NavGuard launches advanced GPS application for BlackBerry smartphones at the Gulf IT Exhibition in Dubai

Dubai, 16 October 2011: NavGuard, a leading location-solutions company for GPS technology, has entered the Middle East market with the launch of a combined navigation and tracking application for BlackBerry® smartphones, which is now available on BlackBerry App World™. The advanced GPS application, NavTrack, has been optimized specifically for the BlackBerry platform and allows users in the Middle East region to access accurate GPS maps to ensure they never lose their way.

Whether the user is driving or walking, getting from one location to another is now easier than ever for BlackBerry smartphone users with turn-by-turn voice instructions, prior notice of the next manoeuvre and an estimated time of arrival. Users can view their position in real-time using 2D and 3D interactive maps and make calls using the built-in phone menu without switching tasks.

GPS-equipped BlackBerry smartphones can also be turned into a tracking device, particularly helpful for fleet and sales managers, so that employee movements can be monitored via the web-based app.  Managers are empowered to instantly locate and communicate with any of their field workers, at any time – no matter where they are.

Key features of the application include:

• Easy to use – user-friendly dashboard is easy to navigate and gives users the option to view maps in 2D and 3D
• Highly accurate and reliable street maps – automatically switches between day and night modes so users can concentrate on the road
• Ideal for driving or walking – NavTrack narrows your geographic position by zooming in, so you can easily check your location. It allows users to make phone calls without switching screens
• Point Of Information (POI) search – NavTrack provides a range of information in the user’s direct neighbourhood on services such as hotels, gas-stations
• Automatic re-routing – if the user takes a wrong turn or if a road is closed, NavTrack’s automatic re-router will find an alternative route
• Estimated time to destination – NavTrack provides an estimated time of arrival to allow users to plan ahead
• Voice Instructions – convenient voice instructions means that users do not have to take their eyes off the road
• Facebook Track and Trace – friends and family can easily track the movements of a NavTrack user via Facebook. The moment you start your trip the app will optionally start sending updates to your Facebook profile
• Automatic speed limit notification – the maximum speed limit function is available for each street and highway, an easy way to prevent speed tickets.

The NavTrack application is available to download from the NavGuard online store at http://webshop.navtrack-world.com for US$ 59.99 for a one-year license, and is also available on BlackBerry App World. NavGuard is offering a no obligation, 15-day trial to allow users to test the product, which can be downloaded at www.navtrack-world.com.

A full list of supported BlackBerry smartphones can be found at http://www.navguard-world.com.
NavGuard is a member of the BlackBerry Alliance Programme, which provides technical, marketing and business development support to BlackBerry developers.

About NavGuard
Founded in 2009 and based in Amsterdam (with additional offices in London, Philadelphia and Sydney), NavGuard International b.v. is a leading location-solutions company for GPS technology and has the expertise and the infrastructure to develop new value-added Location Based Services (LBS) for business and consumer markets. The company provides products for online mapping, geomarketing, fleet management and off-board navigation. NavGuard is specialized in Navigation and Tracking solutions for BlackBerry smartphones.

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