Oracle extends range of mapping integration options

So a year on from the announcement of TomTom Geospatial for Oracle at OpenWorld 2011, the first day of OpenWorld 2012 saw the announcement of a similar tie-up between Oracle and Nokia.

The deal will allows users of Oracle Fusion Middleware (now the home of the MapViewer technology) to integrate services from the Nokia Location Platform and Maps API into their enterprise apps.

The deal is perhaps not surprising given the previous relationship between Oracle and Navteq, and the full consummation of Navteq into Nokia. This also follows a number of other recent deals by Nokia with various car manufacturers and the likes of Garmin, GroupOn and Amazon.

Presumably the new deal will not affect the existing relationship with TomTom and offers a wider choice of mapping services for the Oracle user. From the Nokia perspective this gives them another channel to market as they compete for 'mapping' market share with the likes of Google and Apple.

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