Rotterdam, 10 March 2004 - AND (AEX: AND) and Siemens VDO Trading GmbH have entered into an agreement for the integration of the AND Global Road Data for Eastern Europe, Africa and South America. The data will become part of the VDO Dayton in-car navigation systems through retrofitting.
With this agreement Siemens VDO extends its geographic coverage for its in-car navigation systems outside the currently available regions. The new regions, Eastern Europe, Africa and South America, are part of the digital maps offered by AND.
Siemens VDO expects to commercially launch the VDO Dayton in-car navigation system with the AND data in the near future. The first step for the parties will be to develop a conversion tool for easy integration of the AND data. Next extensive field-testing will be performed prior to the commercial release.
About AND
AND (AEX: AND) is the leading supplier of global geographic data and services. It supplies to development partners and customers such as AOL, HP, IBM, Eastman Kodak, MapInfo, Microsoft and Vodafone.
AND has its Headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It currently employs more than 100 professionals in the Netherlands and India. For more information visit www.and.com.
For details, please call AND Products BV on +31 (0)10 8851200 and ask for Maarten Oldenhof (info@and.com).
About Siemens VDO Trading
Siemens VDO Automotive is one of the world's leading suppliers of electronics, electrics and mechatronics to the automotive industry. In the 2003 business year (30.9.), Siemens VDO Automotive generated sales of EUR 8.4 billion with 43,900 employees. The service and trading activities, the special original equipment manufacturing as well as all content software business for navigation systems are bundled within the Service & Special Solutions business unit. With the VDO, VDO Dayton and Siemens VDO product brands, the company's portfolio ranges from car navigation, car multimedia and sophisticated car audio systems to telematics solutions for private, commercial and public vehicle fleets. Industrial and marine products for original equipment manufacturers with low volumes or special requirements, vehicle spares and spare part service for end of production vehicles complete the product portfolio. Service & Special Solutions is one of the leading service and trading companies in the automotive market. With 3.100 employees the business unit runs separate production and development locations and is present in 80 countries and all relevant distribution channels.
For details on Siemens VDO Trading, please call Ingo Sczesny on +49 (0)69 40805-510; e-mail: ingo.sczesny@siemens.com