Amsterdam, 22 augustus 2005 – TomTom, Europe’s leading personal and in-car navigation solution provider, today announced it has further extended its compatibility of the award winning TomTom MOBILE 5, to include the range of popular Nokia smartphones - the Nokia 3230, 6630, 6680 and 6681, which are based on the Series 60 Platform. TomTom now offers compatibility across a wide range of platforms.
As the perfect tool for smartphone users and busy professionals, TomTom MOBILE 5 provides advanced, yet simple to use technology, which navigates users quickly and effectively to their chosen destinations.
Harold Goddijn, chief executive officer of TomTom says “TomTom is the most popular navigation solution provider and the extension of compatibility with Nokia’s increasingly popular Series 60 based smartphones means consumers will be the winners.”
A number of easy-to-use features ensure that TomTom MOBILE 5 users never need to worry about finding their way, whether at home or in a foreign city. For stress-free travel, TomTom MOBILE 5 uses advanced functions such as direct contact navigation, allowing users to simply navigate to an existing address in their phone book. In addition, with TomTom’s latest route planner, users can choose the fastest or shortest route, and when coupled with TomTom’s innovative TomTom PLUS service, users will receive real-time Traffic and Weather information, as well as Safety Camera alerts.
With TomTom MOBILE 5, Nokia’s Series 60 based smartphones become one of the most powerful wireless personal navigation solutions on the market, providing accurate door-to-door navigation anywhere in a country or region. Meaning getting to a destination, whether via foot, car or bicycle – could not be easier.
Incorporating TomTom’s award-winning easy-to-use navigation software, TomTom MOBILE 5 includes:
• A choice of routes: quickest, shortest, pedestrian, bicycle or avoiding toll roads and congestion charge areas
• Brilliant 3D view with the very latest maps and clear spoken instructions
• Effortless installation; everything is on the Memory card, just insert in your phone, activate and you’re set to navigate.
• Small, lightweight and highly sensitive wireless GPS receiver that easily can be used in your pocket or in your bag.
• Contact Navigation: navigate directly from contacts in your mobile phone address book
• Full itinerary support, plan routes to multiple destinations and add stopping points on the journey
• Integrated phone call handling; on-screen instructions remain visible while receiving calls.
• Postcode navigation for simple and accurate selection of your destination (UK & Netherlands only)
• Thousands of Points of Interest (POI’s) i.e. car parks, petrol stations and restaurants
• Access to TomTom PLUS services: real-time Traffic updates for optimal route planning, weather information, Safety Cameras, as well as downloadable Voices, Points of Interests and much more (in selected countries only and additional charges apply)
TomTom MOBILE 5 is available for the Nokia 3230, 6630, 6680 and 6681 at www.tomtom.com, priced €299.
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Over TomTom
TomTom NV is een toonaangevende aanbieder van persoonlijke navigatieproducten en –diensten voor de consumentenmarkt. Alle producten van TomTom worden ontwikkeld met de nadruk op innovatie, kwaliteit, gebruiksgemak en toegevoegde waarde voor de consument. TomTom biedt onder andere alles-in-één navigatieapparatuur aan, waarbij klanten het product meteen ‘uit de doos’ kunnen gebruiken. Daarnaast worden ook navigatiesoftwareproducten aangeboden die geïntegreerd kunnen worden met apparatuur van derden, bijvoorbeeld PDA’s en smartphones. Het aanbod van producten en diensten van TomTom omvat onder meer de gerenommeerde TomTom GO familie van geïntegreerde navigatieapparatuur, TomTom Navigator software voor PDA’s, TomTom MOBILE navigatiesoftware voor smartphones en TomTom Plus, een informatie- en dienstenpakket voor de TomTom navigatieproducten. TomTom werd opgericht in 1991 in Amsterdam en heeft kantoren in Nederland, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, de Verenigde Staten en Taiwan. De producten van TomTom worden zowel via een netwerk van top retailers in 17 landen als online verkocht. Voor nadere informatie verwijzen wij naar onze website: www.tomtom.com.
Voor meer informatie:
TomTom NV
Scott Johnston
Manager External Relations
telefoon: 020 - 8500851
e-mail: scott.johnston@tomtom.com
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Monogram Communication Strategies (MCS) NV
Jeanette de Wilde
telefoon: 023 – 5628208
e-mail: jeanettedw@monogram.nl