Intrinsyc Selects INRIX Traffic Information for Destinator® 9 GPS Navigation
INRIX Traffic Information to Debut on Destinator 9 GPS Navigation App for iPhone
KIRKLAND, WA and VANCOUVER, BC - November 12, 2009 -
Intelligent Transportation Society of America member INRIX®, a
leading provider of traffic services, announced an agreement with
Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX: ICS), a leading
provider of software solutions for mobile and embedded devices to
provide real-time traffic flow and incident information for the
company's upcoming iPhone Destinator 9 GPS Navigation app.
"Whether driving across town or cross-country, Destinator
customers will benefit from avoiding traffic congestion wherever
their travels take them," said Kush Parikh, INRIX vice president of
Business Development. "Covering more metropolitan and rural areas
than any other real-time traffic provider in North America,
Destinator 9 with INRIX arrives just in time to help iPhone users
avoid unneeded hassles during the hectic holiday travel
season."
"The exceptional quality and comprehensive coverage of the
INRIX traffic information across North America combined with its
market-leading technologies makes them the ideal partner for
developing a world class smartphone GPS navigation solution." said
Souheil Gallouzi, Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Mobile Products Development, Intrinsyc.
Through the largest crowdsourced real-time traffic network in
the world and its advanced data fusion engine, INRIX helps
Destinator 9 GPS Navigation iPhone customers choose the best route
based on the most accurate real-time traffic information available.
INRIX uniquely blends billions of real-time data points from more
than 1.3 million GPS-enabled commercial and consumer devices with
information from a variety of other public and private sources to
help drivers stop wasting time and money stuck in traffic.
About Intrinsyc Software International,
Inc.
Intrinsyc empowers device makers, mobile operators, and
silicon vendors to deliver compelling, next generation mobile and
embedded devices with faster time-to-market, higher quality, and
differentiating innovation. Our customers and partners rely on our
award-winning device development solutions and our industry-leading
navigation software and LBS solutions. We globally support our
customers with solutions that span all major mobile operating
systems and platforms, including Windows Embedded CE and Windows
Mobile, Linux, Android, and Symbian. Intrinsyc is publicly traded
(TSX: ICS) and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with offices in
China, Israel, Taiwan, U.K. and the United States. www.intrinsyc.com.
About INRIX
INRIX® is the leading provider of accurate traffic and
navigation services, with over 80 customers and industry partners
including the Ford Motor Company, TomTom, MapQuest, Microsoft,
TeleNav, I-95 Corridor Coalition, Tele Atlas, deCarta, ITIS
Holdings, TCS, Telmap, ANWB and ARC Europe. INRIX's strategic
partnership with Clear Channel Radio and Total Traffic Network
extends the delivery of the highest quality data and broadest
coverage available for personal navigation, mapping, telematics and
other location-based service applications in the car, online and on
mobile devices.
INRIX Traffic Services leverage sophisticated statistical
analysis techniques, originally developed by Microsoft Research, to
aggregate and enhance traffic-related information from hundreds of
public and private sources, including traditional road sensors and
the company's unique network of over one million GPS-enabled
vehicles and cellular probes. INRIX delivers real-time and
historical traffic information today for 8 countries across North
America and Europe. To experience the traffic technology revolution
behind the next generation of navigation and location-based service
applications, visit www.INRIX.com or follow us on Twitter at
twitter.com/INRIX.
