Networks In Motion Develops Application for New YELLOWPAGES.COM Mobile Product
Written by Networks In Motion
Friday, 07 December 2007
Provides YELLOWPAGES.COM with Easy-to-Use Application for Mobile Search
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-- Networks In Motion (NIM), the award-winning wireless navigation and local search company, today announced its location-based services (LBS) platform powers the new YELLOWPAGES.COM Mobile, a free downloadable application that provides access to YELLOWPAGES.COM’s rich local business database.
NIM’s LBS platform enables YELLOWPAGES.COM Mobile to show scalable maps, provide step-by-step directions to users’ destinations, and offer directions by method of transportation, including car, bike or pedestrian, all while incorporating YELLOWPAGES.COM’s local search logic to find a location by specific name or category, such as restaurant, school, airport, hotel or landmark.
“Our LBS platform enables YELLOWPAGES.COM Mobile to offer a robust search tool that features directions and phone numbers to consumers,” said Doug Antone, president and CEO for Networks In Motion. “We’re confident people will come to rely on this tool on a regular basis, whether out shopping, finding a restaurant, or while traveling.”
As a leading Internet Yellow Pages and search directory, YELLOWPAGES.COM offers searchable directory listings and provides comprehensive national and local business information. YELLOWPAGES.COM Mobile is powered by Networks In Motion, a leading provider of LBS platforms to wireless carriers for mobile phone navigation and local search services.
“More and more consumers are using their mobile phones to find businesses while on the move, so we’re pleased to work with NIM to offer another way for consumers to use their mobile phone to search YELLOWPAGES.COM,” said Janice Rohn, vice president consumer experience at YELLOWPAGES.COM. “YELLOWPAGES.COM Mobile is one of many mobile products we offer to ensure that consumers on the go can access YELLOWPAGES.COM.”
YELLOWPAGES.COM Mobile is currently available on over 20 AT&T mobile phones, one of which is GPS-enabled, either as a free download or pre-installed on the phone. The service can be downloaded by visiting http://www.yellowpages.com/mobile.
About Networks In Motion
Networks In Motion is an award-winning wireless navigation and local search company, with products on most major wireless carriers. Networks In Motion powers: AAA Mobile®; YellowPages.com Mobile, which is currently deployed on AT&T Axcess Mobile Guide navigator; Your Navigator; TELUS Navigator and TELUS Kid Find, making NIM’s NAVBuilder platform the most widely used mobile phone navigation service in North America. Founded in 2000, the company is privately held and headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., with international offices in Sweden and Spain. More information is available at http://www.networksinmotion.com.
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