MDM Delivers Directions on-the-Go

MDM today announced a new mobile travel solution application for Palm OS and other platform handhelds. Directions on-the-Go offers navigational assistance without the need for a GPS or wireless connection.

Directions on-the-go offers complete on-device navigation, without the need of a PC connection or wireless carrier signal. With the software, users choose major metropolitan areas or cities from the CD-ROM or a website and load their selection onto their smartphone or PDA. Once the metro area or city has been loaded, users can calculate and display door-to-door, turn-by-turn directions at any time right on their device.

"The days of having to pull over to ask for directions or print your route out beforehand from your personal computer are over," said Barry Cottle, CEO of MDM. "Now smartphone and PDA users can easily specify their starting point and destination and Directions on-the-go will guide them until they arrive."

Directions on-the-go features:

• Immediate route calculation of door-to-door directions without a wireless connection or a PC
• Alternate route calculation should starting point or destination address change
• Pan, scroll, and zoom between multiple levels of map detail, from street/neighborhood to entire metropolitan area
• Find locations by address, street name, tap-on-map, nearby point of interest, or fuzzy logic search
• Thousands of built-in points of interest including gas stations, parking lots, banks, landmarks, etc.
• GPS support to locate and track your position (compatible GPS receiver & Bluetooth or cabled connection required)
• Lifetime updates and access to the latest U.S. maps and road data provided by smart2go(TM) from gate5 NA, Inc.

Directions on-the-go is compatible with Palm OS 5.0 and higher devices. It will be available soon at nationwide retailers, online resellers for a suggested $39.99 USD.