New products to Deliver Cutting-Edge Features to Clients

CALGARY, AB - November 5, 2008 - Mentor Engineering announces it has signed an agreement with Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location based solutions (LBS). Through the agreement, Tele Atlas will provide digital maps for Mentor’s navigation software packages, including Mentor Streets®, Mentor IntelliFleet® and the navigation module of Mentor Ranger®. Tele Atlas digital maps bring many benefits to Mentor clients including the addition of points of interest (POIs) and landmarks, as well as map organization by county, allowing clients to utilize only the map area of interest to them.

Incorporating Tele Atlas digital maps is Mentor Streets®, a comprehensive fixed-route software package which enables accurate answers to ‘Where’s my bus?’ questions, improved access to real-time route and schedule information, and more efficient dispatching. Including modules for in-vehicle mobile computing, Computer-Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL), incident management, and schedule and route adherence, Streets is a versatile and innovative ITS solution for public transit. In addition to Streets, Mentor Ranger®, a rugged, in-vehicle mobile computer now uses Tele Atlas digital maps in its navigation module, which provides turn-by-turn directions to drivers.

Also using Tele Atlas’ maps is Mentor IntelliFleet®, an automated dispatch system specifically designed to deal with day-to-day operational realities of taxi organizations. This modularly designed software suite provides call takers, dispatchers, and system administrators with a comprehensive set of tools to help them perform their jobs more efficiently and accurately.

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Mentor is a 20-year veteran in the manufacturing and deployment of wireless mobile computing and GPS systems. Mentor is distinguished by technical innovation and services including system integration, training, and on-going support. Read more at http://www.mentoreng.com/.


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