Spime Announces Availability of its MapMan® LBS Platform for Android

Feb. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Today Spime’s MapMan®  LBS platform and applications are commercially deployed on Win 7 under the brand “HP Navigator”  where HP is the first multi-device OEM to launch a competitive location based solution under its own brand for Netbooks, Notebooks and Tablet PCs.

Spime’s MapMan platform is now available on the Android operating system. MapMan® and applications are tightly coupled with Spime’s Cloud Based Services enabling location to be a standard component of the device software stack. MapMan® on Android comes with a map viewer, static and dynamic POI search, routing, re-routing, textual and voice guided turn by turn navigation, and location based advertising and tracking engines. The Android version of MapMan® is also integrated with social networks; such as, Twitter, Facebook, flicker, brand Icons, contacts, calendar, e-mail, SMS and Navteq’s Location Point Advertising Network.
 
MapMan® is a “Hybrid” LBS Platform.  When users are not connected to the Internet MapMan® enables complete access to location, mapping, POI and navigation features. When connected, MapMan’s® Cloud Services integration provides access to all the 3rd party dynamic content, map updates and new applications. Content and services can be overlaid on top of the existing map on the device. MapMan® provides in-application discovery, trial and purchase of new content and supports a variety of micro payment models.

Vibrant 3rd party ecosystems can be created and monetized with the Android MapMan® LBS SDK.   The fully documented and comprehensive SDK includes easy to use APIs, reference applications, and ready support for 19 languages in 100 countries.  “Powerful APIs make it easy for the developers with no location expertise to quickly integrate advanced LBS functionality. Developers can leverage pre-integrated content, premium content (Example: 3D City), voice guided turn by turn navigation, Spime Cloud Based Services and are supported with monetization and funds settlement infrastructure”, says Gary Mendel, Spime’s Vice President WW Marketing and Sales.

Spime’s MapMan LBS platform on Android empowers OEMs with control of their LBS roadmap. OEMs can differentiate their Android device with their own map based LBS offering and drive incremental location based advertising revenue. “Now OEMs have an option” says Shankar Narayanan, CEO of Spime.  “Finally, with Spime’s MapMan LBS platform, OEMs can create meaningful differentiation and reduce dependencies on their current Android map and location provider”.

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Spime Inc. is a Silicon Valley California based company with R&D offices in Chennai, India. The company is a provider of white labeled LBS solutions to mobile operators, OEM / ODMs, developers and semiconductor providers. Spime’s LBS solutions include a Hybrid LBS Platform integrated with Cloud Based Services, Applications, Services Modules, an LBS SDK, location enabling technologies and engineering services. The company’s solutions are highly customizable and offer value by pervasively enabling and monetizing Location Intelligence and content across Smartphones, Tablets, Slates, Netbooks, Notebooks and Desktops PCs. Spime’s white labeled strategy empowers customers control over brand, roadmap and monetization.