NAVTEQ Features Impressive Line-Up of Customer Solutions at Oracle OpenWorld 2008
Written by NAVTEQ
Monday, 22 September 2008
Use of NAVTEQ(R) Map Data in Oracle Applications Continues to Grow
CHICAGO, Sept. 22 -- NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, is featuring a variety of Oracle customer applications powered by NAVTEQ map data at Oracle OpenWorld 2008 in San Francisco, CA, September 21-25, 2008.
As the premier supplier of map content on the Oracle platform, NAVTEQ has been providing fresh, accurate and comprehensive map content for Oracle customers since 2002. NAVTEQ maps and data meet the mapping and location analysis requirements of applications such as Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle Field Service, Oracle Utilities, Oracle Communications, Oracle Content Management, JDeveloper, Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer, Oracle Location Services, and Oracle Spatial.
Solution demonstrations by NAVTEQ customers will be delivered during exhibit hours in NAVTEQ booth 2610 on Tuesday, September 23 through Wednesday, September 24, 2008. The presentations will focus on the use of location content within Oracle applications to drive more informed business decisions, effective operations management and improved customer service.
In addition to the customer presentations, NAVTEQ's Business Development Manager for Oracle Enterprise Location Solutions, Dan Abugov, will deliver a presentation titled, "Creating a Global Seamless Data Set for Mapping and Geocoding with Oracle 11g" on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in Moscone South, Room 236.
Business Intelligence Presenters:
Johnston McLamb, Inc.:
Johnston McLamb will be demonstrating VBIMaps(TM), an interactive mapping application that can convey information in a richer, more meaningful way that surpasses tabular reports or simple graphics.
thincSoft LLC.:
thincSoft will demonstrate the thincVIew software product, which is a breakthrough product set and technology platform that brings together the power of geospatial visualization and business intelligence. This thin-client location intelligence solution enables businesses to easily integrate RFID, spatial, geospatial, and any kind of business data in order to make better decisions faster.
Communications and Location Services Presenters:
KOREM, Inc.:
KOREM will be showcasing geospatial and business intelligence applications targeted at the communications and location services markets. KOREM specializes in the development and deployment of web mapping solutions and location services that focus on infrastructure management, locating points of service, target marketing, route optimization and GPS tracking.
Risk Assessment Presenters:
DigitalGlobe, Inc.:
DigitalGlobe is a leading global content provider of high-resolution world imagery solutions sourced from its own constellation of sub-meter commercial satellites, including QuickBird (.6 meter color), WorldView-1 (.5 meter panchromatic), and WorldView-2, the first commercial 8-band color satellite launching in Q3/2009. DigitalGlobe will showcase its advanced imagery for risk assessment on major catastrophic events including the recent Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
Oracle Development Tools:
Members form Oracle's JDeveloper and Spatial technology teams will demonstrate how Oracle customers and developers can utilize various Oracle products and technologies to incorporate NAVTEQ map content into business intelligence, CRM and location services applications.
"NAVTEQ is excited to build upon its extensive experience with Oracle and expanding its role in Oracle applications at the 2008 Oracle Open World conference," commented Roy Kolstad, vice president and general
manager-Enterprise Americas, NAVTEQ. "By showcasing some of our most innovative customers and end users, we are continuing to illustrate the unique ways NAVTEQ content is used to create comprehensive location enabled Oracle enterprise solutions."
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