LONDON, February 8 /PRNewswire/ --     ALK Technologies today announced that customers of its award-winning
CoPilot Live mobile phone navigation system will be able to benefit from an
integral connection to Microsoft's Live Search(TM) API.

Simply key-in a search query into a free-text input box, for example
'bank', 'coffee' or a favoured brand, and a list of the matches closest to
the current location is displayed. It's a significant enhancement to
CoPilot's on-board address and points of interest search, providing access to
a huge variety of dynamic real-time information.

CoPilot Live sends queries to Microsoft's Live Search API via the mobile
Internet, providing navigation users with instant access to a vast quantity
of location-specific information. Search results provide details of nearby
businesses, shops, restaurants, and leisure facilities, which can be
previewed and added to an itinerary for spoken and on-screen turn guidance.
The system will also be capable of displaying community-generated reviews and
rankings, helping users make an informed selection.

Michael Kornhauser, Managing Director and Vice President of ALK
Technologies said "CoPilot is the original connected navigation system - we
were the first to integrate real-time mobile Internet services as standard
with our CoPilot Live location tracking service. The search experience made
possible by the Live Search API is a great extension of our navigation-based
mobile Internet services, which provide our customers with the relevant up to
date information they need, when they need it."

"Microsoft's overall success is due in large part to the extensibility of
the platform offerings that industry partners differentiate through their
innovation," said Randy Both, Group Marketing Manager at Microsoft. "With
Microsoft's Live Search API, technology collaborators can create new
solutions such as ALK's CoPilot Live. We're encouraged to see its innovation
and look for ALK and others to continue a revolution in search built on
Microsoft's platform."

To see a demonstration of CoPilot Live's connection to Live Search at
Mobile World Congress, visit ALK on the Microsoft stand, Hall 1, D19 or the
NAVTEQ stand, Hall 1, G45. Alternatively visit
http://www.copilotlivesearch.com

About ALK Technologies

ALK Technologies is at the forefront of the growth in demand for mobile
satellite navigation in Europe, through its award-winning CoPilot(R) GPS
navigation software product family.

CoPilot(R) Live transforms phones, PDAs and other mobile devices into
powerful satellite navigation systems, with the additional benefit of
integrated real-time navigation-based services - NBS - such as local search,
location-tracking, messaging and fleet management. Further information about
ALK and CoPilot Live is available at http://www.alk.eu.com

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