BURLINGAME, Calif. (Business Wire EON) May 14, 2008 --
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Dash Navigation, Inc., the first internet-connected GPS device, today
became the first GPS provider to open its service platform to
third-party developers. For the first time, developers and
content-providers can easily create dynamic applications, called
DashApps, and provide Web-based content to consumers in the car.
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In conjunction with the announcement, Dash unveiled the first five
partner-created Dash Apps(a) that, with the touch of a button, help
Dash drivers every day while on the road. Dash customers will have
access to these powerful new applications via the MyDash portal (http://my.dash.net/)
beginning on Thursday, May 15th:
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-- Hunting for the home of your dreams? Real estate leader
and innovator Coldwell
Banker(R) allows consumers to search for homes with the
"Coldwell Banker Home Search" button. It allows Dash drivers to
access real estate listings and property details from their
vehicle and instantly create a route to them.
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-- When and where is my meeting? Access calendar events,
then dynamically route to meetings with Funambol's
"myFUNAMBOL Calendar" button. It allows Dash users access to their
electronic calendars (from virtually any source, e.g. Outlook,
Yahoo! and Google) from their Dash Express. Calendar items are
updated automatically and users can route directly to any address
listed.
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-- What's that tune? Mediaguide
enables Dash Drivers to easily find out the names of tunes playing
on their radios. By simply taping the "BakTrax Radio" button, Dash
users can see a list of the last three songs that just played on
their favorite AM or FM stations.
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-- Speed trap ahead? Furthering Dash's belief in the power
of a driver network, the "Trapster(R) Find Traps Now" button not
only gives Dash Drivers access to Trapster's
information about live speed traps and red light sensors, but also
enables Dash Drivers to contribute speed trap information back to
other Trapster users in their area.
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-- Is it going to rain? Access live, local weather
information with WeatherBug's
"MyWeatherBug" button. It provides Dash Drivers with
up-to-the-second information about current and future weather
conditions while on the road from the largest, most precise
weather network in the world.
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Content providers wishing to partner with Dash should contact the
company at developer@dash.net.
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Dash will be demonstrating the new applications and talking more about
the dynamic API program at the Where
2.0 conference today. Chris Butler, content development evangelist
for Dash, will be hosting a keynote
presentation at 9:50 a.m. Press are welcome to attend.
Quote from Dash Navigation
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“Since the beginning, Dash has been focused
on unlocking all the great geo-located content on the Web, taking it
off your computer and delivering it where you need it most –
in the car,” said Chris Butler, content
development evangelist for Dash. “Dash is
the first Internet-connected GPS company to open its service platform
to developers and help consumers customize their GPS to their liking.
These early applications are just the beginning –
the possibilities are endless. The Dynamic API program is another step
toward fulfilling Dash’s vision of
developing the best GPS device for daily use.”
(a) Content provided by third party developers through Dash’s
dynamic API is not under the control of Dash and as such is not always
guaranteed to be available.
Please contact Hillary Houser
to arrange an interview with Dash or its API partners.
To subscribe to the Dash blog news feed, click
here (http://blog.dash.net).
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Quotes:
Quote from Coldwell Banker:
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“We’re proud to
be the first real estate company to deliver its property listings to
GPS users, and we are thrilled that the Dash Express has opened that
door for us,” said Michael Fischer, senior
vice president of marketing for Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “Our
innovative relationship with Dash is a natural progression in our
effort to have consumers engage with Coldwell Banker, literally.”
Quote from Funambol:
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"The Dynamic API makes Dash the must-have navigation system", said
Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol, Inc. "It makes it so easy for
users to access really cool dynamic content that could never be used
with a portable GPS before."
Quote from Mediaguide:
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“Music is such an essential element in the
total driving experience,” said Paul
Wright, senior vice president of strategic alliances and marketing for
Mediaguide. “The Mediaguide powered BakTrax
Radio service makes its quick and easy for Dash Drivers to find radio
stations nearby and see what songs they have been playing to find
their favorite music on the go. It also eliminates the common
frustration of hearing a track you like, but having no idea who’s
performing it.”
Quote from Trapster:
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“The ability to use the Trapster service on
a navigation system is a breakthrough for drivers. We have wanted to
enter the GPS space since Trapster’s
inception, and only Dash allows real time, two-way communication
necessary to allow drivers to share speed trap information on the go.
Real time information sharing is critical for Trapster because Police
move the locations of speed traps by the hour,”
said Peter Tenereillo, founder of Trapster. “Trapster
and Dash are natural partners because both leverage the power of
networks to help drivers dynamically share information that makes them
smarter on the road.”
Quote from WeatherBug:
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“Dash continues to be on the cutting edge
for innovations in the personal navigation device space and we are
extremely pleased to be chosen as the first weather provider to
participate in their initial release of the Dash Express API,”
said Christian Solomine, channel development manager, WeatherBug. “The
open platform is the logical evolution for navigation devices. Live,
dynamic content from WeatherBug is particularly well suited to this
environment as it gives users the freedom to integrate, display and
actively update content that is pertinent to them whether they are
traveling away from home or as part of their daily commute.”
Company Information
About Dash Navigation, Inc.
Dash Navigation connects people to the information that empowers them in
their cars. The company’s first product, the
Dash Express™, is the first personal
navigation system with two-way, Internet connectivity. It’s
the smartest way to get from A to B—and get
information about everything in between. Dash is located in Sunnyvale,
Calif. and is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia
Capital, Skymoon Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Artis Capital and ZenShin
Capital Partners. For more information, visit Dash Navigation at www.dash.net.
About Coldwell Banker:
Since 1906, the Coldwell Banker®
organization has been a premier full-service real estate provider. In
2007, Franchise Times magazine’s
prestigious Top 200 issue ranked the Coldwell Banker system No. 1 in
real estate for the eighth straight year and was also named the 2007 Inman
News’ Innovator of the Year in the
brokerage/franchise category. The Coldwell Banker System has
approximately 3,800 residential real estate offices and nearly 117,000
sales associates in 47 countries and territories. For more information,
please visit http://www.coldwellbanker.com
About Funambol:
Funambol is the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging, powered by
open source. Funambol provides the #1 ad-funded open source push email
and PIM sync solution, used by top-tier service providers, mobile
operators, device manufacturers and ISVs around the world. For more
information, please visit http://www.funambol.com
About Mediaguide:
Mediaguide monitors music and advertising on over 2,700 college,
non-commercial and commercial radio stations in 150 US markets in
real-time, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Mediaguide uses its data &
analysis to provide business insight to record labels, broadcasters and
advertisers; and to support a music discovery and advertising network
that connects radio to digital outlets & mobile devices. For more
information, please visit http://www.mediaguide.com
About Trapster®:
Trapster is the first and only smart, real time speed trap sharing
social network. The high-tech equivalent of flashing headlights to warn
other drivers, Trapster users warn each other, in real time, as they
approach live speed traps with simple applications on mobile phones and
other devices. Trapster learns the credibility of traps based on how
many users agree on a location. It also learns the credibility of each
user, over time, and rates the reliability of Trapsters within the
network. Best of all, Trapster is FREE. For more information, please
visit http://www.trapster.com
About WeatherBug®
WeatherBug (http://weatherbug.com
and http://weatherbugprofessional.com)
is a trusted source of dynamic weather information enabling people
worldwide to make more informed weather-related decisions. By combining
its proprietary asset—the world's largest,
most dense network of live weather stations and cameras—with
aggregated weather data from around the world, the WeatherBug Network
delivers highly precise weather information for the most accurate,
neighborhood-level weather available. Millions of consumers and
professional organizations, including the National Weather Service, rely
on WeatherBug to make more informed personal and mission critical
decisions which safeguard lives, impact communities and improve business
operations.
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