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ITIS Continuous Improvement

2001 2002 2003

Customer news

January: ITIS secure the exclusive UK licenceto broadcast traffic information data usingRDS-TMC. (Radio Data System - TrafficMessage Channel).

May:  ITIS announce a 3 year contract withToyota (GB) plc for provision of trafficinformation services viaRDS-TMC.

March 02 -August 02:  BMW begin evaluatingITMC.

May: Pioneer sign contract with ITIS for RDS-TMC.

August:   Ford Motor Company agree RDS-TMC contract. February - TeleAtlas agreeRDS-TMC contract.

January:   Vauxhall Motors agree RDS-TMCcontract.

March: Toyota GB renewsTraffic Data service.

May: Nissan sign contract with ITIS for RDS-

TMC.

June: Land Rover sign contract with ITIS forRDS-TMC.

July: Vauxhall sign contract with ITIS for RDS-TMC.

Septmeber:   BMW GB agree RDS-TMCcontract.

September: Saab GB agree RDS-TMCcontract.

September:   Subaru announce RDS-TMCstandard on Legacy.

November: Lexus GB standardise RDS-TMCservice.

Service newsDecember:  Renewal of AS-1 Licence withOfcom, effective from 1st Jan 2004 for a furthereight years.

July: Formal CRF process introduced.

2004 2005 2006

Customer news

January:   ITIS agrees new contract withDaimlerChrysler UK for RDS-TMC service onMercedes-Benz vehicles.

August:   ITIS agrees new contract withRenault to supply RDS-TMC traffic service.

November:   ITIS agrees new contract withMINI to supply RDS-TMC traffic service.

November:   ITIS agrees new contract withPorsche Cars Great Britain for RDS-TMC.

December:   ITIS agrees new contract withVolvo Cars for RDS-TMC.

May:   First edition of KeepMoving.co.uklaunched by ITIS holdings.

September:   Pioneer renew RDS TMCcontract for a further three years.

April:   Clarion sign RDS-TMC contract withITIS.

April:  ITIS Signs new contract with TomTomfor real time traffic data VIA RDS-TMC andGPRS.

May:   Road Angel sign GPRS contract withITIS.

September:   Webraska sign GPRS contractwith ITIS.

September:   BMW, extend TMC contract forfive and half years.

October:   Route 66 sign RDS-TMC contractwith ITIS.

Service news

January: Nine new local radio stations on linein Scotland, South Yorkshire and South Wales.

June: Aegis coverage plots created to betterunderstand field strength and identify areaswhere improvement can be made.

April: Speed messages introduced, e.g.ʼtraffic 

congestion average speed 20mphʼ  - giving thedriver more information on the road situation.

2007 2008

Customer news

November:   MINI extend there RDS-TMCcontract with ITIS.

May:  Jaguar and Land Rover renew RDS-TMC contracts for a further three years.

June: Renault renew contract with ITIS for afurther three years.

June:  Nissan renew contract with ITIS for afurther three years.

August:  Pioneer sign long term contract withITIS until 31st December 2012.

September: Performance products sign RDS-TMC contract with ITIS.

November:   Nokia sign RDS-TMC contractwith ITIS.

Service news

January: Multi group messages introduced tocompliment the information available to a driverin a single message.

December:  Expansion of off air monitoringprocedures, incorporating local TrafficlinkOffices.

Introduction of Location codeset 5.1,incorporating Northern Ireland.

December: Acquisiton of Trafficlink enhancing journalistic abilities.

Completion of separate Data Centre enablingseamless disaster recovery.

July:   Upgrade to new GEWI system forgeneration of traffic messages, this hasimproved the time from entry to broadcast byup to 80%. It also allows carousel interruptionfor urgent messages.

Q4 2008:   19 additional transmitters to goonline enhance the ITIS Classic FM coverage.

Q4 2008:  Speed and distance to be added toroadworks messages keeping drivers betterinformed about the situation.

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2001 2002 2003

Customer news

January: ITIS secure the ex-clusive UK licence to broad-cast traffic information datausing RDS-TMC. (RadioData System - Traffic Mes-sage Channel).

May:ITIS announce a 3 yearcontract with Toyota (GB) plcfor provision of traffic infor-mation services viaRDS-TMC.

March 02 - August 02: BMWbegin evaluating ITMC

May -Pioneer sign contractwith ITIS for RDS-TMC

August: Ford Motor Com-pany agree RDS-TMC con-tract. February - TeleAtlasagree RDS-TMC contract.

September: Saab GB agreeRDS-TMC contract.Vauxhall Motors agree RDS-TMC contract. BMW GBagree RDS-TMC contract.

November: Lexus GBdardise RDS-TMC serSubaru agree RDS-TMcontract SepteSubaru announce RDSstandard on Legacy.

Service news

December -Renewal of AS-1Licence with Ofcom, effec-tive from 1st Jan 2004 for afurther Eight years

July - Formal CRF processintroduced

2004 2005 2006

-tCustomer news

March: Toyota GB renewsTraffic Data service.May Nissan sign contractwith ITIS for RDS-TMC.June - Land Rover sign con-

tract with ITIS for RDS-TMC.July - Vauxhall sign contractwith ITIS for RDS-TMC.

December: ITIS agrees newcontract with Volvo Cars forRDS-TMC August:ITIS

agrees new contract withRenault to supply RDS-TMCtraffic service.

November: ITIS agrees newcontract with Porsche CarsGreat Britain for RDS-TMC

November: ITIS agrees newcontract with MINI to supplyRDS-TMC traffic service

January - ITIS agrees newcontract with Daimler-

Chrysler UK for RDS-TMCservice on Mercedes-Benzvehicles.

September - Pioneer renewRDS TMC contract for a fur-ther three years

May - First edition of Keep-moving.co.uk launched byITIS holdings

September BMW, exteTMC contract for five ahalf years.

November - MINI extenthere RDS-TMC contrawith ITIS.

Service news

June - Aegis coverage plotscreated to better understandfield strength and identifyareas where improvementcan be made.

January - Nine new localradio stations on line inScotland, South Yorkshireand South Wales.

April - Speed messagetroduced eg traffic contion average speed 20giving the driver more imation on the road situ

2007 2008

Customer news

April - TIS Signs new con-tract with TomTom for realtime traffic data VIA RDS-T MC and GPR S Sep-tember Webraska signGPRS contract with ITIS.October - Route 66 signRDS-TMC contract with

April - Clarion sign RDS-TMC contract with ITISMay - Road Angel signGPRS contract with ITIS

June - Renault renew con-tract with ITIS for a furtherthree years. June - Nis-san renew contract with ITISfor a further three years.

August - Pioneer sign longterm contract with ITIS until31st December 2012.September - Performanceproducts sign RDS-TMCcontract with ITIS.November - Nokia signRDS-TMC contract with

May - Jaguar and LandRover renew RDS-TMC con-tracts for a further threeyears

December - Acquisiton ofTrafficlink enhancing journal-istic abilities. Completion of

December - Expansion of offair monitoring procedures,incorporating local TrafficlinkOffices.

January - Multi group mes-sages introduced to compli-

July - Upgrade to new GEWIsystem for generation of traf-fic messages, this has im-proved the time from entry to

Q4 2008 - 19 additionatransmitters to go onlinhance the ITIS Classiccoverage.Q4 2008 - Speed andtance to be added to ro