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ITIS Appoint New Director of Broadcast Technolo...
ITIS Appoint New Director of Broadcast Technolo....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n\n\n\nLONDON, December 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ITIS Holdings plc (\"ITIS or \"the \nCompany\"), a world leader in\nroad traffic information services, is pleased to announce the appointment of\nDave Francis as Director of Broadcast Technologies with immediate effect.\n\n\n\n Dave joins the Company from DENSO in the UK where he was\nresponsible for navigation system development and during his 9 years there\nworked closely with several vehicle manufacturers on the development of their\nnavigation platforms. Dave has developed a deep understanding of the various\nprotocols for delivering traffic information into the car including RDS-TMC\nand TPEG and will be responsible for working with all ITIS's customers on\ndeveloping their current and future traffic broadcast technologies.\n\n\n\n Dave will be a direct replacement for Danny Woolard who after\n7 years as Technical Director (Wireless Services) is leaving ITIS to join his\nfamily in Australia. Danny has made a huge contribution to ITIS, our\ncustomers and to RDS-TMC both through his Chairmanship of the TMC Forum and\nhis early work with TMC which led to ITIS launching the UK's first service in\n2001. Danny will remain as a consultant to the Company to ensure a smooth\ntransition and that existing projects continue to have the benefit of his\npast involvement.\n\n\n\n Stuart Marks, Chief Executive of ITIS Holdings plc commented\n\"We are sad to see Danny leave but are delighted that he is being replaced \nby\nsomeone of Dave's calibre and experience. We wish Danny all the best in\nAustralia and would like to thank him for his huge contribution over the\nyears. ITIS is committed to supporting the OEM and PND market with the best\npossible traffic content delivered over a wide variety of wireless protocols\nand to maintaining its reputation for leadership and product innovation\"\n\n\n\n ITIS Holdings plc, listed on AIM, (ITH.L) is the UK's leading provider of\ntraffic information. ITIS has invested in the development of a unique system\nfor the collection and analysis of traffic information, it combines\njournalistic information with ITIS' historic and real-time Floating Vehicle\nData (FVD(TM)) to provide journey time forecasts and real-time updates. ITIS\nnow operates the largest commercial application of FVD anywhere in the world,\nand delivers the content over a variety of platfo...