TeleType & Wallace add to mapping applications for Windows Mobile & BlackBerry

- Gary Thayer, Editor

Boston & Washington, D.C., April 12, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- In separate announcements, TeleType and Wallace Wireless have released new GPS mapping applications for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices, respectively.

Wallace Wireless' new Wallace Emergency Locator (WEL) for BlackBerry handhelds combines mapping technology from ESRI Technologies with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) location-based services. According to Wallace, the WEL maps can provide quick answers on the location of the user and other team members, destinations, and routes. The application allows users to locate key team members in a crisis and see their locations plotted on one map. Users can also request and receive back a map with highlighted team member locations.

WEL provides location-based support for Wallace Wireless' business continuity and emergency response wireless software, the Wallace Incident Communicator, which allows mobile users to access their most current emergency measure documents, notifications, maps, floor plans, call lists and live images via BlackBerry.

Wallace Wireless did not provide pricing details. For more information, see the Wallace Wireless web site.

TeleType released a new program for Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) devices that supports both vector based marine maps and street and air navigation maps. The software enables mariners to navigate in real time using converted NOAA ENC maps, and to see shoreline and surrounding streets for combination sail and drive trips.

TeleType offers a variety of packages for mariners including a choice of GPS receiver (Compact Flash or Bluetooth, both 12-channel WAAS), and converted ENC charts for the U.S. Software-only packages cost US $379, bundles of U.S. Maps, Program, and GPS receiver (excluding Pocket PC) begin at $549, and complete systems including Pocket PC devices start at $899.

For more information, see the TeleType web site.

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