Janice Partyka

Janice Partyka, serves as contributing wireless editor for GPS World Magazine. She is a columnist and editor for Wireless Pulse, an international newsletter that covers location-aware mobile technology and applications. Over 10,000 mobile and location industry professionals subscribe to her column which provides in-depth industry perspective.

Partyka is also principal of JGP Services (www.jgpservices.net) and provides assistance to companies competing in the wireless or location markets. She helps clients define their optimal markets, launch new products, conduct actionable market research and more effectively communicate their value.

Previously, Partyka was vice president of marketing for TechnoCom Corporation, a mobile location solutions provider. Janice has twice been elected to the Board of Directors of the E9-1-1 Institute (supporting the U.S. Congress on E9-1-1 emergency response issues) and has served as the telecommunications sector liaison to the ITS (Intelligent Transportation Society) World Congress. She is a frequent speaker at mobile and location industry events and judge of innovation competitions.

	Article Location Technology, All in the Cars January 18, 2012 By: Janice Partyka Microsoft says this is its last year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Fine. Move over because the car manufacturers are using the show to unveil stunning location and mobile offerings. It has only been a few years since automakers started coming to CES to pitch new in-vehicle mobile...more >>
News TomTom Signs Strategic Deal with Samsung January 16, 2012 By: Janice Partyka TomTom has signed a strategic deal with Samsung whereby TomTom maps and location content will power the Wave 3 smartphone. TomTom will provide information to support daily location needs of Wave3 users, from navigation to search and find.
News Skyhook Location Engine Powers Kindle Transit App January 16, 2012 By: Janice Partyka HopStop, a provider of transit routing, has integrated Skyhook's Location Engine into its Kindle Fire app to provide location services. The current version of the Kindle Fire does not provide any location services natively. Android apps that use Skyhook will automatically work on the Kindle Fire...more >>
News Urban Airship to Shut Down SimpleGeo’s Places, Context and Storage Products January 16, 2012 By: Janice Partyka Urban Airship provides mobile marketing engagement services such as push notifications, in-app purchases and subscriptions for customers including Yahoo, Groupon, Warner Bros. and The Weather Channel. The SimpleGeo acquisition added location and context-based services to the Urban Airship platform,...more >>
	Article Freemium Model for in-Vehicle LBS December 20, 2011 By: Janice Partyka Cloud-based infotainment, more tightly integrated apps, and more personalized offerings will change the in-vehicle mobile experience. Interfaces will morph towards combinations of heads-up displays and voice. These were some of the conclusions from my December 1 webinar “Car as a Mobile LBS...more >>
News NBC Using foursquare for Election Coverage December 19, 2011 By: Janice Partyka NBCPolitics.com, the digital home for political headlines, insight and analysis by NBC News, today announced an exclusive election partnership with foursquare. The “Campaign Check-ins” data visualization on NBCPolitics.com will display check-ins from President Obama’s campaign team and the...more >>
News TomTom's Local Search app with 10 Million Places Made Available to Android User December 19, 2011 By: Janice Partyka TomTom has made its local search app TomTom Places available to Android smartphone users. Users can make easier and more specific searches for shops, hotels, restaurants or tourist attractions with detailed information allowing users to refine their results and choose precisely what they are...more >>
News TeleNav Announces HTML5 Browser-Based, Voice-Guided, Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation Service December 19, 2011 By: Janice Partyka TeleNav has announced that it has created the first HTML5 browser-based, voice-guided, turn-by-turn GPS navigation service for mobile devices. By adding one line of code, developers of mobile websites or of apps with local content will have a free way to integrate GPS turn-by-turn directions into...more >>
News MyFord Mobile App with Driving Navigation Honored with CES Best of Innovation Award November 16, 2011 By: Janice Partyka MyFord Mobile app aims to make driving a new Focus Electric from Ford as hassle-free as it is green by adding several industry-first features. The remote vehicle monitoring and management features will be honored with the 2012 International CES Innovation Design and Engineering Award.
	News Wireless Matrix Releases FleetOutlook 7.0 for Mobile Fleet Tracking November 16, 2011 By: Janice Partyka FleetOutlook 7.0, a mobile fleet application, has been introduced by Wireless Matrix. The product includes Mobile Supervisor, a mobile application for the iPhone and iPad, and FleetOutlook Express, a fleet tracking solution for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). FleetOutlook 7.0 enhancements...more >>