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ETAK TO BRING REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION TO VOLTDELTA DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICEMENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 28, 2000 - Etak Inc., a worldwide publisher of digital map databases, location-based technology and traveler information services, today announced that its industry-leading technology for generating and reporting driving directions and its Etak/Metro Networks real-time traffic service have been licensed to VoltDelta for inclusion in its directory assistance technology platform. VoltDelta, a worldwide provider of directory assistance and operator-based information system solutions, will integrate Etak’s real-time traffic information into its InfoExpress service offering. InfoExpress addresses the traditional 411 standard directory assistance inquiry, as well as new information requirements of the upwardly mobile wireless customer. The service provides operator access to enhanced databases, which contain information on topics frequently requested by customers. InfoExpress provides weather, sports scores, movie information, local events, restaurant reviews, ski reports, airport delays, as well as business telephone listings much like traditional Yellow Pages. The service provides quick and easy retrieval of geo-coded business listings to provide the business closest to the customer. The new VoltDelta alliance with Etak adds real-time traffic and driving directions, door-to-door across the United States. According to Terry Smail, Etak’s senior vice president for sales and marketing, Etak’s traffic service, which covers 60 metropolitan areas nationwide, offers the most comprehensive and accurate traffic information in the industry. "VoltDelta is joining a long list of industry-leading vendors who have selected the popular nationwide service." Cecelia Pfeiffer, marketing director for VoltDelta, explained that the coverage and detail of the Etak/Metro service was a primary consideration in the selection of the service. "To provide traffic information to our clients nationwide, we needed to license a service that could provide detailed and accurate information in the greatest number of markets possible. Etak was the perfect fit." Etak’s traffic service offers detailed real-time traffic information covering major streets, highways and interstates nationwide. The Etak/Metro traffic information service provides complete incident reports, including a description of the problem, expected duration of the problem and degree of impact on traffic, where traffic will be affected including direction of traffic, and traffic speeds where available. This empowers travelers to make more intelligent, informed travel route decisions. Motorola, Saraide, Cue Paging and 3Com are among the companies currently distributing Etak/Metro Traffic. About VoltDelta VoltDelta is a leading provider of intelligent platform and database solutions to the global telecommunications market. Its Operator Services solutions support RBOCs, PTTs, interexchange carriers, independent telephone companies and agent service providers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. VoltDelta is headquartered in New York City with offices in Bluebell, PA and Orange, California and Sunbury, UK and the Netherlands. For further information regarding InfoExpress and any other VoltDelta service or product, please contact your local VoltDelta U.S. representative or Ms. Cecilia Pfeiffer, Marketing Director at 714-921-7562. At VoltDelta Europe please contact Mr. James Glasspool, Sales Support in the UK at 44-193-275-5555. You may also visit our web site at www.voltdelta.com About Etak Etak is the premier publisher of location-based technology and digital maps for in-vehicle information systems, mobile traveler information systems, real-time traffic services, utility damage prevention and commercial business geographic markets. Etak maps and traffic cover the United States and mainland Great Britain. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Etak is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, which is owned by Sony Corporation headquartered in Tokyo. For more information on Etak’s products and services contact Etak Inc., 1605 Adams Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Phone: (800) 765-0555. E-mail: info@etak.com. Internet: http://www.etak.com. www.etak.com
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