ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 1, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- AND Automotive Navigation Data now provides detailed digital maps of Eastern Europe to leading product and service supplier of mobile location products Wayfinder Systems. The agreement allows Wayfinder to expand its existing coverage with in-demand but hard-to get areas for the mobile navigation products."With the availability of detailed map data from AND for Central and Eastern Europe we will be able to respond to customer demand in these areas, starting with people in Slovenia and Croatia," says Magnus Nilsson, CEO, Wayfinder Systems.
With the new, street-level map data of cities around Central and Eastern Europe Wayfinder's strategy for geographical expansion continues. Wayfinder Navigator is compatible with the majority of mobile phones on the market today and the number of compatible mobile phones continuously increases.
"The success of today's personal navigation devices is depending on the accuracy and availability of geographic map data" said Maarten Oldenhof, CEO at AND. "We are proud to be working with Wayfinder in order to bring navigation to new regions in Europe."
About AND Automotive Navigation Data
Founded in 1984, AND specializes in the production of mapping data for location-based services used in vehicle navigation, online mapping, fleet management, route-planning and more. Top 500 blue chips such as AOL-Mapquest, Garmin, Microsoft and Thales Navigation all rely on AND's maps.
The company is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. For further information, please contact: AND Automotive Navigation Data Maarten Oldenhof CEO Ph: +31-10-8851200
About Wayfinder
Systems Wayfinder Systems is the leading product and services supplier of mobile location products with a focus on mobile navigation. Wayfinder started as a research project at Ericsson. In 1995 the company was founded with its head office located in Lund, Sweden. Wayfinder currently has collaborations with telecommunication leaders like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, A1 and Telefonica Moviles. Wayfinder is active in all of Europe and North America. Its current offering include 16 language versions of all its products and services. For more information on Wayfinder visit: www.wayfinder.com For further information, please contact: Wayfinder Systems Ebba Lovenskiold PR Manager Ph: +46-8-555 176 04 Mobile: +46-70-949 6341 Email: ebba@wayfinder.com