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RouteMatch Software Acquires NaviTrans, Division of Laidlaw Transit Services
| Source: RouteMatch Software
ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 30, 2007 -- RouteMatch Software, Inc. today announced it
has completed an agreement to acquire NaviTrans, a division of Laidlaw
Transit Services. As part of the agreement, RouteMatch Software will hire
all former NaviTrans employees and begin supporting all NaviTrans customers
representing medium to large transportation providers across the country.
"Through this merger, RouteMatch will be adding a number of exceptional
transit technology professionals to our team. We will also benefit from a
great number of ideas and innovations that have been developed by NaviTrans
for fixed-route and paratransit providers. This allows us to continue
providing the best technology solutions and services to the transit
industry," said Bahman Irvani, chairman at RouteMatch Software.
"This transaction accomplishes several objectives for Laidlaw Transit
Services. It will allow us to improve the focus on our core business, while
at the same time ensuring ongoing support for current NaviTrans customers.
RouteMatch is an established and well respected software company that
provides greater opportunities for the NaviTrans staff and product
development," said Gil West, president of Laidlaw Transit.
"We are very excited about merging with RouteMatch Software. This is not a
typical merger. RouteMatch is not only acquiring our client base, but also
integrating our staff with theirs. The entire staff has accepted positions
with RouteMatch, and everyone is excited about their future roles in the
company. We see this as an opportunity to contribute to the company's
continued success in providing transit ITS technology solutions for
transportation providers," said Mike Wade, vice president of NaviTrans.
Current NaviTrans employees will continue to work out of a RouteMatch
office based in Kansas City, Missouri. "The plan is to have the former
NaviTrans team become the operations division for RouteMatch Software,"
added Wade. "Our team will develop new modules that will focus on
achieving operational efficiencies. Much of our efforts at Laidlaw Transit
Services were in this arena, so we are very pleased that we can continue
initiatives that we started with Laidlaw."
After the merger, relevant features from the NaviTrans Navigator product
will be integrated with RouteMatch's family of software solutions.
NaviTrans customers will now be able to take advantage of RouteMatch's full
line of customer support and customer care programs including free
Webinars, user group meetings, an online chat forum for customers, online
training sessions and the highly anticipated annual user conference.
About RouteMatch Software
RouteMatch Software is a proven leader in transportation and logistics
technology and services, with specific expertise in demand-response and
paratransit systems. Targeting private and public sector transportation
providers, the company's products address routing, scheduling, dispatching,
billing, reporting, fixed-route integration, and transportation
coordination. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Atlanta,
Ga., and its software is currently in use at more than 190 sites in 40
states across the U.S., including statewide implementations in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa and Tennessee. Additional information about
RouteMatch Software products is available at www.routematch.com or by
calling RouteMatch Marketing Services toll-free at 1-888-840-8791 or
404-876-5160. Current customers may contact RouteMatch at 1-866-653-3629.