2009年12月16日星期三

Appear Networks - Dutch Rail Launches Mobile Travel Application Based on Context-Aware Technology

ReisPlanner Xtra is the aboriginal adaptable accoutrement able to affectation context-aware biking informationStore this angel in big sizeReisPlanner Xtra is the aboriginal adaptable accoutrement able to affectation context-aware biking information

Utrecht, Holland - 19 March 2009 – Appear, Service2Media and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the National Dutch Rail Authority, today appear the barrage of Reisplanner Xtra, the aboriginal accomplishing of wireless context-aware casework for Dutch alternation travelers.

“The growing bazaar assimilation of smartphones opens up new possibilities for bringing a bigger account to our travelers” says Corine van Drunen, Innovation Manager, NS. “We accept Reisplanner Xtra will be the adaptable approach of the approaching for Nederlandse Spoorwegen.”

Today, as adaptable technology becomes pervasive, accessible carriage operators are no best absorption alone on the concrete alteration of cartage from point A to point B. They are appetite to accommodate a complete busline experience, including real-time acceptance to travel-related information. The adaptable accessory becomes an addendum of the biking experience, area biking advice is at the affection of adaptable service. A abundant compassionate of the user bearings - aswell accepted as ambience - allows Reisplanner Xtra to action the appropriate advice to the appropriate user, at the appropriate time and at the appropriate place.

Reisplanner Xtra is a different adaptable biking application.It uses accepted area advice (from GPS or corpuscle ID) to automatically actuate the abutting station. It offers customised casework based on user context, annal admired journeys, adopted or afresh visited stations, displays advice apropos the base and bounded credibility of interest, and can even let you allotment your biking affairs with accompany and family. Reisplanner Xtra aswell monitors accessible changes to your planned adventure and alerts you to these changes by SMS.

“A claimed biking artist that advises you during the cruise is one of the a lot of accordant casework on mobile. New context-aware functionalities will be added continued based on the Appear IQ and Service2Media M2Active belvedere components” says Geert Kolthof, CEO, Service2Media. “More important than the arrangement itself, be it 3G, Wi-Fi or others, however, are the value-added casework accessible on the network”, adds Xavier Aubry, CEO, Appear. “In the future, what will you do if your alternation is 15 minute late? Use your adaptable accessory to analysis the casework accessible in that station, conceivably download the latest account address or your admired magazine, address of the alternation operator, while your agenda automatically sends an amend to the being you are declared to meet, based on real-time cartage information. Upon accession at your destination, your accessory will automatically appeal a map of the across to bound acquisition the area of your next meeting.”

With Reisplanner Xtra, NS’ eyes of “travel time becomes your own time” becomes a reality, area burghal agenda travelers can use their biking to acceptance a ample ambit of adaptable casework in adjustment to save time or absorb time.

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About Appear:
Appear is the arch provider of context-aware software basement advised to ability the next bearing of adaptable applications and services. Using situational advice (context), the AppearIQ apartment of articles transforms accustomed wireless abstracts networks into affluent multimedia channels that bear information, voice, video and letters to adaptable computer users. By accession and administration context, Appear’s solutions annihilate advice afflict and ensure users accept absolutely the advice they need, if and area they charge it. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has an all-encompassing accomplice arrangement including industry leaders Cisco, Motorola, Orange Business Services, SITA, Thales Logica and Service2Media in adjustment to bear innovative, end-to-end wireless and adaptable solutions. The aggregation is abreast captivated and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and with offices above Europe. For added information, amuse appointment www.appearnetworks.com

About Service2Media:
Service2Media empowers activity on the move by creating alternate adaptable casework directed to communities, media and travel. Service2Media’s account belvedere M2Active offers companies a way to anon collaborate with their barter via a adaptable appliance on a advanced array of adaptable accessories and the web. Customers besides NS are e.g. Hyves, CNN, Telegraaf, KPN, RTL and Rabobank. Service2Media is a Dutch aggregation with its all-embracing appointment in the UK. Please appointment www.service2media.com for added information

About Nederlandse Spoorwegen: NS is one of the world’s busiest abuse systems with 25,000 advisers operating over one actor commuter journeys every day. NS has the appetence to be one of Europe’s a lot of reliable and chump affable suppliers of commuter abuse transportation, and is currently operating over 385 abounding account abuse stations throughout the Netherlands and active about 5000 alternation journeys every day. For added information, amuse appointment NS at www.ns.nl

Service2Media
Peter Broekroelofs, +31651764325
peter@service2media.com

Appear Networks Europe
Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370
mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com

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