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9/6/03 – Montgomery County Transit Deploys
ShuttleGirl™ Handheld 2.1 for the Ride On Bus System
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Montgomery County Transit launches the Handheld Schedule Planner – powered by ShuttleGirl™
– for their Ride On Bus system. The Ride On Bus program provides
service to the rural and urbanized areas of Montgomery County,
Maryland.
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The Schedule Planner, designed for Palm Powered™ handhelds, can be used
to view schedules for approximately 80 bus routes.
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Ride On Handheld Schedule Planner
Montgomery County Transit – Division
of Transit Services
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8/14/03 – Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon Deploys
ShuttleGirl™ Handheld 2.1
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The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet),
the state of Oregon's largest public transit agency, launches the Handheld
Schedule Viewer – powered by ShuttleGirl™ – for their entire
transportation network. TriMet serves approximately 600 square miles
and transports about 300,000 people each day.
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The Schedule Viewer, designed for Palm Powered™ handhelds as well as
Pocket PCs, delivers over 100 schedules – including bus routes, the
Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail system, and the Portland
Streetcar.
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TriMet Handheld Schedule
Viewer
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
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9/1/02 – Harvard Medical School Deploys
ShuttleGirl™ Handheld 2.1 for the M2 Shuttle Service
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Harvard Medical School adds schedules for its M2 shuttle system to the
handheld module of the Harvard Shuttletime service (powered by ShuttleGirl™).
The M2 shuttle transports students and faculty members between the Longwood Medical and Academic Area
(LMA) and Harvard University in Cambridge, and is managed by MASCO, Inc.
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Shuttletime
MASCO, Inc.
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3/23/02 – Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Deploys
ShuttleGirl™ Handheld 2.1 for Bus Schedules
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In light of the extraordinary response from commuter rail riders, the MBTA
upgrades its Schedule Planner – powered by ShuttleGirl™
– to deliver schedules for their bus system. The MBTA bus
network consists of 170 routes and carries nearly 375,000 passengers a day.
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The Schedule Planner, designed for Palm Powered™ handhelds, is currently
in use by an estimated 40,000 users. A Pocket PC version of the
software is scheduled for launch at the end of the year.
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MBTA
Schedule Planner
Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority
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3/11/02 – Media – "Palm Reading"
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NBC, WHDH-TV 7 News Boston, Special Report, by Frances Riviera
Boston Magazine, Reporter, by Victoria Hallett
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WHDH-TV 7 News discusses the recent success of ShuttleGirl™ with Second
Kiss Wireless Co-Founder Jason Karamchandani. The product – which
has "literally taken off" – is said to "make public
transportation virtually hassle free."
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The report is a follow-up to an article that appeared in the March
2002 issue of Boston Magazine (written by Second Kiss Wireless' favorite
reporter, Vicky Hallett).
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For a transcript of the report or a copy of the article, visit the links
below or contact Second Kiss Wireless.
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WHDH-TV
7 News Boston – Special Report – Palm Reading
Boston Magazine
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1/28/02 – Second Kiss Wireless Releases ShuttleGirl™ Schedule Data for Amtrak Northeast Express Trains
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Since the recent release of the MBTA Schedule Planner, ShuttleGirl™
users everywhere have been requesting downloadable schedules for other
systems. Second Kiss Wireless is proud to offer schedule data and
map files for the most popular of these requests: the Amtrak Northeast express
trains. The Amtrak Acela Express and Metroliner –
the two fastest trains in North America – have dozens of daily
departures and travel from Boston to New York to Philadelphia to
Washington, DC.
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The new schedule data and map files are compatible with ShuttleGirl™ and
all ShuttleGirl™-powered applications.
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ShuttleGirl™ Data Files
Amtrak
Northeast
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1/20/02 – Media – "What a
difference a year makes to train riders"
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The Boston Globe, City & Region, by Mac Daniel
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The MBTA Schedule Planner – powered by ShuttleGirl™ –
receives special mention in an article about new and innovative programs
at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. "Late for
your train? A few plips on your Palm Pilot and you can find out the
next departing train and even check out system maps." The
"nifty" new software is reportedly "getting raves ... from some of the T's harshest critics..."
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For a copy of the article, search The Boston Globe Archives or contact
Second Kiss Wireless.
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MBTA
Schedule Planner
The Boston Globe Archives
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11/29/01 – Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Deploys
ShuttleGirl™ Handheld 2.0 for Commuter Rail Schedules
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The MBTA, America's oldest and 4th-largest transportation system,
launches the MBTA Schedule Planner – powered by ShuttleGirl™
– for their commuter rail system. The commuter rail, operated by
Amtrak under contract to the MBTA, carries approximately 130,000 people
every day and travels as far north as Newburyport, as far south as
Providence, RI, and as far west as Worcester.
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The Schedule Planner, designed for Palm Powered™ handhelds, puts
the departure times of more than 450 daily trips at riders'
fingertips. "One of the best ways to make service more
convenient is by providing good schedule and route information,"
said Michael H. Mulhern, the MBTA's General Manager.
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Thousands of registered users throughout Massachusetts (and beyond) have
downloaded and installed the software since its release. The
feedback has been phenomenal...
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For a copy of the press release, contact the MBTA or Second Kiss Wireless.
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MBTA
Schedule Planner
Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority
What commuters are saying...
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09/10/01 – Harvard University Shuttle Services Deploys ShuttleGirl™
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Harvard University – where the ShuttleGirl™ project first began
– launches Shuttletime for Web browsers, Palm Powered™
handhelds, and WAP-enabled cellular phones. Shuttletime –
powered by ShuttleGirl™ – delivers schedule information for the
campus shuttle system.
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Shuttletime receives nearly 1,000 hits a day from students, faculty,
and other members of the Harvard community. The software is also
used by telephone operators at Harvard to respond to schedule
information requests, and several campus web sites query the software to
display shuttle arrival information.
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Shuttletime
Harvard University
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08/15/01 – MultiModal Applied Systems and Second Kiss Wireless Announce Marketing
Alliance for ShuttleGirl™ Platform for Mobile Transit Schedules
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MultiModal and Second Kiss Wireless sign an alliance to jointly
develop and market the ShuttleGirl platform. ShuttleGirl™ will
be integrated with MultiModal’s MultiRail®, the market
leader in rail service planning and schedule management. MultiRail
timetables, developed by the local transit agency, will be seamlessly
delivered to the ShuttleGirl platform, putting up-to-date transit
information in the hands of commuters.
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MultiModal Applied Systems, based in Princeton, New Jersey, is a global supplier of freight and passenger rail planning
software and provides its MultiRail® service planning systems and related consulting services to many of the world’s largest rail companies.
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MultiModal Applied Systems, Inc.
Press Release
(MultiModal)
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