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TomTom NV
Type Naamloze vennootschap (Euronext: TOM2)
Industry Consumer electronics
Founded 1991 by Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
Key people Harold Goddijn (CEO), Karel Vuursteen (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Products GPS navigation software and devices, digital maps
Revenue € 1.480 billion (2009)[1]
Operating income €220.9 million (2009)[1]
Profit €86.8 million (2009)[1]
Employees 3,090 (2009)[1]
Subsidiaries Tele Atlas
Website www.tomtom.com
TomTom ONE
TomTom Navigator 6 on Treo 650
TomTom Go 500
A common message shown on a TomTom device when there is no GPS signal in range
TomTom Navigator 7 on HTC TyTN II

TomTom NV (Euronext: TOM2) is a Dutch manufacturer of automotive navigation systems, including both stand-alone units and software for personal digital assistants and mobile telephones. It is the leading manufacturer of navigation systems in Europe.[2] TomTom's customer service is located in Amsterdam. TomTom was a follow-up of Palmtop Software, founded by Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen in 1991.

In 2008, TomTom acquired Tele Atlas, a digital map maker, for €2.9 billion.

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[edit] History

[edit] Tele Atlas purchase

On 23 July 2007, TomTom made a €2 billion offer for Tele Atlas, a digital map maker, which was accepted by the Tele Atlas board.[3] This was then trumped by a €2.3 billion offer from Cayman Islands-based rival Garmin on 31 October 2007, effectively initiating a bidding war for Tele Atlas.[4] TomTom responded by upping their bid to €2.9 billion, an offer which was again approved by the board of Tele Atlas.[5] Garmin had been expected to counterbid once again: with Tele Atlas' main global rival Navteq subject to a takeover bid from Nokia, the company had stated that it did not wish both companies to fall into the hands of rivals.[5] However, after striking a content agreement with Navteq through to the year 2015, Garmin withdrew its takeover offer, clearing the way for TomTom.[6] On 4 December 2007, TomTom shareholders approved the takeover.[7]

[edit] Patent infringement lawsuit

In February 2009, Microsoft filed a patent infringement lawsuit against TomTom alleging that the device maker's products infringe on patents related to Microsoft's FAT32 filesystem. As some TomTom products are based on Linux, this marked the first time that Microsoft tried to enforce its patents against the Linux platform.[8] On 19 March TomTom filed a countersuit alleging Microsoft is infringing 3 of its patents.[9]

The two parties announced an out-of-court settlement on 30 March 2009. TomTom paid Microsoft an undisclosed sum and will reduce functionality in its products, while Microsoft did not have to pay for the TomTom patents.[10]

According to open-source evangelist Jeremy Allison, other vendors which used Linux and FAT32 were not sued by Microsoft because of secret cross-licensing agreements, covered by NDAs,[11] whereas such secret clauses are forbidden by the General Public license.[12]

[edit] Products

TomTom offers three types of products: navigation devices, in-dashboard navigation and car control services and navigation software for installation on mobile devices. In-dashboard systems are released for the automotive market. The navigation devices and portable devices with installed software are referred to as units.[13]TomTom WORK is a product based on existing units and offers services for fleet management, aiming at the business market.

TomTom units provide a flying interface with an oblique bird's-eye view of the road, as well as a direct-overhead map view. They use a GPS receiver to show the precise location and provide visual and spoken directions on how to drive to the chosen destination. Certain TomTom systems also integrate with mobile phones using Bluetooth, traffic congestion maps or to actually take calls and read aloud SMS messages.

In most cases, the differences between the different models is on a software level. The hardware (at least inside the unit) is relatively similar across the entire range, with the exception of certain functionality such as FM transmission, Bluetooth, handsfree calling (requires microphone) and enhanced positioning technology (done through motion sensors in the device).

Because of the restriction being mostly software based, some people have been able to upgrade their software to a top end model, using low end hardware (such as a ONE XL or GO 510), and getting most of the functionality of a brand new top of the range GO 940.

The global slogan for TomTom is "the smart choice in personal navigation". In the United States and Canada, they currently use "Go confidently". The UK slogan is "Find your way the easy way". A past slogan used in the United States was "The number one-one GPS-S in the world-world".

[edit] TomTom GO

The TomTom GO is an all-in-one GPS navigation device. It has a touch screen, speaker, USB port, internal Lithium ion battery, and comes with TomTom HOME software. It charges, synchronizes, and updates its data by connecting to a Windows or Mac PC running the TomTom HOME software via USB cable. Most models (and all new models) have Bluetooth transceivers that allow connection to a smartphone. This allows it to make and receive calls. Bluetooth equipped models are able to receive traffic (using TMC, as the TomTom Go Live 1000)[14] and weather updates using the TomTom Plus service on phones with DUN data service.

[edit] TomTom ONE and ONE XL

The TomTom One is the base model for automobile navigation. The difference between the TomTom One XL and the TomTom One is the size of the touch screen (4.3 in/110 mm vs 3.5 in/89 mm). Neither model of the One contain the added functions included in the Go models, such as Bluetooth hands-free calling and MP3 Jukebox. However, the One is able to receive traffic and weather updates using the TomTom Plus service when paired via Bluetooth with a mobile phone with a DUN data service. The reduced software capability means less demand on the hardware, which allows the One to be sold at a significantly lower price than the Go. The XL is also available as a Live version with integrated LIVE services.

[edit] TomTom RIDER

Portable water resistant models for motorcycle and motorscooter users.

[edit] TomTom NAVIGATOR

TomTom Navigator is a GPS navigation software product for personal digital assistants (PDAs), Palm devices, Pocket PCs, and some smartphones. TomTom Navigator 6 replaced the earlier TomTom Mobile 5.2. It can use GPS receivers built into the device or external (e.g., Bluetooth-connected) receivers..

Navigator 7 is the latest release of this software, released as a part of the software that came with the HTC Touch Diamond released in June 2008. Frequently used functions can be added to the main screen of the program, and users can report map corrections and share them with other users.

Navigator supports touch screens; devices without touch screens use a cursor to input data. The software is available on SD card and DVD. It runs on a number of devices listed on the TomTom website, but will run successfully on many unlisted devices using the Windows Mobile operating system.

The DVD version includes a DVD, printed 15 character Product Code, Quick Start Guide, Licensing Agreement, a poster with a picture diagram for setup procedure of DVD version and SD card version, and an advertisement for associated TomTom PLUS services. The DVD contains installation software for TomTom Home, software for mobile devices, licenses, manuals, maps, and voices. The software for mobile devices includes CAB files for Palm, PPC, Symbian, and UIQ3.[15]

[edit] List of TomTom navigational devices

List of TomTom Navigational Devices
Product Release Date GPS Chipset CPU RAM Internal Flash Memory Memory Card Slot Screen Bluetooth TMC Connection FM Transmitter Other
GO May 2004 SiRFstarII 200 MHz 32 MB None SD / MMC 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 4,096 colours No No No
GO 300 March 2005 SiRFstarII 200 MHz 32 MB None SD / MMC 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 4,096 colours Yes No No
GO 500 March 2005 SiRFstarII 400 MHz 32 MB None SD / MMC 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 4,096 colours Yes No No
GO 700 March 2005 SiRFstarII 400 MHz 64 MB 2.5 GB hard drive None 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 4,096 colours Yes No No
GO 510 April 2006 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB None SD / MMC 4.0" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours Yes Yes No
GO 710 October 2006 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB None SD / MMC 4.0" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours Yes Yes No Voice input, MP3
GO 910 December 2005 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 20 GB hard drive None 4.0" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours Yes Yes No Voice input, MP3
GO 520 August 2007 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 512 MB, 1 GB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes Yes
GO 720 October 2007 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 2 GB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours Yes Yes Yes Voice input, MP3
GO 920 August 2007 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 4 GB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours Yes Yes Yes Voice input, MP3, EPT
GO 530 June 2008 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 1 GB, 2 GB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes Yes Voice input, MP3
GO 630 November 2008 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 2 GB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes No Voice input
GO 730 April 2008 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes Yes Voice input, MP3
GO 930 April 2008 SiRFstarIII 400 MHz 64 MB 4 GB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes Yes Voice input, MP3, EPT
GO 540 LIVE October 2008 Broadcom Global Locate BCM4750 400 MHz 64 MB 1 GB ,2 GB microSD 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes(USB) No Voice input
GO 740 LIVE October 2008 Broadcom Global Locate BCM4750 400 MHz 64 MB 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB microSD 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes(USB) No Voice input
GO 940 LIVE October 2008 Broadcom Global Locate BCM4750 400 MHz 64 MB 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB microSD 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes(USB) Yes Voice input, MP3, EPT
GO 550 LIVE September 2009 Broadcom Global Locate2 BCM4750 400 MHz 64 MB 1 GB microSD 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes(USB) No Voice input
GO 750 LIVE September 2009 Broadcom Global Locate2 BCM4750 400 MHz 64 MB 2 GB microSD 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes(USB) No Voice input
GO 950 LIVE September 2009  ? 400 MHz 64 MB 4 GB microSD 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes(USB) No Voice input, EPT
GO 1000 LIVE TBA Broadcom 500 MHz ARM11 128 MB 4 GB  ? 4.3" 16:9 ? x ? pixels  ?  ?  ?  ?
ONE V1 November 2005 SiRFstarIII 380 MHz 32 MB none SD 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels Yes Yes(USB) No
ONE V2 September 2006 SiRFstarIII 266 MHz 32 MB none,512 MB,1 GB SD / MMC 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 64,000 colours Yes Yes No
ONE XL May 2007 Global Hammerhead v1 266 MHz 32 MB 512 MB SD / MMC 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels Yes Yes No
ONE Third Edition September 2007 Global Hammerhead v1 266 MHz 32 MB 512 MB,1 GB none 3.5" 320 x 240 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes No
XL April 2008 Global Hammerhead v1 266 MHz 32 MB 512 MB,1 GB, 2 GB None 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels No Yes(USB) No
ONE V4 September 2008 Global Hammerhead v1 266 MHz 32 MB 512 MB,1 GB, 2 GB None 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No
ONE IQ Routes Edition April 2009 Broadcom Global Locate 2 BCM4750 266 MHz 64 MB 2 GB None 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No
ONE 140 July 2009 Global Hammerhead v1 266 MHz 32 MB 512 MB,1 GB, 2 GB None 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No l
ONE XL340 August 2009 Global Hammerhead v1 266 MHz 32 MB 512 MB,1 GB, 2 GB None 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No
XL IQ Routes Edition April 2009 Broadcom Global Locate 2 BCM4750 266 MHz 64 MB 2 GB None 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No
XL IQ Routes Edition 2 April 2010  ?  ?  ?  ? None 4.3" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No Text-to-speech
XXL530S September 2009 SiRFstarIV 266 MHz 64 MB 2 GB None 5" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No Text-to-speech
XXL540S September 2009 SiRFstarIV  ? 64 MB 2 GB None 5" 16:9 480 x 272 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No
Rider2 ?  ? 380 MHz 32 MB None SD 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels Yes Yes No Water resistant
Rider October 2005 SiRFstarIII 380 MHz 32 MB None SD 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels Yes Yes No Water resistant
Start2 April 2010  ?  ? 64 MB 2 GB None 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 64,000 colours No Yes(USB) No Black or white, Text-to-speech
Start December 2009  ?  ?  ? 2 GB None 3.5" 4:3 320 x 240 pixels 64,000 colours No No No Black or white, Text-to-speech
TomTom App for iPhone August 2009 Assisted GPS chip in the iPhone N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No Voice Input
TomTom Car Kit For iPhone October 2009 SiRFstarIII N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No Voice Input

[edit] TomTom HOME

TomTom HOME is a 32-bit PC application that allows synchronization/updates to be sent to the mobile device. The container states that it is compatible with Mac OS X v10.3 or greater and Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista (see above reference). After installation it performs an automatic software update. It then has options to choose a device to be associated to and activate the software. A caution is given that the software only allows one device to be associated to an email address and the associated device can be changed only after six months since the previous association. TomTom HOME version 2.0 and above is implemented on the Xulrunner platform. With version 2.2, TomTom HOME added a content-sharing platform where users can download and upload content to personalize their device such as voices, start-up images, POI sets, etc.

Despite it being based on the cross-platform Xulrunner, TomTom Home currently lacks support for Linux[16]

[edit] TomTom Mobile

Navigation software for several mobile phones. Discontinued after release 5.2; Navigator, which does not support all the phones that Mobile did, is the nearest equivalent. Mobile 5.2 cannot use maps later than v6.60 build 1223; this and earlier program versions are not compatible with all map versions, particularly other builds of version 6.

[edit] TomTom for iPhone 3G and iPod Touch

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A version for the iPhone was announced at the Apple WWDC Keynote speech in early June, 2009 and released internationally on August 15, 2009 on Apples App Store, with various map packs for different regions.[17] TomTom Vice President of Marketing Development with TomTom, gave information in an interview by Macworld in July 2009.[18] The app is compatible with the iPod touch used with the TomTom car kit.[19][20][21]

[edit] Services

[edit] TomTom PLUS

The company offers a line of fee-based services under the name TomTom PLUS, which include services to warn drivers about speed cameras, provide weather updates, change voices and provide traffic alerts. Currently the fees are only for European countries.

Traffic data is also available in many parts of Europe and the US via a bluetooth-enabled cell phone with Internet service or an add-on aerial, which picks up RDS data (broadcast on FM radio frequencies) offering traffic information without the requirement for a data connection. The TomTom plus service is not compatible with Apple's iPhone.

[edit] TomTom LIVE Services

In October 2008 the company released LIVE Services on the GO 940 LIVE. These mean that users can receive updates wirelessly using the SIM card in the device. These services include HD Traffic, Safety Alerts, Local Search with Google and Fuel Prices.

[edit] Map Share

Map Share is a proprietary map technology launched by TomTom in June 2007. Map Share allows users to make changes to the maps on their navigation devices and share them with others.

It allows drivers to make changes to their maps directly on their navigation devices. Drivers can block or unblock streets, change the direction of traffic, edit street names and add, edit or remove points of interest (POIs).

Improvements can be shared with other users. Users who connect their devices to their computers can download and upload map corrections on a daily basis. This is done through TomTom HOME, TomTom’s content management software.

Users can select various 'levels of trust', only receiving improvements that have been verified by TomTom or changes that have been submitted by trusted sources, by many , or by some people.

TomTom has announced the release of an open source encoding technology named OpenLR, which would provide a data format for the same purpose in a interoperable map-independent way.[22]

[edit] HD Traffic

A traffic monitoring service that uses multiple sources to provide traffic information. The service does this by combining data from:

The information is merged by TomTom and algorithms are used to improve the data and filter out anomalous readings. The system sends updates to all HD Traffic users every three minutes. Users can receive the service through a connected navigation device, or through a specially designed antenna. Most current devices receive the updated road congestion conditions automatically. Rerouting can be set to be transparent to the user with the only sign that the route has been changed due to a traffic jam being a sound indication from the device and a changed ETA.

The system was first launched in the Netherlands in 2007, and was recently launched in the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland (2008). There are plans for introduction in Belgium, using data from the Base mobile phone network, in 2009.

[edit] IQ Routes

IQ Routes, developed by TomTom and available since spring 2008 on the TomTom GO 730 & 930, uses anonymous travel time data accumulated by users of TomTom satnav devices. Newer TomTom devices use this data to take into account the time and day when determining the fastest route.[24]

Travel time data is stored in Historical Speed Profiles, one for each road segment, covering large motorways, main roads and also small local roads. Historic Speed Profiles are part of the digital map and are updated with every new map release. They give insight into real-world traffic patterns. This is a fact-based routing system based on measured travel times, compared to most other methods which use speed limits or ‘assumed’ speeds.

In September 2008, map upgrade v8.10 was released for x20 series models, extending the IQ Routes feature to those devices as well.[25] To enable IQ Routes on these older devices, users must not only update their map, but also apply the free v8 application software update using TomTom Home.[26]

[edit] Enhanced Positioning Technology

Offers continuous navigation, even when a navigation device can’t receive GPS satellite signals (e.g. in tunnels or amongst high buildings).

[edit] Upgraded Voices

[edit] Sponsorship

[edit] IndyCar

TomTom has sponsored Dario Franchitti in the 2009 IndyCar Series season in some races, he won at the 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 with TomTom as the main sponsor.

[edit] NASCAR

TomTom has also sponsored the #1 Chevy Impala of Martin Truex Jr. for a select number of 2009 Sprint Cup races.

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

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  25. ^ (click on "show detailed map information")
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