sales that generated by TomTom are impacted by the economic fluctuations of the market in which it competes. If the economic is downturn‚ it is limited the capacity for business and consumers to spend‚ as a result‚ the level of revenues for TomTom are going down. For example‚ the economic recession in year 2009 was brings a huge impact to TomTom. The economic recession in year 2009 is considered the “dark side” for TomTom‚ it brings a huge impact to them and enables TomTom almost go into troubles
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TomTom Overview As TomTom‚ one of the largest producers of satellite navigation devices in the world‚ entered 2010 it faced stiff competition from its traditional rivals such as Garmin and from new competition from cell phones. Although its sales reached an all time high of €1.74 billion in 2007 by 2008 sales had slipped to €1.67 billion. That year the company posted a loss of €872 million. The decline in sales continued with 2009 sales slipping to €1.48 billion‚ although the company managed to
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facilitate the success the product has to be all in one navigation device with the different abilities. One of the leading companies – TomTom creates GPS. It has a touch screen‚ speaker‚ USB port‚ internal Lithium ion battery‚ and comes with TomTom HOME software. It charges‚ synchronizes‚ and updates its data by connecting to a Windows or Mac PC running the TomTom HOME software via USB cable. 2. Who are some of the leaders in PNDs? What are the likely factors
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Analysis of TomTom Several years ago‚ it was so difficult for people to reach a place that they never got. The traditional paper maps were the useful tools for people travel. However‚ it is so dangerous for drivers look at the map while they drive. Also‚ if the road is being fixed‚ it is hard to plan another way to destinations. Over the society develops‚ there are more and more new technologies coming out. A great innovation gets into our life—the personal GPS. It gives many conveniences
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TomTom NV Oosterdoksstraat 114 1011 DK Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)20 757 5000 www.tomtom.com Annual Report 2012 maps | traffic | navigation Forward-looking statements/important notice This document contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition‚ results of operations and business of TomTom and certain of the plans and objectives of TomTom with respect to these items. In particular the words ‘expect’‚ ‘anticipate’‚ ‘estimate’‚ ‘may’‚
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Product Usage How is TomTom XL IQ Used The TomTom XL IQ is used by plug & go which means the device couldn’t be simpler to use as all you do is plug in and tap the touch screen. The simplified menu makes it easy to navigate through the device and find your destination. Also used for the text to speech feature for helping you to keep your eyes on the road‚ spoken instructor tells you street names‚ to make turnings even clearer. TomTom XL IQ is used for the advance lane guidance that clearly
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produced by company TomTom‚ which has been released to market in 2009. It is a portable GPS solution for cars. A wireless modem within allows the TomTom GO 740 Live to connect with TomTom’s servers for access to weather or gas prices to localized Google Points Of Interest (POI) searches. It uses traffic information fed from other live Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices‚ letting TomTom layer that information on top of conventional traffic feeds. Figure 1: TomTom GO 740 Live GPS‚ the
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(2012‚ September 06) March 12‚ 2014‚ from http://www.webdesignshock.com/responsive-web-design Shankland‚ S CNet.com. Retrieved‚ March 06‚ 2014 from http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3- 20114857-264/adobe-buys-phonegap-typekit-for-better-web-tools/ "TomTom Updates Its Navigation App for iPhone and iPad." (2012‚ August 21). Business Wire. Retrieved from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com “Understanding High Availability for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.” (2009) Motion‚ Limited. Retrieved‚ March 8th ‚ 2014
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By‚ Gavin Rebeiro Advertising layout and copyright 1 Project 1: Creative Strategy F uture Shop is Canada’s largest consumer electronics retailer. It operated 139 stores across all of Canada’s provinces in January 2013. Founded in 1982 by Iranian entrepreneur
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the location of the device. Other than just giving you a point A to point B‚ it has become a useful tool. Who are some of the leaders in PNDs? What are the likely factors that will contribute to winning in this marketplace? Garmin‚ Magellan‚ TomTom and Motorola are popular. These devices have been readily adaptable to most situations. These devices have become a dependable technology for the vehicle. Saving time and giving an efficient way to conserve fuel and time. The prices have been reducing
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