At the recent 3GSM World Congress, the French company took the opportunity to demonstrate its technology as well as to announce several partnership agreements.

Oracle
Webraska and Oracle demonstrated how mobile operators and application developers could benefit from location-based services built-on Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition. With a connector developed between Oracle9i AS WE and Webraksa Personal Navigation API, both available on Webraska’s software platform and via Webraska’s ASP centers, the companies demonstrated a variety of location-based applications. One application, for example, showed how a mobile user was guided from one point to a selected destination using both maps and text instructions via a PDA or WAP phone via SMS.

CT Motion
Webraska announced the development of a joint product with CT Motion, a developer of location-based services. The product consists of CT Motion’s M-Coupons application, City Beat, and Webraska’s Personal Navigation API. Described as a great enabling application for m-commerce, the new product will enable users to receive location based M-Coupons from CT Motion applications, along with detailed directions to the merchant who issued the coupon.

Nortel Networks
In an effort to hasten the availability of the high-speed wireless Internet, the France-based company has entered into an agreement with Nortel Networks to market integrated location-based services for the next generation of networks. The companies will integrate Webraska’s wireless navigation and spatial searching technology and applications with Nortel Networks GPRS, UMTS and e-mobility Location Center infrastructure. The location-based solution is expected to be available in Europe, North America, and Asia beginning in the third quarter of this year.

IBM
In another joint development deal, Webraska signed on with IBM to develop location-based services for applications developers, automotive and telecom customers. Webraska’s wireless navigation software will become part of IBM’s hardware for its PSeries and XSeries range of e-Server. IBM will also integrate the Webraska offerings with its middleware platforms, including WebSphere Everyplace Suite and DB2, the companies said in a joint statement.