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PTV and GeoStats partner to offer extended mobility services in North America
Today, we are proud to announce a further step in our expansion with the appointment of GeoStats LP, an Atlanta-based transportation consulting and software engineering firm, as our partner, distributor and representative agent for our mobility division in North America.
GeoStats LP has been selected to represent PTV for a variety of reasons, among which are their expertise in mobility and location-based services, the synergies with their current business opportunities and service portfolio, their ability to provide technical resources located within the US, and most importantly, their enthusiasm and in-depth command of PTV mobility software which they have been using and integrating into some of their own projects this year.
Mobility for the Automotive Industry: Telematics Update USA in Detroit: May 22-23
PTV is sponsoring this important telematics exhibition and conference in Detroit. We will be presenting our innovative solutions for telematics and navigation, including new incremental map update technology.
Kevin Yount, a Vice President at PTV America, will be part of a panel discussion on "What navigation users are satisfied with, what they want, and what they will pay for."
To arrange an appointment that week with PTV, please contact PTV's Mobility division: mobility@ptvamerica.com or (312) 523-2055.
More information on the event is available at the webpage
www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit2007/.
PTV America congratulates our partner Jentro, for winning multiple awards in
the 2007 NAVTEQ LBS Challenge! Jentro was the first contestant in the history of the Challenge to win awards both for the European and North American contests.
Jentro was the Grand Prize winner in Europe and the Social Networking category in North America, for their Activepilot mobile phone application. Powered by
PTV’s NaviGuide software, activepilot offers local search, car and pedestrian navigation with traffic avoidance & spoken street names. Jentro won the Grand Prize for the European LBS Challenge just this past February.
PTV NaviGuide is an online navigation solution which allows automobile manufacturers, wireless carriers and providers of telematic services to offer their customers a new form of dynamic navigation. The system gives users the opportunity to be guided by requesting optimal routes from a service centre using wirelessly connected end devices like cell phones.
IT technology from PTV and HaCon provides directions for the Philadelphia region
Corvallis, OR, April 9 - The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) successfully launched their new Itinerary Trip Planning System on their web site
http://airs.septa.org on 28. February 2007. SEPTA, who is responsible for public transit in the Greater Philadelphia region, relies on HaCon and PTV and their respective technologies. With the new Internet based Trip Planner on the SEPTA web site, now comprehensive information about schedules, fares as well as detailed walking instructions and interactive maps can be accessed. The implemented software solution is unique in the USA, giving SEPTA a strong leadership role for their services. For more information, please read our press release
here.
Corvallis, OR, February 14, 2007 PTV is proud to announce that it is partnering with Motorola to launch a new mobile phone navigation accessory for both the North American and European consumer markets. Working with our developer partner Jentro, the worldwide consumer brand will launch new navigation products and location-based services in North America and Europe in the second quarter of 2007. Motorola’s description of the product can be viewed here:
http://www.motorola.com/mot/doc/6/6662_MotDoc.pdf.
Click here for more information.
REAL TIME TRAFFIC DATA NOW AVAILABLE VIA YOUR MOBILE DEVICES
Corvallis, OR, February 14, 2007 PTV America now offers NAVTEQ TRAFFIC MOBILE data in its MobilityPlatform and NaviGuide applications. PTV America's suite of mobility programs provide unique navigation and routing technology that deliver dynamic, turn-by-turn directions via web, cellular networks and other emerging wireless technologies. NAVTEQ (NYSE:NVT) is a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation.
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New Telematics System for Diverse Applications: PTV Software for IBM Telematics Box
Karlsruhe, Germany, November 13, 2006. IBM is developing a telematics box for a wide range of application areas and industries worldwide. This solution especially designed for the logistics and telematics market will be launched first in Dubai where it will be used in fleet management. The system is also aimed at supporting toll operators and insurance companies. It demands a regular update of information and a high level of flexibility. IBM's partner PTV, headquartered in Karlsruhe/Germany, provides IT technology complying with these requirements.
IBM has joined forces with PTV to develop this new telematics solution. The built-in telematics box allows data exchange between the vehicle and a control centre. It provides information about the vehicle's position, its speed and the route taken, using a GPS-based map matching method. The data can either be buffered or sent online to a control centre. PTV's unique tile technology enables the control centre to transmit only currently required map information to the end device, which means that the data to be transmitted and the memory capacity claimed at the box are minimized. In addition, users no longer have to pre-install map data on their mobile device.
IBM's aim is to develop a device highly adaptable to various application areas. Toll operators, for instance, will be able to easily calculate exact road user charges. But also insurance companies, fleet operators or transportation professionals are interested in gaining information about vehicle utilization. PTV's VISUM software solution allows users to edit the maps according to their specific needs at any time and add the desired attributes, such as toll information.
The telematics box will be launched first in Dubai where it will be used in traffic and transportation management and for speed limit control. Operation worldwide will include further use cases, such as toll operation systems or the insurance scheme "pay as you drive".
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