TeleType Co.
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| Industry | Technology |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | 44 School Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Ed Friedman, President and co-founder; Marleen Winer, Vice-President and co-founder |
| Products | GPS navigation software and devices |
| Website | http://www.teletype.com |
TeleType Co., Inc. is a privately held company in the United States, specialized in developing software for GPS devices. It was founded in 1981, under the name TeleTypesetting Company and it is based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company's product line includes automotive and commercial GPS navigation systems and other products including GPS receivers and tracking units. It develops and sells the WorldNav software for PC and Windows CE, tools for converting third party maps into WorldNav maps, an SDK and an API that allow the customization of the WorldNav application. TeleType Co. also offers consultancy services for those interested in acquiring and adapting the source code of their software products.
The company was founded in 1981, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, under the name TeleTypesetting Company Inc., by Edward Friedman, a Licensed Professional Engineer, and Marleen Winer, an alumnus of the University of Maryland, holding a B.S. in Geography and a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan. Ed Friedman was born in Odessa, Ukraine and graduated from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (currently the National University of Science and Technology) with a B.S. in Transportation Engineering. He completed his studies in the U.S. with a Master of Science in Engineering at the Michigan State University and a M.S. in Financial Management at the Polytechnic Institute. (currently New York University), completed requirements for Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at University of Michigan
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