The NomadIQ service allows subscribers to access location-based information and interact with a community of users by leveraging both online and cached data. Once integrated with the OmniSky service, subscribers will be able to:
(1) Locate and access comprehensive and media-rich information about local restaurants, entertainment venues, and other businesses as a function of their location; view and interact with maps and receive directions to those businesses; and save this information on their handheld device;
(2) Connect with merchants in person or online to complete a transaction, such as buying movie tickets or making restaurant reservations;
(3) Identify the location of -- and invite other subscribers to -- an event or a place and send along pertinent data including the address and directions, which, in turn, can be saved on the handheld device;
(4) Engage in real-time communications and collaboration, including instant messaging, with friends and colleagues.