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ITIS Holdings PLC 09 November 2004 9th November 2004 ITIS HOLDINGS AGREES NEW CONTRACT WITH MINI FOR RDS-TMC ITIS Holdings plc (ITIS) is pleased to announce today that Mini will be standardising RDS-TMC (Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel) service in all factory installed satellite navigation systems from the first quarter of 2005. This contract forms part of the overall contract agreed between ITIS and the BMW Group on 16th September 2003. 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 Osmond, Product and Planning Manager for Mini said 'We are delighted to be able to offer RDS-TMC as standard on our satellite navigation system. Mini drivers will now be able to make journeys with the knowledge that they will be kept up to date about traffic congestion and will be able to request that the navigation system re-routes them if necessary. Our decision to standardise RDS-TMC was influenced after extensive testing and by the consistent high quality of ITIS traffic data experienced by BMW.' Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings commented: 'We are delighted that Mini have agreed to standardise RDS-TMC on factory fitted navigation systems. Given our strong and successful relationship with the BMW Group we are especially pleased to welcome Mini as a customer. - Ends - Contact: Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings plc - 0161 929 5788 Ginny Pulbrook, Citigate Dewe Rogerson - 0207 282 2945 Note to Editors • ITIS supplies RDS-TMC to; Bentley Motors, BMW, Ford, Land Rover, Lexus, Mini, Nissan, Renault, Saab, Subaru, Toyota, Vauxhall Motors and VW. • 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 Mini 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 For further information please visit www.itisholdings.com , www.estimotion.com or www.navtrak.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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