Small Business Resources, Business Advice and Forms from AllBusiness.com
 

Georgia 400 To Upgrade Cruise Card RFID Toll Collection Technology to TransCore's eGo Tags;...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Georgia's State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA), which operates the GA 400 toll road in Atlanta, will be the first toll facility within the continental United States to upgrade their radio frequency identification (RFID) toll collection technology to TransCore's paper-thin eGo(R)

tags, a lower-cost, battery-less windshield sticker tag. Almost a million eGo tags are already deployed in transportation applications, including toll roads in Puerto Rico and Brazil. The contract includes 100,000 eGo tags, 18 multi-protocol readers, along with installation services on the 18-lane toll road. Product will ship in the first quarter of 2005 and the system will be operational by mid-summer 2005.

Many of the electronic toll collection systems in the United States today have been in use for more than a decade with millions of the battery-based tags approaching the end of their battery's life, requiring broad-scale replacement and specialized methods of disposal. By choosing to adopt the battery-less eGo sticker tag technology, the SRTA will avoid the problems associated with expensive tag replacement programs required as aging battery-powered tag populations expire. The SRTA benefits from the cost savings, which is enough to allow SRTA to upgrade their entire base of roadside readers to TransCore's next generation product line. These new readers are multi-protocol, which means that they read both existing and new tags and allow for the gradual phasing-out of the existing tag technology while phasing in the use of eGo tags. This approach eases the transition for GA 400 customers and provides a lightweight and easier to adhere tag. The approach also reduces STRA's future operating costs by eliminating a frustrating and labor-intensive tag recall, minimizing storage requirements and reducing refurbishment and shipping costs.

TransCore's strong intellectual property portfolio and track record of successful research and development initiatives has enabled the company to continue to design and develop a diversified portfolio of product and application patents. TransCore's RFID tags and readers are differentiated from other products in the market by their ability to monitor accurately vehicles moving at high rates of speed. As a result, TransCore's technologies may be utilized for advanced applications, such as open road tolling, which is tolling at highway speeds without toll plazas or an all electronic highway.

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • The Magic Bullet Inventory Solution
  • Radio frequency identification, or RFID, has been hailed as a magic bullet inventory solution, a bar code on steroids.
  • ADDING MULTIMEDIA TransCore Achieves RFID and...
  • Company Honors Chief Scientist and RFID Patent Holder HARRISBURG, Pa. -- TransCore announces radio frequency identification (RFID) and satellite communication distribution milestones, exceeding 150,000 satellite ......
  • Litum Technologies Announces Value Added...
  • MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Litum Technologies, a leading provider of turnkey RFID solutions in Turkey, today announced a value added solutions provider (VASP) agreement ......
  • Do you know where your assets are?
  • IN TODAY'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT shippers and carriers are under tremendous pressure to perform. Shippers demand faster service and exacting delivery schedules, not to mention real-time ......
  • Taking a toll.
  • MFS Network Technologies--awarded the contract for managing the system integration of a $500 million, three-year project--was challenged to implement an electronic toll-collection system throughout five ......
  • TransCore Unveils Forte Toll Solutions, Single...
  • Business Editors & High-Tech Writers International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association 70th Annual Meeting SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002 Eases Burden on Operations and Brings ......
  • Oklahoma Transportation Authority Awards...
  • Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DALLAS & OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2003 TransCore announces a $16.6 million contract with the Oklahoma Transportation Authority (OTA) to provide 620,000 ......
  • Houston Deploys Latest in Toll Violation...
  • Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000 Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) today announced it has completed the systemwide adoption of the sophisticated ATTLAS(R) (Automated ......
  • TRANSCORE/SAIC and Able Telcom Open Discussions...
  • WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1998--Able Telcom Holding Corporation and TransCore, a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), jointly announced on October 1, 1998, that they ......
  • Research and Markets: An Introduction to...
  • DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22524) has announced the addition of An Introduction to Electronic Toll Collection in Europe and Its Implications for ......
  • Removing Key Hurdle in Wireless Automated...
  • Business Editors/High-Tech Writers International Parking Conference & Exposition LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2003 Need for Pre-Paid Accounts Eliminated, Paving the Way for Expanded Mobile ......
  • Amtech to participate in joint study of Japanese...
  • DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1995--Amtech Corporation (NASDAQ-AMTC) announced today that it has been selected, as part of a consortium with Mitsubishi Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone ......
  • Multimedia Available: TagTeller Latest Innovation...
  • Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for MONDAY, (Nov. 17) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Photos, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Responding to ......
  • TransCore Launches Wireless Mobile Commerce...
  • Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2001 Foodservice Technology Exposition TransCore, a transportation technology and services company with installations in 37 countries, ......
  • TransCore Expands Global Presence, Adds 5.8...
  • Business Editors 8th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2001 TransCore, a transportation technology and services company with ITS installations ......
Find great franshise opportunities that fit your budget. Start your search today!
Industry Type:
Area of Interest:
Liquid Capital: