Car Computers
Knock Indian Market By Kritika
Sharma Monday, November 05, 2007
Imagine yourself
driving with your family on a weekend on the outskirts of the
city using detailed map for the directions, but you are
confused, so now what to do, hang on, here is the solution for
all your problems related to the directions. All this is
actually possible with Map My India's latest portable GPS
navigation device, the Map My India navigator.
This
smart and sleek GPS based-in-car Navigation portable gadget
uses satellites to determine your current location. Anybody
can search and navigate anywhere in India. It covers 55,000
towns and villages connected by national and state highways.
The company earlier also has served over 500 leading
enterprise customers, and is now offering direction and
navigation services to consumers. Rakesh Verma, MD of CE Info
Systems, said, "In a country like India, where roads either
don't have names or road signs are not clearly marked,
following directions based on road names or traditional
methods can be a frustrating experience. With the GPS
technology and accurate maps, telling you exactly where to
take your next turn, so, unnamed and unclear roads are no
longer an issue now. The Map My India navigator will guide you
effortlessly to your destination. It is our commitment to
continuously keep providing comprehensive and high quality
maps to drive this industry."
Speaking to itVARnews,
Rohan Verma, Marketing Head, CE Info Systems said, "We are
looking for more channel partners across India and are happy
to inform that we are already working with 25-30 channel
partners. We have around channel partners in Delhi and NCR
itself. We are targeting all the segments in IT world and
planning a growth rate of 10 times more than the current
growth rate."
Map My India navigator is currently
available in two hardware models. One is Delphi Nav200 and the
other one is A MAX 06GP5A. Both the personal navigation
devices have built in GPS - Sirf star 111, 3.5" colour touch
screen, Samsung 400 Mhz processor and additional multimedia
features to play movies, music, photos, games etc. The device
is currently available with car accessories and consumer
electronics dealers in New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai. The
Map My India navigator is available for Rs. 21,000/- in Delhi
and Rs. 22, 000/- in other states.
Map My India will
be partnering with leading hardware manufacturers and consumer
brands to preload navigator software and maps on a handsets
and navigation devices, bringing GPS navigation to the
mainstream market.
