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All of their units feature a flying interface with a bird's-eye view of the road, as opposed to the usual direct-overhead map view. All current TomTom systems also integrate with mobile phones to varying degrees, to show traffic congestion maps or to actually take calls and read aloud SMS messages. One of the latest features is to warn drivers about speed cameras. Rio de Janeiro birds-eye view. ... SMS arrival notification on a Siemens phone Short Message Service (SMS) is a service available on most digital mobile phones that permits the sending of short messages (also known as text messages, or more colloquially SMSes, texts or even txts) between mobile phones, other handheld devices and even landline telephones. ... A red-light camera in use in Beaverton, Oregon A road-rule enforcement camera is a system including a camera and a vehicle-monitoring device used to detect and identify vehicles disobeying a road rule or road rules. ...

One of their systems, the TomTom RIDER, is unusual in having been designed specifically for motorcycle and motorscooter users. Imme R 100,Germany, 1948/1949 Contemporary racing motorcycle A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet. ... A typical mid 1980s twist and go scooter. ...

Products

TomTom offers three types of products:

• TomTom Navigator software for users of PDAs and Pocket PCs
• TomTom Go integrated in-car navigation system
• TomTom Mobile for users of smartphones makes a car navigation system of the user's mobile telephone

These products are available at large shops in Europe and the US and available online. Most of the products use Tele Atlas digital maps. palmOne Tungsten T5 Dell Axim X51v Pocket PC Personal digital assistants (also called PDAs) are handheld devices that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/mnt/upload3/wikipedia/en/d/d5/Pocket_PC.jpg: No such file or directory. ... An automotive navigation system is a satellite navigation system designed for use in automobiles. ... Tele Atlas is a provider of digital maps for GIS (Geographic Information Systems), LBS (Location Based Services), Navigation systems,... ...

History

In 1991, Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen, having both just graduated from the University of Amsterdam, started the company Palmtop to develop applications for the first generation of hand held computers. At that time, most of the applications were for business use, but with the success of the Psion series, it became clear that individuals also had need of personal organizers. The company started commercial development of applications, including various dictionaries, personal finance products, games and route planners. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... From Athenaeum Illustre to University In January 1632 two internationally acclaimed scientists, Caspar Barlaeus and Gerardus Vossius, held their inaugural speech in the Athenaeum Illustre - the illustrious school - which had its seat in the 14th-century Agnietenkapel. ...

These applications brought worldwide sales which made it possible to add Corinne Vigreux to the team in 1994. The hand held market expanded rapidly, especially after the success of the Palm Pilot in 1996, and the rise of the first Microsoft OS based devices. Palmtop developed applications for all these devices. An early model - the Pilot 5000 The Palm m130 was one of the first Palms with a colour screen Pilot was the name given to the first generation of personal digital assistants manufactured by Palm Computing in 1996 (then a division of U.S. Robotics and later 3Com). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 2001, Harold Goddijn, ex-CEO of Psion, became the fourth full partner, and renamed the company TomTom. TomTom launched the first mobile car navigation system, TomTom Navigator. TomTom Navigator was a killer app for Pocket PC based PDAs and became a huge success. Psion PLC is a consumer hardware company mostly known for developing the Psion Organiser as well as a whole range of more advanced, clamshell-design Personal Digital Assistants. ... A killer application (commonly shortened to killer app) is a computer program that is so useful that people will buy a particular computer hardware, gaming console, and/or an operating system simply to run that program. ... Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/mnt/upload3/wikipedia/en/d/d5/Pocket_PC.jpg: No such file or directory. ...

By the time that TomTom Navigator 2 came on the market in spring of 2003, it was already clear that people without a PDA also wanted fast direct navigation from point A to point B. TomTom persuaded Mark Gretton, ex-CTO of Psion and maker of the original Psion series 3, to come on board, to head a hardware team to develop an all new navigation product. Alexander Ribbink, ex-Vice President of Brand Development at Mars Incorporated, came to TomTom in November 2003 to drive marketing of the growing range of products. TomTom Go, a standalone in-car navigation system, was brought out in spring of 2004. In the autumn, the company announced TomTom Mobile, a new navigation solution which run a car navigation system on a smartphone. Mars, Incorporated (alternatively known as Masterfoods®, especially in recent years) is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

TomTom went public on May 27, 2005. The shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol TOM2. The company raised approximately 125 million Euros at its IPO. Tomtom joined the AEX index as of March 2, 2006. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ... Image:Market Data Index AEX on 20050324 132333 UTC.png The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam EXchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official site
• "wiki"-style Point of Interest system to warn of out of date areas or mistakes on TomTom maps