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First launched in 2003, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is focused on driving the development and visibility of innovative location-based solutions (LBS) for wireless devices. The Global LBS Challenge has become the premier event in the wireless industry and a global symbol of LBS innovation and opportunity. From business applications to sports, travel and security, integrating the accuracy and richness of NAVTEQ digital map data facilitates the discovery of the next wave of LBS using dynamic positioning technology.

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Looking to jump-start your idea for that next million-dollar app? Browse our new Connections Homepage and get the pulse of the marketplace. Meet our customers, place or answer a classified ad, check out products, coverage, market research and more. Connections is a program exclusive to NAVTEQ customers like GARMIN, deCarta, NIM, Skobbler and others who want to engage with our developer community – you! Each company has its own page that lists their products and services that use NAVTEQ® map data and content.

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Webinars

NAVTEQ recognizes the importance of interfacing regularly with the LBS developer community. Throughout the year, NN4D will be sponsoring webinars on a variety of topics to educate, inform, and provide opportunity to our Developer community. Topics will include:

Note: All webinars are viewed using Microsoft Office Live Meeting. Internet audio for all webinars will be broadcast directly to your computer. Please ensure that you have Windows Media Player 9 or higher installed.

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Upcoming Webinars

Unless otherwise noted, all times are in the Central Time Zone (U.S.)

Title: GSMA OneAPI Provides Access for Developers to Operator’s APIs

Date: Tuesday, July 27 2010 - 10am CST / 15:00:00 UTC/GMT
(This webinar has been postponed and is tentatively rescheduled for Tues. Aug. 10.)

Description: The GSMA’s OneAPI is an initiative to define a commonly supported API to allow mobile operators to expose useful network, information, and payments capabilities to application developers.

Join our webinar with Aepona (http://oneapi.aepona.com/), an established leader in providing mobile network operators’ in-network solutions, and find out about the benefits to LBS developers from the OneAPI Initiative to access network location, billing and messaging.

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Title: Loading RDF Data and Testng Mixed Case Names in SQL Server Environment

Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:30am CST / 15:30:00 UTC/GMT

Description: In this webinar, users will learn how to load RDF data into SQL Server 2005/08 database environment using the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management studio, and then generate tables with proper/mixed case names using Perl CPAN modules.

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Title: How NAVTEQ Traffic can Super-Charge your Innovative Internet and Mobile Applications

Date: Wednesday, August 25 2010 - 1pm CST / 18:00:00 UTC/GMT

Description: This 1-hour event is designed to best help you learn about how NAVTEQ Traffic can be integrated into your applications to enable richer use-cases and improve consumer appeal. Topics Covered include Traffic Technology, Traffic Quality, Traffic Patterns, and several Traffic Application examples. Prepared material will cover the first 30 minutes, allowing half-an-hour for your questions.

One lucky attendee will be randomly selected to win a $50 gift card. You must attend the webinar to qualify, and leave some sort of contact info when registering for the webinar.

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Future webinars topics include: