DeviceAnywhere will now support GPS-enabled handsets within DeviceAnywhere Test Center, which provides around-the-clock access to over 45 GPS-enabled handsets upon launch, including the Palm Pre, BlackBerry (News - Alert) Storm and iPhone 3GS.

 

The company has also inked a co-marketing deal with NAVTEQ, a global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, to support the development of the next generation of location-enabled solutions.

 

DeviceAnywhere Test Center will allow developers of location based services, or “LBS,” and location-aware applications to replicate the GPS location of a device. This will eliminate the need for expensive field trials and significantly reduce time-to-market. DeviceAnywhere said it will enable this feature on additional handsets in the coming months.

 

“DeviceAnywhere has become the ‘go-to’ solution for the mobile developer community, and through the introduction of this new GPS capability we look forward to working with NAVTEQ to support the creation of the next-generation of location-based products and services for mobile platforms,” Faraz Syed (News - Alert), CEO, and co-founder of DeviceAnywhere, said.

 

According to officials, the company will offer five free hours of access to all registered members of the NAVTEQ (News - Alert) Network for Developers, or “NN4D.” This dynamic Web portal and global community provides developers and business partners with the technical and business support needed to build, showcase and launch innovative location-enabled solutions.

 

Marc Naddell, vice president, Partner & Developer Programs, NAVTEQ, said that DeviceAnywhere will allow them to support the introduction of multiple technology and device platforms to their growing community of developers through the availability of real handsets on live networks at the touch of a button.