AMSTERDAM — (BUSINESS WIRE) — March 17, 2011 — TomTom, the world’s leading provider of location and navigation products and services, has been recognized at the 2011 International Esri Partner Conference (EPC) for being Esri’s longest standing partner. TomTom (previously Tele Atlas) has been a productive long-time partner with industry giant Esri of Redlands, California.
At a special session, Esri president Jack Dangermond acknowledged TomTom that has been Esri’s partner for 23 years. He lauded TomTom and our dedication to Esri and its geographic information system (GIS) technology. “Our partners are key to the continued evolution and adoption of GIS,” said Dangermond. “Esri values their innovation, dedication, and commitment to our users, and we want to recognise their important work over the past 20-plus years. We want to thank them for their contributions to Esri's success.”
At the top of the list honored by Dangermond is TomTom, Esri’s partner since 1988. According to TomTom Managing Director for the Licensing Business Unit, Maarten van Gool: “Throughout this time TomTom has provided content for Esri data products and worked hand in hand with Esri to assist their software users. We have developed and distributed solutions for Esri Spatial Database Engine (ArcSDE) and developed the now popular turnkey map products, StreetMap Premium and Premium Advanced, which includes logistics and traffic speed data. TomTom highly values this partnership and follows Esri’s lead to work with their partner network in making GIS a technology that has a more positive impact each day for people across the world.”
About TomTom
Founded in 1991, TomTom (AEX:TOM2) is the
world’s leading supplier of location and navigation products and
services focused on providing all drivers with the world’s best
navigation experience. Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500
employees and sells its products in over 40 countries.
Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash infotainment systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time services, including the award winning TomTom HD Traffic.
For the world’s most up-to-date route planner, including live traffic information please visit www.routes.tomtom.com
For further information, please visit www.tomtom.com
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