New Contract with Porsche

ITIS Holdings PLC 29 November 2004 29 November 2004 ITIS HOLDINGS AGREES NEW CONTRACT WITH PORSCHE CARS GREAT BRITAIN FOR RDS-TMC TRAFFIC SERVICE ITIS Holdings plc (ITIS) today announces a new contract with Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd. to supply its RDS-TMC (Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel) service as standard across all models fitted with factory-installed satellite navigation. The Porsche Cars model range, which will feature RDS-TMC, includes the 911, Boxster, and Cayenne. ITIS traffic information combines journalistic 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. Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings commented: 'I am delighted that Porsche Cars Great Britain have become the latest manufacturer to standardise our RDS-TMC service. We now have contracts with fourteen manufacturers for RDS-TMC and we expect our customer base to continue to grow rapidly.' Contact: Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings plc - 0161 929 5788 Ginny Pulbrook, Citigate Dewe Rogerson - 0207 282 2945 Note to Editors • 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 journalistic information 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. • 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 • 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 BOBDDPDB
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