NAVTEQ Expands Oracle Delivery Format (ODF) Coverage to Over 80 Countries

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services, mobile advertising, and enterprise applications around the world announces the expansion of its Oracle Delivery Format to cover over 80 countries on six continents, enabling routing, geocoding and map display in Oracle Applications.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of NAVTEQ's delivery of content created specifically for Oracle Applications and Oracle Database. NAVTEQ is the only supplier of global data conforming to the rigorous Oracle standards for routing, geocoding and map display, as well as providing  premium content such as Point Addressing and truck-specific routing attributes via NAVTEQ Transport™. NAVTEQ® map data supports a number of Oracle use cases such as viewing business performance data through Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer, geographically viewing customer records with the Oracle Spatial Geocoder, or mobile workforce optimization through Oracle Real-time Scheduler, Oracle Mobile Workforce Management, or Oracle Field Service Advanced Scheduler.

"For a decade, NAVTEQ has delivered quality and ease of use to the Oracle technologies they support," stated James Steiner, vice president, Oracle Server Technologies.  "NAVTEQ data products have been designed and packaged to work with Oracle Spatial, Oracle Fusion Middleware MapViewer, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, as well as Oracle's utility, field service, transportation, communications, and retail applications.  The ODF coverage brings these benefits to our users in many countries in the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Asia Pacific regions."

"This expanded country coverage of Oracle Delivery Format marks another milestone in our 10 year relationship with Oracle. We are dedicated to continuously providing quality, accurate and comprehensive content, making it ideal for location-enabling business intelligence, mobile, web services and fixed and mobile asset management applications for the Oracle platform," said Roy Kolstad, vice president, Enterprise Americas, NAVTEQ.  "With NAVTEQ's worldwide ODF coverage, we are serving the needs of enterprises large and small, enabling Oracle users to better understand the positive impact of location on their business operations and more efficiently conduct everyday business practices."

NAVTEQ is a Gold level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).

About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of location content in the form of maps, traffic and places data that enables navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world. NAVTEQ supplies precise, comprehensive location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 5,700 employees located in 216 offices in 53 countries.

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