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Transcontinental provides text messaging service for Société de transport de Laval customers
Transcontinental provides text messaging service for Société de transport de Laval customers
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Aug. 17, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- \n\n \n \n \nTR.cnwUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTR.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTR.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell TD {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\nTD.cnwUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid\n}\nTD.cnwDoubleUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double\n}\nTD.cnwBoldUnderlinedCell {\n BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid\n}\n\nMONTREAL, Aug. 17 /CNW Telbec/ - Transcontinental is pleased to announce it is providing a text messaging service for Société de transport de Laval (STL) customers to receive up-to-the-minute arrival times for bus routes. Using their cellphone or other wireless device, transit riders text a number specific to their stop to 511785 (511STL) and seconds later, a text message is sent back to them with the arrival times of upcoming buses, determined by Global Positioning Systems. The STL offers this on-demand service to its customers for bus routes and lines, as well as a free subscription service that sends text message alerts regarding detours or delays, as part of its STLSynchro service. These text messaging services were developed by LIPSO, a leading mobile solutions provider owned by Transcontinental.\n"The Société de transport de Laval operates over 20 million runs annually and is committed to making it increasingly easy to travel on its network," said Christian Trudeau, President, Marketing Communications Sector, Transcontinental. "We're thrilled that Transcontinental's expertise in delivering mobile solutions makes life a little easier for commuters, whether they are in Vancouver, Toronto or Laval."\nIn addition to the STL, LIPSO has delivered a number of important business applications for large and well known transportation organizations in North America and Europe such as Aéroports de Montréal, Aéroport Nantes Atlantic (France) and Air Canada, as well as text messaging programs for the Toronto Transit Commission and TransLink, Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority.\nTranscontinental's LIPSO develops and markets mobile solutions that facilitate communications and transactions between organizations and mobile users and is Canada's leading company in this field. LIPSO is the only technology provider...