TrafficCast International, Inc., a provider of digital traffic data, this week announced that Neal Campbell, a long-time veteran of the wireless industry, will assume the role of chief executive officer, succeeding TrafficCast co-founder and president Connie Li. Campbell brings more than 20 years of...

In addition to a general manager for Europe (read here), traffic information provider INRIX has recently hired Chris Hamer as vice president of marketing. Mr Hamer is assuming responsibility for overall corporate marketing, branding strategy, and channel marketing. Existing VP of marketing Scott Sedlik is refocusing its...

Traffic information provider INRIX, who was initially focusing on the United States showed in the last six months strong ambitions in Europe. So far the European business has been managed remotely from the U.S. by Kush Parikh, INRIX vice president of business development (read more here). It seems the time is now ripe for...

Whrrl, the location-aware social discovery service from Pelago, Inc., has announced last week the appointment of John Kim as Vice President, Advertising Products. Kim will be charged with managing the monetization strategy of Whrrl’s for retailers, local advertisers and other business partners. Most...

Intermap Technologies, a geospatial market company building highly accurate digital elevation datasets, has hired Adam Denman as vice president of strategic business development Europe. The choice of this automotive veteran is clearly in line with the strategy of the company looking at selling its map data to the automotive...

We learned last week that Leon van de Pas stepped down as CEO of Nav N Go. 32 years old COO András Fazakas “continues his duties unchanged as Chief Operating Officer”, said the Budapest-based navigation software company in a press release. Van de Pas had been in “vacations” for several weeks when Nav N Go officially broke the...

Magellan today announced that Chris Jensen has joined the company as the director of sales for Canada, marking the company's first Canadian-based senior-level executive. In his new role, Jensen is charged with the growth and profitability of Magellan's auto navigation products, as well as all outdoor products in Canada and...

Garmin is a world leader in GPS products used by pilots, motorists, hikers, bikers, boaters, and travelers. We are continually seeking solid candidates to add to our team of engineers here at our headquarters in Olathe, KS. Currently, we have 2400 employees in Olathe, KS, and about 8000 worldwide. We...

Garmin is a world leader in GPS products used by pilots, motorists, hikers, bikers, boaters, and travelers. We are continually seeking solid candidates to add to our team of engineers here at our headquarters in Olathe, KS. Currently, we have 2400 employees in Olathe, KS, and about 8000 worldwide. We...

SiRF Technology today announced that “Michael L. Canning has resigned effective immediately as CEO and president and as a member of its board of directors”. Diosdado P. Banatao, a founder, and chairman of SiRF's board of directors, has been appointed executive chairman and has assumed the role of...

Assistant/Associate Development Engineer The University of California, Berkeley, is the preeminent public university in the country. We’re also one of the leading employers in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are currently seeking an Assistant/Associate Development Engineer at the California Center for...

Organized in cooperation between Soleil Group, a research equity firm and GPS Business News, the GPS/LBS networking event that took place yesterday evening in Palo Alto has been a real success. this first event of this kind in the U.S. has attracted more than 50 business people from various background within the industry....