ITIS Holdings PLC
05 January 2005
5th January 2005
ITIS HOLDINGS AGREES NEW 3-YEAR CONTRACT WITH DAIMLERCHRYSLER UK FOR RDS TMC
TRAFFIC SERVICE ON MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES
ITIS Holdings plc (ITIS) today announces a new contract with DaimlerChrysler UK
to supply its RDS-TMC (Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel) service as
standard on all Mercedes-Benz cars equipped with factory-installed satellite
navigation. TMC enables drivers to receive real time traffic information on
their navigation system and to utilise Dynamic Route Guidance to re-route away
from traffic congestion.
ITIS traffic information combines incident data and Floating Vehicle Data (FVD),
which is then broadcast to compatible satellite navigation systems using
national bandwidth via Classic FM, which is licensed exclusively by Ofcom to
ITIS until 2012. Manufacturers who have standardised TMC are Bentley, BMW,
Ford, Land Rover, Lexus, Mini, Nissan, Porsche, Renault, Saab, Subaru, Toyota,
Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Volvo.
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings commented: 'We are particularly
pleased that DaimlerChrysler UK will be standardising RDS TMC across the
Mercedes-Benz range of cars. The quality and driving experience that Mercedes-
Benz customers demand will be further enhanced by the availability of real time
traffic information. We now have contracts with 16 manufacturers for RDS-TMC and
consequently more drivers now receive traffic information in their vehicles
using TMC than by any other comparable system.'
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Contact:
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings plc - 0161 929 5788
Ginny Pulbrook, Citigate Dewe Rogerson - 0207 282 2945
Note to Editors
• ITIS Holdings plc, listed on AIM, is the UK's leading provider of traffic
information and vehicle security services. ITIS has invested in the development
of a unique system for the collection and analysis of traffic information, it
combines journalistic information with IT IS' historic and real-time Floating
Vehicle Data (FVD) to provide journey time forecasts and real-time updates.
ITIS now operates the largest commercial application of FVD anywhere in the
world, and delivers the content over a variety of platforms including RDS-TMC
(Alert C), digital radio and automated telephone services (IVR) under the AA
RoadWatch brand.
• ITIS traffic information is collated from a combination of journalistic and
real-time sources using its own FVD network. The data is then transmitted
directly to the TMC receiver using a carrier of the Classic FM radio network,
which provides coverage of 90% of the strategic road network.
• TMC is a European-developed and standardised means of delivering real-time
traffic information.
Transmitted data is decoded by a receiving device such as a satellite navigation
system and translated into text or speech traffic alerts. By combining traffic
information delivered via RDS-TMC with the re-routing facilities offered by
satellite navigation systems drivers are finally afforded dynamic avoidance of
traffic congestion.
• Through its NavTrak business (www.navtrak.com), ITIS has developed a unique
and innovative stolen vehicle tracking service delivered via GPS/GSM technology,
which offers:
• Theft detection- even when owner's keys have been taken. (Automatic Driver
Recognition - ADR)
• Automatic GPS tracking of stolen vehicles (Stolen Vehicle Recovery)
• Theft alerts, GPS tracking and police liaison covering 20 European countries
(EUROWATCH)
• The NavTrak family of telematics units are fitted to over 100,000 vehicles
both in UK, mainland Europe, America and Australia (including products made and
sold under the manufacturer's name of Minorplanet Systems plc)
• ITIS provide traffic data to all mobile phone providers. To receive up-to-date
traffic and travel information direct from your mobile 'phone call 401100 from
any network; 2222 from Vodafone; 2020 from T-mobile.
• ITIS provide traffic data to www.getmethere.co.uk, a comprehensive service
from Toyota providing information on route planning, traffic information,
traffic alerts and incidents, and weather forecasts.
For further information please visit www.itisholdings.com or www.navtrak.com
This information is provided by RNS
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