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) May 3, 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

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.

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.

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.

“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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