Trapeze Group Expands Offering in UK with Taxi Dispatch Management Solutions
STAVERTON, UK | June 02 2010 Acquires the assets of Auriga Communication Systems Ltd. from Tait Europe Limited
STAVERTON, UK, JUNE 2, 2010 — Trapeze Group today announced that it has enhanced its solution offering with the acquisition of the assets of Auriga Communication Systems Ltd. from Tait Europe Limited, a subsidiary of the Tait Radio Communications Group of New Zealand. The acquisition adds Auriga’s market leading taxi and private hire management software solutions, known as the Evocab family of products, to the Trapeze enterprise solution portfolio.
Evocab is a next generation data dispatch system designed to meet the unique needs of taxi and private hire companies. A comprehensive solution, Evocab is used by back-office personnel to book and assign trips, by drivers in the vehicle to manage their trips, and by passengers to book their own taxis on demand via text, the Web or Interactive Voice Response (IVR).
Peter Bell, Managing Director, Trapeze UK, commented: “We are very excited by the acquisition of Auriga. It forms a key part of our strategy to expand our transport software offering in the UK beyond the bus and local authority market. Given the interaction of taxi operations with social and educational transport in the local authority market, this is an obvious next step for us.”
Auriga also brings to Trapeze a team of technology professionals with more than two decades of industry experience in taxi dispatch management systems. The team has installed over 250 of Auriga’s intelligent dispatch systems worldwide and approximately 30,000 Auriga in-vehicle units that are in use every day.
"Auriga has always been very committed to providing sustainable, long-term value to our customers," commented Michael Ross, General Manager, Auriga. "We are thrilled to become part of Trapeze Group and are excited by the potential the combination of our people and offerings could bring to our customers and the industry as a whole.”
“Trapeze shares Auriga’s strong customer focus and commitment. This is a great combination for Auriga and we wish them well as part of Trapeze,” remarked Frank Owen, Managing Director of Tait Radio Communications.
About Auriga Group
Auriga Systems is the world's leading supplier of computer systems to the taxi and private hire industry. Founded in 1990, Auriga has almost 20 years' industry experience, and has developed a reputation for high-quality leading-edge solutions, backed up by unrivalled customer service with round-the-clock technical support. Though originally based in the UK, Auriga systems are now available throughout the world. Auriga has installed systems in Spain and New Zealand.
About Trapeze Group
Trapeze Group delivers solutions that consider the full 360 degrees of passenger transport. Whether addressing the needs of a single department, an entire organization, or the community, Trapeze provides some of the most advanced software, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and mobile technologies in the industry. Hundreds of government and commercial organizations across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific have turned to Trapeze to realize efficiencies, enhance the quality and scope of their services, and safely transport more people with less cost. Visit www.trapezegroup.com.
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Contact Information:
Kim Emmerson
Trapeze ITS
Tel: 905.629.5297
kim.emmerson@trapezegroup.com
