[March 11, 2009] Yahoo! Mobile Selects Navizon for WiFi and Cellular Geolocation Tweet NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mexens Technology, maker of the Navizon positioning system (http://www.navizon.com/) today announced that it has been selected by Yahoo! Mobile to be a provider of WiFi and Cellular positioning technology. "We are very excited by this development which demonstrates that our patented WiFi and Cellular positioning technology has become an essential part of the new generation of mobile and web-based applications," said Cyril Houri, founder and CEO of Mexens Technology. "Moving forward, Yahoo! Mobile users will be able to enjoy the same accurate and always up-to-date information than the one offered to our growing community of 800,000 Navizon users worldwide". Yahoo! and Mexens Technology will provide a highly targeted experience to mobile users based on their geography. This deal will also further improve the accuracy and coverage of Mexens' database of Cellular towers and WiFi access points by adding resources to the data collection mechanism provided by the global community of Navizon users. About Mexens Technology: Founded in January 2005, Mexens Technology is the maker of Navizon, the first positioning system to combine GPS, WiFi and Cellular signals for an optimal geo-positioning experience. It relies on a community of users worldwide to build a dynamic database of WiFi access points and GSM, CDMA and 3G towers. Navizon is available on most mobile platforms such as Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Symbian/S60 and Java phones. The Navizon positioning engine is available to third parties through Mexens' catalog of Enterprise solutions. In July 2008, the US Patent Office recognized the innovative nature of Navizon's positioning technology by issuing a patent for its hybrid positioning technology. Mexens Technology CONTACT: Mexens Technology, +1-646-472-5892, [email protected] Web Site: http://www.navizon.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]