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Users Now Have the Opportunity for More Enhanced, Personalized Traffic Services at No Cost
January 19, 2006
Wayne, PA—Traffic.com, Inc., a leading provider of accurate, real-time traffic information in the United States, announced today that it has purchased the assets of MyTrafficNews.com, a unique leader in traffic information and delivery in the Denver market. These assets include a patent for the delivery of traffic and transit information.
MyTrafficNews has an audience of more than 35,000 daily e-mail recipients. Its daily e-mail readers will now have the option to sign up for a full suite of free traffic solutions from Traffic.com. These services include traffic alerts delivered via e-mail, PDA and/or cell phone; the ability to personalize and save frequently-driven routes; city "hot spot" reports sent at a pre-determined time; and a toll-free, interactive traffic hotline for drivers on the go.
"Having entered the Denver market in November 2005, we are excited to extend our local reach," said Robert Verratti, CEO, Traffic.com. "We're looking forward to providing a fully-comprehensive suite of services to the 1.3 million commuters of Denver."
Current MyTrafficNews.com users will be notified via e-mail of the process for easy transition to the Traffic.com services.
"I'm thrilled that MyTrafficNews.com has partnered with Traffic.com," said Scott Yates, CEO of MyTrafficNews. "This allows our 35,000 daily e-mail readers to benefit from a much broader range of services."
All Denver drivers can visit www.traffic.com for additional company information or to sign-up for further free services.
About Traffic.com, Inc.
Traffic.com provides real-time traffic information and services to businesses and consumers via targeted solutions for the broadcast media, government, in-vehicle, Web, and wireless markets. A sophisticated traffic information management system allows Traffic.com to aggregate, normalize, and process multiple sources of data for flexible distribution across diverse mediums and devices--from mobile devices, to voice applications, to in-car devices, as well as unique radio and television offerings such as 3D traffic fly-throughs. A provider of highly differentiated content and technology to more than one hundred radio stations and more than forty television stations nationwide, Traffic.com's growing partner list includes The Weather Channel®, Motorola's VIAMOTO™ Solutions, XM Satellite Radio, XM NavTraffic for the Acura RL and Cadillac CTS, Cox Radio Stations, Bonneville Radio, Emmis Communications, and Viacom's CBS owned and operated television stations. In addition, Traffic.com provides up-to-the-minute, personalized, actionable information to consumers via its Web site, www.Traffic.com and its my Traffic.com services.
Traffic.com Acquires Assets Of MyTrafficNews