AND the user can navigate throughout Central & Eastern Europe. Further, it is possible to navigate all the major roads of Western Europe. "The TomTom GO is the first product for navigation in Central & Eastern Europe. With the maps supplied by AND finally anybody in Europe can find their way, from Brussels to Moscow and from Helsinki to Ankara." says Maarten Oldenhof, CEO AND Automotive Navigation Data.
43 Cities on Street Level
The map includes the complete local road network of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine. Furthermore, 43 urbanized areas are available on full street-level detail.
About AND Automotive Navigation Data AND Automotive Navigation Data (AEX:AND) is the leading supplier of global navigation maps powering applications such as navigation systems, internet based mapping and locations based services. Clients and partners are among others AOL Mapquest, Garmin, Siemens VDO Dayton, TomTom and Vodafone. AND is headquartered in Rotterdam and employs more than 115 professionals in the Netherlands and India. For more information please visit: www.and.com.
About TomTom
TomTom BV is a leading provider of personal navigation products and service. TomTom's products are easy-to-use and include all-in-one navigation devices, as well as navigation software products which integrate with third party devices such as PDA's and smartphones. TomTom BV was founded in 1991 in Amsterdam and has offices in The Netherlands, United Kingdom, France and USA. TomTom's products are sold through a network of top retailers in 16 countries. To learn more about TomTom, visit: www.tomtom.com.
Information for the press (not for publication) For more information on this press release, please contact AND Automotive Navigation Data, phone +31 10 8851200 and ask for Chief Executive Officer Maarten Oldenhof.