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Google gets Tele Atlas maps

Telecomworldwire, June 30, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-30 June 2008-Google gets Tele Atlas maps(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Tele Atlas, a provider of digital maps and a subsidiary of TomTom NV, has signed an agreement with Google giving Google access to Tele Atlas maps and dynamic content.

The five-year agreement covers all of Google's current and future map-based applications, including Google Maps, Google Earth and mobile applications such as Google Maps for Mobile.

Tele Atlas gains access to comments and suggestions from Google users for updates and edits, allowing the company to use the knowledge of Google users to increase the quality, accuracy and currency of its maps.

Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

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