Corporate Profile for TransCore, Inc., dated July 27, 2001.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: July 27, 2001
Company Name: TransCore, Inc.
Address: 19111 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75287-3106
Main Telephone
Number: 972-733-6600
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.transcore.com
Chief Executive
Officer: John Worthington
Chief Financial
Officer: Claudia Wiegand (EVP Finance)
Investor Relations
Contact: Not applicable-private company
Business number: Not applicable
E-mail address: Not applicable
Public Relations
Contact: Barb Catlin
Business number: 972-733-6056
E-mail address: Barbara.catlin@transcore.com
Industry: Mobile Payment Systems (e.g. electronic toll
collection), Fleet Management & e-Logistics Services,
Intelligent Transportation Systems and Telematics
Applications
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: Not applicable
Market Makers: Not applicable
Company description: TransCore Inc., a privately held, $340 million company, provides transportation services and products that improve customer efficiency through wireless-and internet-based technologies Refers to the communications infrastructure of the Internet, which is based on the IP protocol. IP is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. It may also refer to voice over IP (VoIP), which uses the Internet to make telephone calls. See VoIP, IP and TCP/IP. . TransCore specializes in mobile payment systems, fleet management and e-logistics services, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the applications. With installations in 37 countries, more than 150 patents and a world-class manufacturing center, TransCore's expertise is unparalleled in the transportation industry. Over the past year, TransCore achieved key elements of its growth strategy by acquiring five leading transportation services companies: American Traffic Systems (ATS), Amtech Transportation Systems, DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. Services, Viastar Services, and Link Logistics. By bringing together this caliber of talent, TransCore broadens its management team, creates an organization with a track record of accomplishments, and expands the breadth of capabilities and intellectual property. TransCore has received several recent honors, including: ranked 51 in the Engineering News-Records Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It has been published since 1874. It is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies. (ENR ENR Enrolled (bill, resolution, etc. passed by both houses of Congress and re-typed) ENR Engineering News Record EnR Énergies Renouvelables (French) enr Enregistrement (French) ) Top 500 Design Firms in 2001, rising 12 positions; awarded three Frost & Sullivan market engineering awards for merger and acquisition, strategy, competitive strategy and brand awareness development in their May 2001 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. electronic toll collection Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. It is a technological implementation of a road pricing concept. market research; awarded the "FastTech 50" honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. in May, 2001, presented by Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing , Sevin Rosen Funds Sevin Rosen Funds (SRF) is a venture capital firm that was established in 1981 by L.J. Sevin and Ben Rosen. SRF was involved in the financing of ArQule, CIENA, Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development Corporation, Silicon Graphics, and Vitesse. and the Dallas Business Journal, to recognize the fastest-growing technology companies in the Dallas metropolitan area; selected by the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania as a "2000 Technology Product of the Year" finalist in the Central Pennsylvania 7th Annual Technology Awards. |
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