O2 selects CITYNEO for Maps services on Revolution service!

After France, Belgium, Italy, Swiss and Spain, CITYNEOs location-based mapping services are available now in the United-Kingdom with O2.

(PRWEB) August 11, 2004 -- Starting August 2004, O2s Revolution (UK), users can access CITYNEO Maps service. Cityneo has being selected as a main supplier for Maps and location-based services on O2s Revolution service.

In just one click, view detailed maps of your surroundings. Calculate your itineraries in town or between 2 towns in all of Great Britain! Mobile users can obtain mapping information on their screen like « View a map » or « calculate my itinerary » with or without the operators automatic location platform.

Furthermore, Cityneos innovation, « Step by Step » the schematic itinerary was specially created to guide pedestrians in an urban environment. At every crossing, « Step by Step » indicates which way to go with a symbolic arrow. Then by clicking on the Next step" link, you will get the way till next crossroad, and so till you reach your destination. The site is accessible to all mobile users having a WAP compatible device.

Moreover, CITYNEO is confirming its partnership with Vodafone Live ! since its services are selected by Vodafone Spain, and launched early July 2004.

Cityneo is today partner of 11 operators (O2, Orange France, Telefonica, Vodafone Spain, SFR, Wind, Bouygues, Proximus, Mobistar, Base, Orange Switzerland) in 6 European countries (France, Belgium, Spain, UK, Italy and Switzerland). Other developments in Europe are due in Fall 04.

About us: http://www.cityneo.com

Created in Oct. 2000, Cityneo allows mobile users to retrieve useful near by information by developing efficient and user-friendly mobile Internet services.

CITYNEOs Content & Services are perfectly adapted to mobile users looking for precise, updated location-based information.

In Oct. 2002, Cityneo raised 3 million euros with its initial investors Innovacom, PartCom and the Belgian S.R.I.W, in order to accompany the deployment of its services in Europe. To date, CITYNEO is partner of 11 mobile operators in Europe.

Contacts

Romy Kikano         

Phone: + 331 49 49 03 88            

Romy.kikano@cityneo.com

Thierry Marigny

Phone: + 331 49 49 04 01

thierry.marigny@cityneo.com