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RNS Number:8598U
ITIS Holdings PLC
02 February 2004

Monday 2nd February 2004

     FORD MOTOR COMPANY STANDARDISE SATELLITE NAVIGATION WITH ITIS TRAFFIC
                                  INFORMATION

ITIS Holdings ("ITIS") announces today that its RDS-TMC Traffic Information
Service will be supplied on all Ford Mondeo Zetec Nav vehicles, a new model
which for the first time features satellite navigation as standard equipment and
is specifically targeted at business users and fleets.

Significantly, this model will be priced at only #375 more than the standard
Ford Mondeo Zetec, representing the first time that the cost of
factory-installed navigation has reached a price level at which it can be
standardised on a main stream model. It also confirms that satellite navigation
systems can no longer be viewed as a luxury car option and therefore underlines
the growth potential of this market. Many business customers cannot specify
options on their car and this can be frustrating especially with a valuable tool
like traffic enhanced satellite navigation.  The Ford Mondeo Zetec Nav is aimed
directly at those customers and will remove the need for them to seek
alternative systems in the after market

Stuart Marks, Chief Executive of ITIS Holdings, commented, "We are excited by
this latest initiative from Ford and the exposure that RDS-TMC will receive as a
result.  Factory installed satellite navigation has now reached a pricing level
at which the manufacturer can afford to standardise systems on mainstream
models.  ITIS, through its exclusive license to broadcast RDS-TMC, is ideally
placed to take full advantage of the growth of satellite navigation.  A key
advantage for us is that RDS-TMC is now recognized by manufacturers and
customers as an essential enhancement to turn by turn navigation."

Peter Fleet, Ford of Britain, Marketing Director, said, "The Ford Mondeo Zetec
Nav specifically caters for essential users and key fleet customers who cannot
specify options on their company cars.  It also offers an additional proposition
for retail customers recognizing the growing market for satellite navigation
systems."


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Contact:          Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings plc, 0161 929 5788
                  Ginny Pulbrook, Citigate Dewe Rogerson, 020 7638 9571

Note to editors: Accompanying photography is available.

ITIS Holdings plc, listed on Aim, is the UK's leading provider of traffic
information and vehicle security services.

*    ITIS has invested in the development of a unique system for the collection 
     and analysis of traffic information; it combines information from the AA 
     traffic control centres with ITIS Historic and real-time Floating Vehicle 
     Data (FVD) to provide Journey time forecasts and real-time updates. ITIS 
     now operates the largest commercial application of FVD anywhere in the 
     world, and delivers the content over a variety of platforms including 
     RDS-TMC (Alert C), digital radio and automated telephone services (IVR) 
     under the AA RoadWatch brand.

*    ITIS provide traffic data to all mobile phone providers. To receive 
     up-to-date traffic and travel information direct from your mobile ' phone 
     call 401100 from any network; 2222 from Vodafone; 2020 from T-mobile

*    ITIS provide traffic data to www.getmethere.co.uk, a comprehensive service 
     from Toyota providing information on route planning, traffic information, 
     traffic alerts and incidents, and weather forecasts.

Through its NavTrak business (www.navtrak.com), ITIS has developed a unique and
innovative stolen vehicle tracking service delivered via GPS/GSM technology,
which offers theft alerts, vehicle tracking and police liaison throughout
Europe.  Services include;

*    Detection of theft - even when owner's keys have been taken. (Automatic 
     Driver Recognition - ADR)

*    Automatic GPS tracking of stolen vehicles (Stolen Vehicle Recovery)

*    Theft alerts, GPS tracking and police liaison covering 20 European 
     countries (EUROWATCH)

*    Instantaneous position report to any mobile phone (AutoTrak)

*    Mileage reports to show trips and cumulative distances travelled (Journey 
     Diary)

For further information on the Company please visit our website at
www.itisholdings.com or www.navtrak.com


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