
Date: June 16, 2008,
Headline:
Triangle Software acquires LandSonar™ traffic business
Body:
Triangle Software (d.b.a Beat the Traffic® and BeatTheTraffic.com) a leading
provider of traffic reporting solutions for media markets, announces the
acquisition of the LandSonar™ traffic data business.
Founded in 2002, LandSonar™ was the first provider of
GPS-probe-based historical/predictive traffic data in the
“Since our initial funding
through a National Science Foundation Grant for vehicle traffic forecasting,
Beat the Traffic® has been focused on providing the best traffic data available
for our television, cable, radio and Internet customers,” says Andre Gueziec,
CEO of Triangle Software LLC. “LandSonar’s state-of-the-art historic and predictive
traffic data products provide a natural complement to the robust real-time flow
and incident data we receive from our partners and generate from a variety of
public and private data sources. Our
traffic reporting customers will see benefits from enhanced forecasting and
advanced quality management features enabled through the acquisition. Existing LandSonar™
traffic customers will benefit from an expanded R&D and support
infrastructure, new investment and product enhancements, as we continue to grow
and improve these historic data solutions.”
“LandSonar
has led the
Triangle Software currently
holds several patents for traffic information production, use and integration. LandSonar™ traffic’s intellectual property, including
pending patents, will extend Triangle ability to deliver innovative traffic
solutions to the market.
June 16, 2008,
About Triangle Software LLC
Based in Campbell, CA,
Triangle Software LLC d.b.a. Beat the Traffic offers an award-winning solution
for vehicle traffic reporting, featuring three-dimensional animated maps, an
advanced web and mobile solution, consistent on-air and on-line components,
lower-third
tickers and a one-of-a-kind traffic
forecasting system. For
more information, please visit www.trianglesoftware.com,
or
www.beatthetraffic.com. The Beat the Traffic
technology
is protected by U.S. Patents
Nos. 6,989,765, 7,161,497 and
7,221,287 and 7,375,649 and
additional patents pending.
About LandSonar,
Inc.
Since 2002, LandSonar
has been building and offering useful applications and services built upon the
deep analysis of GPS data streams. These innovative applications and services
are designed to improve enterprise efficiency and decision making and are
developed in a way that neatly integrates with current IT solutions and
management processes.
Effective immediately, LandSonar, Inc. will be changing its name to SpeedGauge, Inc. and will be focusing on commercial vehicle
safety applications including its flagship SpeedGauge
service.
For more information, please visit www.landsonar.com
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Triangle Software, LLC
Media Contact:
Andre
Gueziec
Yann
Lhomme
(408)
879-5805
media@beatthetraffic.com
LandSonar, Inc (to
become SpeedGauge, Inc.)
Media
Mark Sole
(415) 483-1470
press@speedgauge.net