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Tracsis enters the rail freight planning market
Tracsis enters the rail freight planning market.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4403X Tracsis PLC 08 February 2013 \n \n\n\n\n\n\nDate: \n\n\n8 February 2013\n\n\n\n\nOn behalf of: \n\n\nTracsis plc\n\n\n\n\nEmbargoed until:\n\n\n0700hrs\n\n\n\n\n \nTracsis plc\n(\"Tracsis\"; the \"Company\" or \"the Group\")\nTracsis enters the rail freight planning market\nTracsis is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with a major UK rail freight operator to supply a customised version of its TrainTRACS crew scheduling software. The contract is for the provision of software, support and additional development work and will run for three years with annual reviews. This transaction marks Tracsis' entry into the rail freight market. \nJohn McArthur, Chief Executive Officer commented:\n\"This contract is a significant milestone for Tracsis and demonstrates our long held belief that our planning software is applicable to other transport verticals. The rail freight market holds a great opportunity for the Group both in the UK and overseas and is a sector that is not burdened by the current hiatus relating to passenger franchising. We are confident this will be the first of a number of sales to freight operators, and hope to develop other complementary products to these customers in the fullness of time.\"\n\nFor more information please contact:\n\n\n\n\nJohn McArthur, Tracsis plc\n\n\nTel: 0845 125 9162\n\n\n\n\nKaty Mitchell, WH Ireland Limited\n\n\nTel: 0113 394 6618\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Sanders Hewett/Jenny Bahr, Redleaf Polhill\n\n\nTel: 0207 566 6720\[email protected]\n\n\n\n\n \nNotes to editors:\n§ Tracsis plc provides the transportation industry with tools to control and optimise critical aspects of resource optimisation and deliverywith the ultimate goal of increasing efficiency, reducing cost and improving performance.\n \n§ The Company addresses these issues through the following divisions:\no Application software - Tracsis has developed various products to optimise resources, capture data, manage the collated information and report and communicate performance.\no Embedded software - The Company provides condition monitoring and data logging equipment for the management and maintenance of infrastructure.\no Profession...