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Global NAVITIME ® now available on EZweb

Tokyo, Japan -- February 4, 2010
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"Global NAVITIME", operated by NAVITIME JAPAN Co., Ltd. ("NAVITIME JAPAN"), is now available for au subscribers on the EZweb official contents menu*1.

Global NAVITIME is a navigation service that provides multi-modal routes*2, maps, POIs, transit search, and event information for 29 countries and areas*3 - in Japanese. The service is currently available for subscribers of docomo, SoftBank, and au.

*1 GPS features are not available for au devices
*2 Routes can be searched only within a country or an area. Cross-border searches are not available.
*3 29 countries and areas include: US mainland, Hawaii, Canada, Europe (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, U.K., Ireland, Germany, France, and Monaco), China (Beijing, Shanghai, Chiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong, including Guangzhou and Shenzhen), Hong Kong (including Macao), Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia.


Features

  • Route search
Directions from point A to B using a combination of transportation methods - including walking, train, and cars - can be searched. Destination and origin can be searched from telephone numbers, addresses, and/or keywords.

  • POI search
Searches can be made for hotel, stores, and other facilities (tourist spots, restaurants, shopping areas, etc) from addresses, telephone numbers, and spot names.

  • Hotel nearby search
If you register the hotel which you will be staying at, nearby search of the hotel is possible.

  • Basic Travel Information
Currency, weather, time difference, tipping, emergency information, manners and other basic information are available for your destination.

  • Local event information
Information available for local sports, musicals, operas, festivals, and other events.

  • My favorites
Your favorite spot or routes can be saved. This information can be viewed on both the PC and mobile interfaces.


Screenshots (images)
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Service availability

February 4, 2010


Overview of services and prices (TAX included)

Global NAVITIME 

1. Monthly subscription types: Free or 315 JPY/month per country or area

2. Where to get the Global NAVITIME application
  1) Applications for mobile phones sold in Japan can be downloaded from the following operator-branded services:
・i-mode (NTT Docomo), Yahoo!Keitai (Softbank), and au (KDDI)

  2) Applications for Smartphones (available for Softank X02NK (Nokia N95) only)
    Please visit:
  http://www.navitime.jp/smartphone/index.jsp. (Payment is by credit card; Free or 315 JPY/month)  


PC-Global NAVITIME
http://global.navitime.co.jp/


DISCLAIMERS

"docomo" is a registered trademark of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.
"i-mode" is a registered trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC
"Yahoo!" is a registered trademark of Yahoo!Inc.
"SoftBank" is a registered trademark of SOFTBANK CORP.
"Nokia" is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation.
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  "NAVITIME" "Global NAVITIME" are registered trademarks of NAVITIME JAPAN Co., Ltd.


Information provided by the following entities:
  • Basic travel information and spot information in Japanese: P.M.A. Tryangle, Inc.
  • Local event information: EarthNavi Inc.
  • Map and English spot data (excluding China): NAVTEQ
  • Hotel Information: octopustravel japan limited
  • Other information, including public transportation time tables and position data, are provided under license from the data providers.

For inquiries, please contact:
Mari Sekine, Ryoko Arika
Corporate Communications 
NAVITIME JAPAN Co., Ltd.
pr_n@navitime.co.jp

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