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Lowrance, a brand offering fishing electronics since 1957, recently announced the release of the Lowrance Network Analyzer and Service Assistant with integrated wireless diagnostics tools. Available in a free software release, the new tools are designed to ensure optimal marine-electronics performance for Lowrance multifunction displays. Available on HDS Gen3, HDS Gen2 Touch, Elite-5 and Elite-7 Ti multifunction displays with GoFree ...

Jeppesen will sell its marine division to Digital Marine Solutions under a deal announced late Tuesday, subject to regulatory approval. Digital Marine Solutions is owned by the Altor 2003 Fund, which is part of the Nordic-based Altor family of private equity funds. Altor also is the majority owner of the Navico house of marine brands, including Simrad, Lowrance and B&G. ...

EGERSUND, Norway – Navico, manufacturer of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands, and Naviop, manufacturer of monitoring and control systems for yachts and luxury megayachts, announced today a new strategic partnership. Combining expertise to develop state-of-the-art solutions for displaying and managing sophisticated yacht systems, the companies will work closely to expand their product ...

TULSA, Okla. – Lowrance announced today that, in partnership with Mercury, the full line of Lowrance HDS Gen3 and HDS Gen2 Touch multifunction displays and the full line of Simrad GO, NSS evo2 and NSO evo2 multifunction displays will soon receive a new software upgrade that adds powerful functionality with the recently introduced Mercury VesselView Link module, providing boaters with ...

Navico, parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands, has expanded its Ensenada, Baja California manufacturing facility, adding 50,000 square feet to the existing 75,000-square-foot facility. In 2007, Navico concentrated production from a number of facilities around the globe to its existing facility in Ensenada, a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest in Baja Calfornia, located 125 ...

The International Trade Commission recently ruled that Garmin's DownVu products violated Navico patents on its DownScan technology. While Navico is cheering the result, Garmin said it intends to appeal the ruling: “Garmin intentionally designed its products to prevent infringement of Navico’s patents. We disagree with the ITC and plan to appeal the determination,” said Andrew Etkind, Garmin vice president and ...

For updates on this story, see our latest coverage. The International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that Garmin Ltd. DownVu scanning sonar products violate Navico’s patents for DownScan Imaging technology, Navico said in a statement. (See the ruling here.) According to Navico, the ITC DownVu ruling prohibits Garmin from importing, selling, advertising and aiding or assisting distributors or retailers in ...

Navico – the parent company of the Simrad, Lowrance and B&G brands – recently hosted the boating press at an event to show off its latest products and what’s coming later this year. Boating Industry was there and while we can’t share information on many of the products for a few months, we did take some time to sit down ...

Tulsa, Okla. – GoFree – the provider of digital content and services and part of the Navico family of marine electronics brands including Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G – announced today an upgrade to the award-winning Insight Genesis personal and social mapping utility. Insight Genesis is a cloud-based tool that allows boaters to open a free account, upload sonar logs ...

EGERSUND, Norway – Navico, the world’s largest manufacturer of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands, announced today the enhancement of its executive team with the addition of Marc Jourlait as Deputy CEO. Marc Jourlait brings a wealth of experience to Navico’s top-tier Executive Management team and he is also appointed to the Board ...