TomTom und Navteq

http://www.geo24.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=9158&sid=

Wäre toll, wenn TomTom da so flexibel werden würde und das Navteq Kartenmaterial auch in den anderen Versionen zur Verfügung stellt.

sorry, nicht gesehen, aber den Befürchtungen, TomTom will TA abschieben kann ich entgegentreten mit einer Press Releas von TA:

Tele Atlas and TomTom Announce Three-Year Extension to Global Agreement

Worldwide leaders in personal navigation (PNAV) extend technology and
distribution partnership covering most popular TomTom platforms

June 7, 2005, Gent, Belgium and Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Tele Atlas N.V., a leading global provider of digital map data and other geographic
content, and TomTom, a leading navigation solution provider, jointly
announced that the companies have extended their technology and
distribution agreement through the end of 2007. Under the agreement, Tele
Atlas will remain the key provider of digital maps and other content such
as Points of Interest (POIs) to TomTom for its use in the TomTom GO,
TomTom Navigator and TomTom Mobile platforms throughout Western Europe and
North America.

The agreement is an extension of a master agreement in place between the
companies since 1997. Under the terms of the agreement, which is
worldwide in scope, TomTom will continue to use Tele Atlas maps in its
most popular product lines for those navigating in the automobile and on
foot.

âTomTom and Tele Atlas have been close partners since the mid-1990âs, when the entire personal navigation category was highly speculative and in its formative stages,â said Alain De Taeye, Tele Atlas founder and CEO. âThe TomTom team has taken an innovative vision and turned it into a successful business reality on a worldwide basis. We are extremely pleased that they have chosen to continue with Tele Atlas as their technology supplier and business partner as they expand their product lines and market presence around the world.â
âIn order to become successful in a new market, one needs much more than
great technology,â commented Harold Goddijn, TomTom chief executive
officer. "We have worked closely with Tele Atlas over the years as our
digital map and geographic content partner, and we continue to work with
them in distribution channel development and in building strong business
relationships in all our major markets. That spirit of partnership gives
us the confidence to extend our agreement for the next several years.â