Route 66 (company) explained

ROUTE 66
Type:	Private
Foundation:	1992
Industry:	GPS navigation devices
Products:	Navigation software Navigation hardware

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]

The Nokia 6110 Navigator delivered with ROUTE 66 was the first mobile phone with on-board navigation installed as standard, apart from smartphones with their significantly larger dimensions and heavier weight.

Other sources

• Web site: Route 66 Mobile 7: Use your mobile for satellite navigation . Crave.cnet.co.uk. February 28, 2006 . October 23, 2021 . Lim, Andrew.
• Web site: 330 Auto Navigation . Pcworld.idg.com.au . May 10, 2007 . December 29, 2011 . Catanzariti, Ross.
• Web site: TomTom Falls 11% on 'Broadly Flat' Earnings Forecast . Bloomberg . February 18, 2011 . October 23, 2021 . Noordhuis, Maaike . https://web.archive.org/web/20110326015725/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-02-18/tomtom-falls-11-on-broadly-flat-earnings-forecast.html . March 26, 2011 .
• Web site: HTC unveils new smartphones, pushes into services . Reuters. September 15, 2010 . December 29, 2011 . Virki, Tarmo.

External links

• • Route 66 Mobile 7 for Nokia Series 60 Mobile Phones Launched in North Americafrom Geekzone

Notes and References

1. Web site: About us - ROUTE 66, the personal navigation pioneer . www.66.com . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311122037/http://www.66.com/US/about/about-us/ . 11 March 2014 . dead.
2. Adrian Nuta (5 October 2005) Route 66 face harti digitale la Brasov, Wallstreet.ro
3. Web site: Route 66: Am angajat doar 20 de oameni din cei 150 planificati. Incomemagazine.ro. 22 August 2017.
4. Web site: REALITATEA .NET. Realitatea.net. 22 August 2017.
5. Web site: ROUTE 66 launches their latest navigation app. Team. PocketGPSWorld. PocketGPSWorld.com. 2018-05-16.