Telmap appoints Vu Nguyen as Executive Vice President of Global Sales

Mobile services expert joins Telmap to boost global sales

LONDON – 16th January, 2009: Telmap, the world leader in mobile location solutions today announced the appointment of Vu Nguyen as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Sales. Based in London, Vu brings with him extensive experience in the mobile services space, and will head up the global sales efforts helping to drive business growth worldwide for Telmap.

“We’re thrilled to have such a seasoned professional join the Telmap team. Vu’s vast experience in mobile will help us to continue our worldwide growth and cement our position as the number one provider of navigation and location services”, said Oren Nissim, Telmap’s CEO.

Nguyen brings a wealth of experience to this new role, including over 15 years experience in global business and investment management. Having worked in sales & marketing across many markets and sectors, Vu has held many senior management positions at leading mobile services companies. Prior to joining Telmap, Vu advised a number of technology companies in various business expansion programs, and held the positions of Senior Vice President, Head of Vodafone Global Business Unit at RIM, Vice-President, Head of Enterprise & Emerging Business at Sony Ericsson and Vice-President & General Manager, Rogers Account Group at Ericsson.

“I very much look forward to working with such a forward thinking company, especially at such an exciting time within an industry for mobile location and navigation services now entering a high growth period”, said Vu Nguyen. “Telmap continues to set the standard within mobile navigation and I will endeavour to continue this success by addressing the growing needs of operators and device manufacturers within the global industry.”

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Notes to Editors

About Telmap
Telmap is a world leader in Mapping and Navigation Solutions. Since it was founded in 2000, the company has established a solid reputation for providing its customers with innovative, value added navigation solutions that open new business opportunities and generate new revenue streams. Telmap is the first company to provide a comprehensive cross-platform solution for mobile phones. The company’s flagship product, Telmap Navigator, enables users to find their destination quickly and easily by means of pinpoint accurate turn-by-turn navigation. Telmap’s unique solution which also includes a market leading LBS platform supports Java, Symbian, BREW Windows, BlackBerry and UIQ devices enables the mobile industry to extend the reach to new markets and customers. Telmap is the #1 choice of mobile mapping and navigation solution and its technology has been chosen by leading industry players Orange FT Group, Vodafone, Vodacom, SFR, O2, AOL, Pelephone, Carphone Warehouse and more. For more information, please visit www.telmap.com or http://telmapnavigator.com

Telmap recently won an award for Best Location Based Search at Visiongain’s Mobile Search Awards. This award bears testament to Telmap’s continuing success in mobile search and marks an ongoing commitment to innovation which will see the company continue to launch rich mobile search and navigation experiences for mobile users.

In November 2008, Research In Motion (RIM) awarded Telmap the ‘Life on BlackBerry’ award at the EMEA Alliance Program Innovation Awards in Monaco, which recognised Telmap for its contribution to the overall experience when using a BlackBerry device, and ultimately the product differentiation it has brought to the BlackBerry platform.

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