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MEDIA ADVISORY: devCON '06 Registration Invitation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY

San Jose, Calif. – September 28, 2006 – deCarta (formerly Telcontar), the leading supplier of software platforms and services for the Location-Based Services (LBS) industry, announces an extended invitation to register now for its second annual developers conference to explore, develop and succeed!

WHAT: devCON'06
WHEN: October 4-5, 2006
WHERE: Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF in San Francisco
ABOUT:

• The two-day event is aimed specifically at technical professionals and business people from Internet, mobile, and telematics industries who are designing, deploying and marketing location-based applications. The conference will help attendees make strategic development decisions by providing in-depth information about LBS market trends and emerging technologies from deCarta and its partners.
  
• deCarta's devCON'06 offers developers a forum where they can learn practical implementation techniques and a unique opportunity to get first-hand knowledge from the technologists and experts who are bringing those new capabilities to market.
  
• Speakers include GlobeXplorer, NAVTEQ, Openwave, QUALCOMM, Sprint and Tele Atlas to name a few.
  
• This event will feature special guests, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, hosts of Discovery Channel MythBusters, as part of deCarta's devCON developers reception and dinner at The Exploratorium in San Francisco.
  
• For a detailed agenda, visit http://www.decarta.com/developers/agenda_details2006.html
  
  
HOW TO REGISTER:

• Interested parties can visit the following link to register for the conference at a nominal rate of $250: http://www.decarta.com/developers/devconference2006.html

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About deCarta
deCarta is the leading geospatial software platform that powers today's most successful Location-Based Services (LBS) applications such as those deployed at Google Maps, Yahoo, Ask.com, Verizon and Sprint. The company's unique, patented technology is ideal for high-volume LBS applications for use in Internet, mobile, Personal Navigation and telematics applications where scalability, speed, and reliability are vital. Its Drill Down Server geospatial software platform, Rich Map Engine and Hosted Web Service is preferred by application developers and service providers who also want the flexibility to customize map styles, utilize unique routing capabilities and self-brand. deCarta customers and technology partners include AND, Appello, Ask.com, ATX, Google, Local Matters, Maps.com, Motorola, NAVTEQ, Networks In Motion, Pharos, Rand McNally, Tele Atlas, TeleNav, Yahoo! and Zillow. deCarta is privately held and headquartered in San Jose, California with international offices in the UK and China. http://www.decarta.com.

Media Contact:
Chris Blake
MSR Communications
415-987-0662
chris@msrcommunications.com

Company Contact:
Robert Young
Director, Marketing Communications
deCarta
408-625-3567
ryoung@telcontar.com