Ericsson Labs challenges maps for the web with technology from Idevio
Photo: Idevio
With the newly released Ericsson Web Maps, Ericsson Labs pushes the frontiers and introduces streaming maps for the web. The streaming technology used for Ericsson Web Maps is delivered by the Swedish company Idevio.Ericsson Web Maps is released with APIs, web components and documentation to enable developers to bring dynamic maps into web sites or web applications. Similar to the Ericsson Mobile Maps, the Ericsson Web Maps uses Idevio's and patented map technology RaveGeo to distribute and visualize the map.
-Many developers feel forced to use ad based maps with hilarious terms from vendors like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo et al. I'm proud to offer together with Ericsson the next generation digital maps, a far better alternative, unrivaled performance and sound terms for business," says Patric Nordström, CEO at Idevio AB in a press-release.
Ericsson (www.ericsson.com) is one of the leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in more than 175 countries utilize the network equipment and 40 percent of all mobile calls are made through Ericsson's systems.
Ericsson Labs (labs.ericsson.com) is an Ericsson initiative for open innovation, driven by Ericsson Research. It is a portal with applications, tools and resources published by Ericsson and selected partners.
Idevio (www.idevio.com) delivers mapping, address look-up and routing software based on RaveGeo, a compression and streaming technology. Tools from Idevio empower defense, mobile and internet applications on everything from workstations to hand-held devices.
Locago (www.locago.com), owned and developed by Idevio, is a free mobile map service that uses the map for displaying third-party content.
Erik-Wilhelm Graef Behm
IT Center West @ Business Region Göteborg
