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news - 06 November 2009

ITIS LAUNCH TRAFFICSCIENCE WITH PROGOROD IN RUSSIA

Progorod Ltd
PROGOROD has chosen to licence ITIS’ Trafficscience Technology in order to provide road users in Russia with the latest information on the road conditions. The three year agreement cements a long term partnership between ITIS and PROGOROD which is based on working together to expand the technologies throughout Russia and the CIS.

The Trafficscience system will use PROGOROD’s own GPS data which will be fused with other sources to provide high quality flow data initially in Moscow and then to be rolled out to key cities in Russia. . PROGOROD will use RDS-TMC and GSM to distribute data into vehicles and also provide historical traffic information to Government and road builders to help planning for future improvements to the road network.


ITIS are a leading provider of real time and historic traffic information and operate GPS and cellular Floating Data (FVD®) systems throughout the world. ITIS will work closely with PROGOROD to deliver commercially proven applications such as IVR telephone services and RDS-TMC.


Commenting, Stuart Marks, Chief Executive of ITIS said: “PROGOROD represents a significant step for ITIS in Russia and demonstrates ITIS’ market leading traffic technology. The market in Russia is buoyant and many of our existing customers, especially premium car manufacturers, have been demanding reliable traffic information especially for Moscow. With PROGOROD we will be able to do this quickly and to the high standards that our customers expect.”


Dmitry Bakutin, CEO of PROGOROD said: “We have chosen ITIS for its superior technologies, traffic information ‘know how’, and proven business model that they operate in the UK and globally. Our licence agreement with ITIS will provide PROGOROD with the traffic information systems and business logic to enable us to offer market-leading traffic services in Russia and elsewhere in the region.”


About PROGOROD

PROGOROD – is a newly formed company and is the market brand created by CDCOM Companies Group for the provision of high-quality services for navigation solutions aimed at B2C, B2B and B2G markets. PROGOROD, the product, consists of highly detailed navigational maps of the Russian Federation, advanced navigation software, WEB-GIS, as well as additional services that meet the requirements of consumers and business alike.

PROGOROD Navigation services provides the answer to any drivers' question; "Where is it located?"; "How to get there?"; "How long will it take?" and saves you time by searching for the better route. PROGOROD can choose the best route for you and provide turn-by-turn directions, taking into account all the conditions of the road network and traffic situation that will save the consumer and business precious time and money.


For more information and to download PROGOROD Navigation application, go to: www.pro-gorod.ru


For more information about CDCOM Companies group and CDCOM business activities go to: www.cdcom.ru


For contact please e-mail: info@pro-gorod.ru

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