March 27, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Mobio has chosen deCarta Hosted Web Services (http://www.decarta.com) to deliver “high-quality customized maps as a key element of its new GetMobio mobile lifestyle portal,” it was announced recently. deCarta is a software platforms and services provider for the “Location-Based Services” (LBS) industry.
GetMobio portal (http://www.getmobio.com) caters to Internet-enabled mobile phones and is a free service comprising “50 dynamic applications, widgets and RSS feeds that work together to deliver a seamless mobile web experience that is fun, simple, and useful enough to merit everyday use”.
"The GetMobio portal is a collection of customized applications, widgets and RSS feeds that are designed to share context across the entire portal experience. We've mashed up all kinds of localized content from the web and personalized it for all your mobile needs," explained Mobio Networks, CEO, Ramneek Bhasin. "Whether you are hanging out with friends on a Friday night or arranging a vacation getaway, maps and directions are an integral part of the social planning process. With deCarta's Hosted Web Service we can provide detailed and attractive maps to our customers with the scalability needed to manage rapid subscriber growth and high customer usage."
deCarta's service delivers “highly-presentable maps” in a “state-of-the-art, professionally managed hosting environment” that “leverages the market-proven scalability of deCarta's Drill Down Server geospatial software platform”. The solution offers “the same underlying technology broadly deployed by today's leading Internet and wireless navigation solution providers such as Google, Ask.com, Verizon and Sprint.”
"Mobile services such as Mobio's that employ a social dynamic require a mapping platform that can instantly serve up the best-looking maps, withstand a very high volume of user requests, and readily scale to meet rapidly growing subscribership," added deCarta’s President and CEO, J. Kim Fennell. "We're proud our Hosted Web Services technology has been selected by Mobio to support their commitment to delivering the superior user experience that today's busy mobile consumers’ demand."
