web services

AOL buys Rally Up location-based social network

Rally Up social networking app
AOL has acquired Rally Up, a mobile app developer whose products include the Rally Up location-based social network.

WebTech extends Quadrant deployment

WebTech Quadrant system
WebTech Wireless, a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS), has announced the deployment of a further 650 of its Quadrant in-vehicle locators with a major Canadian waste disposal company.

MapData Sciences releases MDS Foundation Map

MDS Foundation Map
MapData Sciences (MDS) of Australia has released its MDS Foundation Map, a mapping backdrop for use within most Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environments.

Emergency response system is donated to medical college

NY College of Health Professions
New York College of Health Professions, a non-profit institution of higher learning, has received a donation of the location technology for a worldwide emergency response system.

NTP extends litigation to more phone makers

Wireless email on Nokia
Four years after winning $612.5 million from RIM for patent infringement, NTP Inc. has filed suits against other major phone manufacturers for the same alleged infringement.

Alcatel-Lucent buys ProgrammableWeb

ProgrammableWeb mobile mashup
Mobile industry analysts think Alcatel-Lucent's acquisition of ProgrammableWeb for an undisclosed sum last week may lead to an upswing in Alcatel-Lucent's gradually declining stock price.

MapQuest revamps to be more competitive

Map section on the new MapQuest site
MapQuest has redesigned its website and its logo to improve its competitiveness in an increasingly tight market.

Google applies for Chinese mapping licence

China in Google Maps
Google's already strained relations with China may be put to the test again following Google's application for a licence to continue its online map and location services in the PRC.

China bans Internet maps

China bans Internet maps
China has banned Internet maps because the government considers them a threat to state security.

Eco-navigation from Earthrise and Telenor Connexion

Eco-Way PND
Earthrise Technologies, a subsidiary of the Digisec Group, is partnering with Telenor Connexion, the leading machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity provider, to deploy Digisec's unique eco-navigation product, Eco-Way.