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NAVTEQ neemt PixelActive over

Overname versterkt leidinggevende positie van bedrijf op het gebied van 3D-kaarten

Veldhoven - 17. November 2010

NAVTEQ, de toonaangevende leverancier van kaarten, verkeers- en locatiegegevens voor navigatie, locatiegebonden services en mobiele advertenties wereldwijd, heeft PixelActive overgenomen. De overname sluit aan bij de strategie van NAVTEQ om de verschuiving van 2D- naar 3D-kaarten te versnellen alsmede meer mogelijkheden te creëren voor het gebruik van 3D-technologieën in alle NAVTEQ-producten.

Met de overname van PixelActive Inc., een Californisch bedrijf met zestien medewerkers voor de sluiting van de overname, wordt de overstap van NAVTEQ naar een 3D-architectuur ondersteund. PixelActive is gespecialiseerd in tools en technologieën voor 3D-modellen van gedetailleerde wegennetwerken, gebouwen en terreinen. Het product Cityscape van het bedrijf is door NAVTEQ gebruikt bij de ontwikkeling van productaanbiedingen als 3D Junction Objects en 3D City Models. Met de overname van PixelActive wil NAVTEQ meer mogelijkheden creëren om producten efficiënt op te bouwen in een 3D-omgeving. Steve Rotenberg en Michael Kelley, de oprichters van PixelActive, blijven bij het bedrijf en behouden hun functie op de R&D-afdeling die deze activiteiten ondersteunt.

"Toekomstige ontwikkelingen op het gebied van navigatie en andere locatiebewuste toepassingen zijn sterk afhankelijk van de mogelijkheden van 3D-kaarten," aldus Cliff Fox, Executive Vice President van NAVTEQ Maps. "Op basis van deze essentiële productarchitectuur kunnen we snel 3D-inhoud ontwikkelen en de leidinggevende rol van NAVTEQ in de industrie handhaven."

"De overname van PixelActive onderstreept dat NAVTEQ zich doorlopend inzet om de meest geavanceerde digitale kaarten te bieden," verklaart Larry Kaplan, president en CEO van NAVTEQ. "We verschuiven snel naar een wereld van 3D-kaarten en NAVTEQ neemt de benodigde stappen om onze klanten superieure producten te blijven bieden zodat ze zich kunnen onderscheiden met hun aanbod."

De voorwaarden van de overname worden niet bekendgemaakt.

Over het bedrijf

Over PixelActive
PixelActive is een toonaangevende leverancier van software voor 3D-stadsontwerpen voor videogames, simulatie, navigatie en stadsplanning. Met het paradepaardje CityScape kunnen ontwikkelaars eenvoudiger en sneller dan met traditionele methoden 3D-stadsomgevingen maken en geoptimaliseerde modellen ontwerpen voor visualisatie en simulatie in realtime. PixelActive, waarvan het hoofdkantoor is gevestigd in Carlsbad (Californië), is opgericht door Steve Rotenberg en Michael Kelley, twee veteranen uit de gamebranche.

Over NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is de toonaangevende leverancier van digitale kaart-, verkeers- en locatiegegevens (digital location content) voor navigatie- en locatieplatforms over de hele wereld. NAVTEQ levert uitgebreide digitale kaartgegevens voor navigatiesystemen in auto's, draagbare en draadloze apparaten, plattegrondtoepassingen op internet en oplossingen voor de overheid en het bedrijfsleven. Het in Chicago gevestigde bedrijf is opgericht in 1985 en heeft circa 5100 trotse medewerkers verspreid over 212 vestigingen in 48 landen. NAVTEQ is een volledig dochter van Nokia Corporation.

Over Nokia
Bij Nokia stellen we alles in het werk om mensen te verbinden. We combineren geavanceerde technologie met gepersonaliseerde services waarmee mensen op de hoogte kunnen blijven van wat belangrijk voor hen is. Dagelijks maken meer dan 1,3 miljard mensen met iemand anders verbinding via een Nokia-apparaat (van mobiele telefoons tot geavanceerde smartphones en mobiele computers met hoge prestaties). Tegenwoordig integreert Nokia de apparaten met innovatieve services via Ovi (www.ovi.com), inclusief muziek, kaarten, apps en e-mail. Nokia’s NAVTEQ is toonaangevend op het gebied van uitgebreide services voor digitale kaarten en navigatie, terwijl Nokia Siemens Networks wereldwijd apparaten, services en oplossingen voor communicatienetwerken biedt.

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Renate van der Wal, LEWIS PR

Tel: +31 (0)40 235 4600

Email: renate.vanderwal@lewispr.com

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