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Tribune Interactive Signs Agreement
with ETAK to Deliver Timely Road Condition and Traffic Information
Via the Web
Partnership enables Tribune
Interactive to provide 24-hours-a-day traffic information
on its local newspaper Web sites
CHICAGO, Wed., Jan. 31, 2001 --
Tribune Interactive, Inc., a leader in
interactive news and information Web sites and a subsidiary
of Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB),
today announced that it has signed an agreement with Etak,
Inc., a unit of Tele Atlas and a premier provider of digital
map databases and traffic information. The agreement will
give consumers access to current road condition and traffic
information via several of Tribune Interactive's newspaper
Web sites.
Six Tribune Interactive Web sites including
orlandosentinel.com
(Orlando Sentinel), sun-sentinel.com
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel), sunspot.net
(The Baltimore Sun), ctnow.com
(The Hartford Courant), stamfordadvocate.com
(Stamford Advocate) and greenwichtime.com
(Greenwich Time) will make Etak's traffic information available
to their communities.
"Getting current traffic conditions right
off the Web is a great service for people on the go in our
communities," said David Hiller, president of Tribune
Interactive. "It's another example of how our local information
Web sites helps make consumers' daily lives easier."
Other Tribune Interactive Web sites, such as latimes.com,
chicagotribune.com
and newsday.com,
currently offer similar traffic services also.
"It is a pleasure to provide Internet
traffic to Tribune Interactive, one of the largest online
news and information networks in the country," said Kiyoshi
Hamai, vice president of product management and support for
Etak. "Tribune Interactive consumers will receive accurate
and timely information that can assist them in making the
right commuting decisions."
Etak's Internet traffic, in cooperation with
Metro Networks, a Westwood One company, enables consumers
to quickly get traffic information from Tribune Interactive
sites by logging on and viewing a map of their general area
or selecting a particular region. While searching for the
latest traffic information, users can click on the interactive
icons to find out where an incident was reported, the cause,
when it was reported and when it is expected to clear. They
can also get reports on road congestion, travel delays, construction,
weather-related road conditions and major events that may
affect their drive, such as sports, concerts and festivals.
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About Etak, A Unit of Tele Atlas Etak
Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., is the premier
U.S. provider of high-quality digital maps, real-time traffic
information and advanced map technology used in a wide variety
of business and consumer applications. In May 2000, Etak became
a wholly owned subsidiary of Tele Atlas. Together, Tele Atlas
and Etak comprise the largest digital mapping company in the
world with over 1,200 employees and a digital map database
that spans the globe. For more information on Etak or Tele
Atlas products and services, please visit http://www.etak.com
or http://www.teleatlas.com.
About Tribune Interactive, Inc. Tribune
Interactive, Inc., a subsidiary of Tribune Company (NYSE:
TRB) based in Chicago, operates leading interactive news
and information sites in major markets across the United States,
including 18 of the top 30 markets. Tribune Interactive's
Web sites attract more than 5 million visitors per month,
and rank among the top 20 interactive news/information networks
in the country. |
