Motorola, Inc. and MapInfo Corporation have teamed up to deliver driving directions to the frequent business traveler. MapInfo’s miGuide, location-based and driving direction application, will run on Motorola’s latest Java-based devices, i85s and i50x handsets.

According to Motorola, the handsets, based on the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, will be available this month through iDEN™ network operators, including Nextel Communications, Southern LINC, and Pacific Wireless Technologies in the United States, with TELUS Mobility in Canada to follow in the coming months.

"Motorola is making an important, everyday task easier by offering iDEN handset users valuable location-based content from MapInfo," said Bill Werner, corporate vice president of Motorola and general manager of iDEN Subscriber Group. "With these applications, users can conveniently view maps and driving directions on their iDEN mobile handsets."

For the business traveler, the miGuide will enable them to access information including yellow pages, retail business locations, and maps and driving directions. Currently, the miGuide application is being tested and will be available later this year.

miGuide is built on MapInfo’s miAware™ platform, which enables wireless service providers to differentiate their offerings. For example, the platform can be used to develop distinctive location offerings or to customize MapInfo’s mobile location applications to meet subscribers’ needs. The platform is comprised of MapInfo’s Internet technologies, including MapInfo® MapXtend®; MapInfo® MapXtreme® Java; MapInfo® MapMaker® J Server; and MapInfo® Routing J Server.

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