ITIS Holdings PLC
06 July 2004
6th July 2004
ITIS HOLDINGS AGREES 3 YEAR CONTRACT WITH VAUXHALL MOTORS FOR RDS TMC TRAFFIC
SERVICE
ITIS Holdings plc (ITIS) today announces a major new contract with Vauxhall
Motors to supply its RDS-TMC (Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel)
service as standard on all Vauxhall models fitted with factory installed
satellite navigation.
To coincide with this introduction all Vauxhall Signum models and the Vauxhall
Vectra SRI Navigation will feature factory installed satellite navigation as
standard with TMC functionality.
Vauxhall are the third and largest of the General Motors brands to standardise
the ITIS RDS-TMC service. ITIS already supplies RDS-TMC to Saab and Subaru.
ITIS traffic information combines AA Roadwatch and Floating Vehicle Data (FVD),
which is then broadcast nationally using bandwidth via Classic FM, which is
licenced exclusively by Ofcom to ITIS until 2012.
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings commented: 'This contract is a
further extension of our relationship with the General Motors group and further
endorses the quality of our traffic data collection and confirms our leadership
in RDS-TMC. We now provide RDS-TMC to twelve vehicle manufacturers including
the three largest groups in the world, General Motors, Toyota and Ford Motor
Company.'
Contact:
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings plc - 0161 929 5788
Ginny Pulbrook, Citigate Dewe Rogerson - 0207 282 2945
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• 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 information from the Automobile Association (AA)
traffic control centres with ITIS 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 will provide the service to BMW in conjunction with its partner the AA,
with which it collaborates on RDS-TMC as part of a wider agreement between
the two companies. 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)
• Instantaneous position reports to any mobile phone (AutoTrak)
• Mileage reports to show trips and cumulative distances travelled (Journey
Diary)
• 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
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