Route 66 (company)

ROUTE 66
Private
Industry GPS navigation devices
Founded 1992
Products Navigation software
Navigation hardware
Website www.66.com

ROUTE 66 Geographic Information Systems B.V. is a privately held company headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. ROUTE 66 was founded in 1992 and specializes in navigation software and hardware products.[1]

In 1999 the company opened a software development center in Brașov, Romania. In 2005 the company moved all its research and development operations to the aforementioned location, which at that date employed 45 of the company's total of 65 employees.[2] In 2008, the company announced 2.4 million euros in revenue.[3] In 2010, the company had 92 employees, of which 65 were software developers.[4] In November 2013, ROUTE 66 launched their latest app Navigate 6. [5]

References

  1. Adrian Nuta (5 Oct 2005) Route 66 face harti digitale la Brasov, Wallstreet.ro
  2. "Route 66: Am angajat doar 20 de oameni din cei 150 planificati". Incomemagazine.ro. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. "REALITATEA .NET". Realitatea.net. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. Team, PocketGPSWorld. "ROUTE 66 launches their latest navigation app". PocketGPSWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

Other sources

  • Lim, Andrew (February 28, 2006). "Route 66 Mobile 7: Use your mobile for satellite navigation". Crave.cnet.co.uk. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  • Catanzariti, Ross (May 10, 2007). "330 Auto Navigation". Pcworld.idg.com.au. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  • Noordhuis, Maaike (February 18, 2011). "TomTom Falls 11% on 'Broadly Flat' Earnings Forecast". Businessweek.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  • Virki, Tarmo (September 15, 2010). "HTC unveils new smartphones, pushes into services". In.reuters.com. Retrieved December 29, 2011.


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