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ITIS Holdings PLC 19 May 2004 19th May 2004 ITIS HOLDINGS AGREES 3 YEAR CONTRACT WITH NISSAN TO SUPPLY RDS TMC TRAFFIC SERVICE ITIS Holdings plc (ITIS) today announces a new three year contract with Nissan to supply its RDS-TMC (Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel) service as standard on all Primera vehicles fitted with factory installed satellite navigation. The Primera is Nissan's mid range vehicle and is particularly popular with business users and fleets. The service which commences next month allows drivers to receive real time and predictive traffic information from ITIS enabling them to avoid and re-route around traffic congestion on the strategic UK road network. Factory integrated equipment remains the preferred choice of drivers who require satellite navigation and moreover, recent articles undertaken by CAP on behalf of Fleet News have proven that factory installed navigation systems enhance the re-sale value of a vehicle. ITIS traffic information combines AA Roadwatch and Floating Vehicle Data (FVD), which is then, broadcast using national bandwidth via Classic FM which is licenced exclusively by the Radio Authority to ITIS until 2012. Paul Willcox, Marketing Director, Nissan said 'Factory installed satellite navigation systems are a key requirement for many of our customers and with the added benefit of RDS-TMC drivers will be able to make informed routing decisions based upon the prevailing traffic conditions. Our decision to standardise RDS-TMC was influenced by the consistent high quality of ITIS traffic data and also their technical knowledge of RDS-TMC both at broadcast and receiver level.' Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings commented: 'ITIS is clearly recognised as the market leader in RDS-TMC and we are delighted that Nissan will be making our traffic information available to their customers. Nissan have undertaken extensive testing and evaluation of our system and are the ninth car manufacturer to take RDS-TMC from ITIS.' Contact: Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings plc - 0161 929 5788 Ginny Pulbrook, Citigate Dewe Rogerson - 0207 282 2945 Note to Editors • High resolution photographs are available for the media to view and download free of charge from www.vismedia.co.uk' (or www.vismedia-online.com if overseas) • 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 Nissan 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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