Voice guidance:
Acapela speech empowers smart ZorroGPS.com navigation software.

ZorroGPS.com, an innovative provider of navigation software for mobile devices, is revolutionizing the navigation market with a low-price and complete solution which aims to bring GPS to everybody.

ZorroGPS.com navigation package integrates high end solutions, such as natural speech synthesis from Acapela – in 24 languages – and digital map data from Navteq – edition March 2009. Designed for pedestrian, bike, or in-car mobile navigation users, ZorroGPS is compatible with all the mobile devices running on Windows Mobile OS.

The package offers more than 200 main navigation functions. The visual guidance is fluid, stable and dynamic and the vocalisation of the information – using Acapela high quality voices – is clear and pleasant to hear. The calculation speed is particularly rapid with less than 5 seconds for 2,000 km with 18 different calculation options; the map is fast, accurate and detailed.

The software also provides 3D map navigation, radar alert voice and display, first and second guidance, 3 traffic sign warnings, current and next street name displays, special guidance for highway, countryside or city environments, millions of Points of Interest (POIs) classified in more than 80 POI categories within milliseconds.

'ZorroGPS.com is full of rich innovations. During navigation you can directly scroll the map to where you want, click on a POI, use 3D guidance pictures and the screen rotation to turn in horizontal or vertical mode for in-depth, powerful navigation. Acapela text to speech provides accurate precise information to the user. Names of streets and cities are perfectly pronounced for an optimal intelligibility and clear guidance. And mobile users can even personalise the way ZorroGPS talks for a friendly voice interface'. Comments Eric Mergy, CEO, from ZorroGPS.

'We are very happy to give a voice to this innovative easy to use and affordable solution. Acapela speech synthesis smoothly guides the user with pedestrian or on the road information for a comfortable and safe journey. The voice guidance comfort of ZorroGPS is of premium quality thanks to the combination of Acapela speech synthesis and Navteq digital map data. The companies have worked closely together for 5 years to optimise the correct pronunciation and accentuation of words. This joint integration of our respective solutions is a very interesting and successful deployment for us' says Lars-Erik Larsson, CEO of Acapela Group.

The package, downloadable from the ZorroGPS.com website, is being offered free for a 72-hour user trial period including full access to all the software functions. Thereafter it is priced euro 19 for an European country and includes the complete ZorroGPS navigation software, voice guidance vocalised by Acapela Group in 24 languages and NAVTEQ® maps edition March 2009.

For further information: http://www.zorrogps.com