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| Press Release 04/02/07 |
| ComVu Wins Grand Prize in NAVTEQ Global
LBS Challenge - The Americas |
| Orlando, FL- April 2, 2007 - ComVu
Media, Inc., a pioneer in mobile Webcasting software and automated
video streaming delivery, announces it won its second major
award during CTIA Wireless 2007 - the Grand Prize in the Global
LBS Challenge - The Americas. As the Grand Prize winner and
Business Application Category winner, ComVu received $50,000
in cash and $100,000 worth of NAVTEQ map data licenses for up
to one year. |
| Designed to take full advantage of camera phones with integrated
GPS receivers, PocketCaster™ GPS enables 'one-button' mobile
Webcasting, automatically embedding date, time and GPS data
in a live video stream, frame-by-frame and archiving it on a
server. Location data can be viewed dynamically on a map, while
the video is playing. |
| "NAVTEQ is a key component to our ongoing success strategy
- from the superior mapping data they provide to the breadth
of their resources and expertise. On behalf of my team, I'd
like to thank NAVTEQ and the distinguished panel of judges for
recognizing ComVu's innovation." |
| Developers from around the world entered LBS applications
that work on portable devices using wireless technology and
NAVTEQ map data. ComVu was among 16 semifinalist companies selected
to attend the final judging by a panel of industry experts during
CTIA Wireless 2007. |
| This award follows the WIC'07 award, also handed out during
CTIA Wireless, for which ComVu was chosen the winner of the
"Taking Care of the Community" category. |
| About ComVu |
| ComVu, the global enabler of mobile broadcasting, delivers
the world's first automated 'one-button' LIVE mobile Webcasting
solution. Coupled with today's video-enabled mobile platforms,
ComVu provides a simple and convenient service for capturing
and sharing user-generated mobile video. The company's PocketCaster
software is a multiple award recipient, including the grand-prize
winner of the prestigious NAVTEQ LBS Global Challenge (CTIA
Wireless 2007). PocketCaster is offered as a white-labeled solution
and is licensed to mobile operators, consumer portals, ISPs,
enterprises and government organizations. For more information
please visit: www.comvu.com. |
| For further information, please contact: |
Jennifer Blome
Tel: 604.844.2263 ext 2#
Email |
