Finalists revealed for the 2007 Telematics Awards

Every year the Telematics Awards, organised by the industry’s only global print publication – Telematics Update – recognises the key companies that are driving the industry forward and pushing the boundaries in automotive and GPS technology.

Detroit, MI (PRWeb) April 10, 2007 -- Every year the Telematics Awards, organised by the industry’s only global print publication -- Telematics Update -- recognises the key companies that are driving the industry forward and pushing the boundaries in automotive and GPS technology.

From Real Time Traffic to After Theft Tracking the number of telematics applications is vast, as is the number of companies out there clamouring for attention.

“This year we got more entries than ever before,” says Telematics Update editor Thomas Hallauer. “It’s a great sign that the industry is on the rise and adds even more value to this year’s winners, as they will have prevailed against more competitors than ever before.”

Over the past six months, hundreds of companies nominated themselves or their partners and clients through the Telematics Awards website. An independent panel of automotive and wireless industry experts have analysed the submissions and individually narrowed down each category to these finalists (in alphabetical order by company):

Telematics Leadership Award (individual)

Dr. Michael Foley, executive director, Bluetooth Special Interest Group

Michael Bryars, operations manager, internet/multimedia/telematics, Freescale Semiconductor

Martin Thall, general manager, Microsoft, Automotive business unit

Andrew Poliak, Automotive segment manager, QNX Software Systems

Alain De Taeye, co-founder and chief executive officer, Tele Atlas

Joost van den Bosch, Extended Offer manager, Volvo Car Corp

2007 Newcomer Award

Autonet Mobile

Dash

Ford Motor Co

Hughes Telematics

Inrix

Traffic.com

Best Embedded Telematics Service Award

BMW of North America

Clear Channel

Ford Motor Co

Microsoft Corp

OnStar

Trafficmaster

Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product

infoUSA

Fujitsu Microelectronics America

OnStar

QNX Software Systems

SVOX

Webraska Mobile Technologies

Best Portable Device Application Award

Airbiquity

Dash

infoUSA

Motorola

Navigon

Parrot

Best Portable Navigation System

Airbiquity

DigiUtopikA Lda.

Microsoft - Windows Automotive

Navigon

O2

TomTom

Best Aftermarket Device

Autonet Mobile

Microsoft - Windows Automotive

Motorola

Peiker acustic

Parrot

Tracker Network UK

Best Audio or Audio-Visual Entertainment Product

Bose Corp

Ford Motor Co

Gracenote

Microsoft - Windows Automotive

Motorola

Parrot

Best Telematics Component Solution

Airbiquity

Autoliv

Continental Automotive Systems

Freescale Semiconductor

Fujitsu Microelectronics America

Magna Donnelly

Telematics Service & Application: Best Commercial Vehicle Application

Delphi

GE - Asset Intelligence

Qualcomm

TomTom WORK

Volvo Trucks Corp

Volvo Trucks North America

Best Use of Telematics Technology for Safety

Airbiquity

BMW of North America

Continental Automotive Systems

Hitachi Europe - CTG

OnStar

Qualcomm

Best Storage Solution for In-Car Environment

Bose Corp

Ramtron International Corp

WindSpring

Global Car Manufacturer Technology Deployment Award

Audi AG

BMW of North America

Porsche

Ford Motor Co

Volvo

Commenting on Autoliv making the cut in the Best Component Solution category, Lars Gunnar Jonsson, senior director of Autoliv Telematics, says: “The Telematics Update Awards are well recognised in the industry, and to be nominated for our offering is important to us because it signals we are on the right track.”

Joost van den Bosch, Extended Offer manager of Volvo Car Corp and one of the front runners for the Telematics Leadership award, says: “It is an honour to be recognised for this nomination by my peers. The Telematics Awards are the most prestigious in the industry, and it is especially pleasing to be recognised for the work we have been doing on the European market.”

In addition to the standard awards categories, this year Telematics Update is also running its first ever ‘Peoples choice’ award, open to any and everyone working in the telematics industry.

Cast your vote now on the awards website. http://www.telematicsawards.com/peopleschoice2007.cfm

Telematics Update magazine will reveal all the winners at the exclusive awards dinner that closes the first day’s proceedings at the 7th annual Telematics Detroit Conference and Exhibition, May 22-23, 2006 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Michigan, USA.

More information and dinner tickets can be purchased through the Telematics Update website. http://www.telematicsawards.com/info/262

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