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标题：Rand McNally, TCS Bring Traffic Warnings to Cell Phones
作者：Wayne Rash
期刊名称：ExtremeTech
印刷版ISSN：1551-8167
出版年度：2005
卷号：February 2005
出版社：Ziff Davis Media Inc.

Rand McNally, TCS Bring Traffic Warnings to Cell Phones

Wayne Rash

Rand McNally has started delivering real-time traffic information to some wireless phone users, the company announced Wednesday.

Rand McNally & Co. is working with Annapolis, Md.-based TCS (TeleCommunication Systems Inc.) to deliver the data.

Initially, the traffic information will be made available to Java- and BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)-equipped smart phones from Sprint Corp., Cingular Wireless LLC and Alltell Corp. While it's not mentioned in the announcement, Verizon has already started providing the service.

The software, which users download from their phone provider, shows traffic congestion on maps on the phone's screen, said TCS vice president Tim Lorello. The maps can scroll as necessary to show new areas during a commute.

These applications "take advantage of traffic and location technology that we have," he said. TCS receives traffic-flow information from sensors buried in roads throughout the United States, Lorello added.

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