Intel acquires Telmap for mobile services push

Intel is to buy mobile developer Telmap in a move intended to expand the chip firm's mobile service capabilities and deliver more applications for its AppUp mobile ecosystem.

Telmap, which is based in Israel, is a leading company in navigation and location-based services, search and content.

Following the acquisition, Telmap will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel, which will help the firm to grow its presence in the software and services market.

The move was disclosed during a keynote speech at Intel's AppUp Elements 2011 conference for developers in Seattle, but terms of the deal have not so far been disclosed.

Peter Biddle, Intel's general manager of AppUp products and services, said in a blog post that the move is a significant step towards delivering on the firm's AppUp services vision.

Biddle further stated that Telmap will allow Intel to provide developers with location-based services that can be integrated into applications via a standard set of location-based APIs.

Perhaps equally as important in today's multi-platform mobile environment, this support will span different devices, operating systems and CPU architectures.

"Telmap helps bring to life our vision for integrated, uniform experiences across consumer devices. Telmap has a tremendous amount of expertise around end-to-end mobile local search, mapping and navigation services," he wrote.