ITIS Appoint New Director of Broadcast Technolo...

LONDON, December 3 /PRNewswire/ --     ITIS Holdings plc ("ITIS or "the 
Company"), a world leader in
road traffic information services, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Dave Francis as Director of Broadcast Technologies with immediate effect.



    Dave joins the Company from DENSO in the UK where he was
responsible for navigation system development and during his 9 years there
worked closely with several vehicle manufacturers on the development of their
navigation platforms. Dave has developed a deep understanding of the various
protocols for delivering traffic information into the car including RDS-TMC
and TPEG and will be responsible for working with all ITIS's customers on
developing their current and future traffic broadcast technologies.



    Dave will be a direct replacement for Danny Woolard who after
7 years as Technical Director (Wireless Services) is leaving ITIS to join his
family in Australia. Danny has made a huge contribution to ITIS, our
customers and to RDS-TMC both through his Chairmanship of the TMC Forum and
his early work with TMC which led to ITIS launching the UK's first service in
2001. Danny will remain as a consultant to the Company to ensure a smooth
transition and that existing projects continue to have the benefit of his
past involvement.



    Stuart Marks, Chief Executive of ITIS Holdings plc commented
"We are sad to see Danny leave but are delighted that he is being replaced 
by
someone of Dave's calibre and experience. We wish Danny all the best in
Australia and would like to thank him for his huge contribution over the
years. ITIS is committed to supporting the OEM and PND market with the best
possible traffic content delivered over a wide variety of wireless protocols
and to maintaining its reputation for leadership and product innovation"



    ITIS Holdings plc, listed on AIM, (ITH.L) is the UK's leading provider of
traffic information. ITIS has invested in the development of a unique system
for the collection and analysis of traffic information, it combines
journalistic information with ITIS' historic and real-time Floating Vehicle
Data (FVD(TM)) 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 Keepmoving
brand. ITIS has agreements in the UK to provide information to BMW, Ford,
Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche,
Renault, Rolls Royce, Saab, Subaru, Toyota and Volvo. Aftermarket and
portable device customers include Active Pilot, Clarion, Co Pilot, Fujitsu,
Harman Becker, Mio, Navicore, Navman, Pioneer, Road Angel, Route 66, Siemens
VDO, Snooper, Sony Europe, Telmap, Telenav, TomTom, ViaMichelin and Way
Finder.



    Outside of the UK ITIS uses its Cellular Floating Vehicle Data (CFVD(TM))
which takes anonymous signaling information from wireless networks to
determine speed and flow information on a given road network. ITIS has
successfully introduced CFVD in Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Israel
and the USA. Other projects are underway in Asia, Ireland South Africa and
Spain.