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LOGICA MAKES ITS SECOND INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH IN A WEEK IN DEMONSTRATING THE LOCATION SENSITIVE
Added: (Thu May 03 2001)
Logica has stretched its lead in Mobile Internet browsing capability, developing the world’s first location sensitive i-mode experience. At an IBC/Euroforum i-mode roadshow in Amsterdam, Logica will demonstrate an i-mode experience giving users Mobile Internet access to location-based services.
In practice this means that a mobile user can browse for the nearest restaurant, petrol station, 24-hour pharmacist, taxi services, people with shared hobbies, friends etc - indeed, any desired local information. This can be expressed as simple text to a browsable map in clear colour, depending on the capability of the devise. The location is combined with user-stored preferences (Chinese food, cheapest petrol, size of taxi, etc), and the system searches databases to give the best and closest results.
Logica will be working with handset partner Magcom, of Norway, and EZOS of Belgium, provider of EzWAP, the leading mobile internet browser for PDAs .
Gerry McKenna, COO of Logica Mobile Networks, said of the demonstration, “Here is a technology that is available on existing mobile platforms, and will give today’s service providers, operators and their subscribers life-enhancing applications. It is also a clear route to revenue for operators who are looking to market mobile data services which will quickly show their user-friendliness and usefulness.”
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About Logica
Logica is a leading global solutions company providing management and IT consultancy, systems integration, products, services and support. Logica’s clients operate across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. The company has over 11,000 staff in 28 countries worldwide. Founded in 1969, Logica is listed on the London Stock Exchange where it is part of the FTSE100 index of the largest UK listed companies.
Logica in mobile messaging
Logica is the leading supplier of messaging systems to over 100 of the world’s top mobile telecom operators; these systems serve over 150m active subscribers. Logica’s market leading position will be further enhanced by the its imminent deployment of the world’s first ‘live’ 3G messaging systems; in addition Logica is fast becoming a market leader in the emerging world of multi-media messaging services.
For further information contact:
Will Cameron
Logica
Tel: +44 (0)20 7446 1786
Mobile: +44 (0)7771 815414
Email: cameronw@logica.com
Web: www.logica.com/telecoms
Web news service: www.newsdesk.com
or
Tim Guest or David Freedman
RPPR
Tel: +44 20 7881 3232
Fax: +44 20 7730 0741
E-mail: timg@rpr.co.uk; davidf@rppr.co.uk