NAVFone PLUS to help save travelling costs through innovative ERP estimation feature
AGIS partners Yellow Pages Singapore to launch latest version of Symbian & Window-based mobile phone software
SINGAPORE – 13 November 2008 – AGIS, the leading mapping and navigation company in Southeast Asia, today announced the availability of NAVFone PLUS – an upgraded version of its highly popular GPS navigation software. The NAVFone PLUS, which AGIS had developed in collaboration with Yellow Pages Singapore, will tap into the latter’s rich database of company listings for products and services to provide a seamless end-to-end search and navigation experience to its users.
Being a first in Singapore, the NAVFone PLUS will also bring GPS navigation technology to a new level by incorporating an ERP estimation feature, in which users will be able to estimate the ERP charges that they are likely to incur when travelling to their choice destinations during peak hours. On the same note, NAVFone PLUS can furthermore propose a suggested “ERP-free” route to its users for their consideration.
“With the growing number of ERP gantries in Singapore in recent years, travelling to town and the CBD area for work has become increasingly expensive. Through NAVFone PLUS, users will now be able to make better and more informed decisions in which route to take when travelling and save unnecessary costs as a result,” said Sunny Lim, Head of Navigation for AGIS.
With the new NAVFone module, users will also be able to easily search for the 160,000 listed merchants available on the Internet Yellow Pages, simply by keying in the company name or categories. The search results will provide the telephone numbers, addresses and for certain businesses even additional information like operating hours, and subsequently allow users to dial and set the selected merchant as the navigation destination.
“Our partnership with Yellow Pages will allow users to enjoy a seamless end-to-end search and navigation experience. NAVFone PLUS users can count on the software suite to find anything from a good restaurant, cinema, or the nearest pub to chill-out at; and then guide them to that desired destination with its powerful GPS and mapping functionalities,”
Lim added.
“As the largest publishers of directories in Singapore, Yellow Pages has always been a trusted source for Singaporeans in locating products and services that they need. With the rising popularity of the Internet and mobile phones over the years, we have made available the directory listings in these mediums as well in order to serve the customers better,” said Danny Chow, CEO, Yellow Pages Singapore. “Through NAVFone PLUS, we will be able to extend our outreach to a much wider audience who are typically more tech savvy and are always on the move.”
As part of its release, NAVFone PLUS will be bundled exclusively with the Samsung INNOV8, the first 8-megapixel camera phone launched in Singapore. “Samsung has always believed in providing additional value to our consumers, and the AGIS NAVFone PLUS is a perfect complement to our latest flagship phone,” said Felix Yeo, General Manager (Telecommunications Products), Electronics Business Division, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd. “The Samsung INNOV8’s large and hi-resolution 2.8” screen allows for an excellent search and navigation user experience.”
To enjoy these new and innovative features, NAVFone PLUS is now available for both new and existing NAVFone users and can be purchased at AGIS’ website. For more information, please visit us at http://www.asiagis.com.
About AGIS
Since 2000, AGIS has been providing affordable, dependable location intelligence to the navigation and mobile market. With its foundations as a navigation software and digital map provider, AGIS has grown to become a leading navigation and Location – Based Services company in South-East Asia with more than 70 experts in GIS across the region.
Headquartered in Singapore, AGIS has subsidiary offices in Malaysia as well as partner offices across the Asia Pacific in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
For more information, please visit: http://www.asiagis.com
About AGIS NAVFone
Developed by AGIS, the NAVFone suite provides a comprehensive solution to all your street directory information and navigational needs, enabling real-time navigation, detailed searches to points of interest, roads, and nearby amenities wherever you are. NAVFone’s latest innovations include on-line access our partner’s rich database of business directory listings as well as traffic and toll-related information for use in routing and navigation. NAVFone is available with maps of countries across South-East Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Vietnam.
About Yellow Pages (Singapore) Limited
Established in 1967, Yellow Pages (Singapore) Limited is the largest publisher of directories and provider of classified directory advertising and associated products and services in Singapore. The Company maintains, develops and updates extensive classified databases of information on businesses, the core of which are small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore.
The Company’s principal activities are in the sale of advertising in, and the preparation and publication of classified directories that connect businesses to businesses (B2B) and businesses to consumers (B2C). The Company also offers related products and services, including on-line products and services, an operator-assisted telephone search service and database marketing services. In addition, the Company publishes and distributes specialized or niche directories and guides.
Yellow Pages (Singapore) Limited was listed on the SGX-ST on 9 December 2004.
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