PRESS RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER
20TH, 2004
EASY-RIDER DYNAMIC
CARPOOLING GOES LIVE
A new dynamic carpool service branded as "
Easy-Rider" was
opened today for the commuters at the Schiphol airport area
in Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The service is based on Ecolane's
Dynamic Carpool technology and is operated by the local partner,
Social
Traffic BV. The service combines high-class personal commuting requirements
with the latest mobile and payment technologies.
It is started
as a pilot with 1.000 participants and
will be expanded early next year to a nationwide service
in The Netherlands.
Partners in this pilot include several airlines, banks and
other companies in the service area and sponsored support from
several big companies.
The goal
is to have one out of seven commuters using the service by
the end of 2007.
For more information please
contact:
Ecolane Finland Oy
Sami Pöykkö, telephone +358 44 5447511
Antti Hannula, telephone +358 40 5447586
ECOLANE FINLAND
OY (www.ecolane.com) was founded in 2002 and focuses on the
development and sales of various ride sharing software solutions.
The advanced Carpool and Taxi Sharing services enable new kind
of dynamic and convenient real-time commuting and other personal
travel services.
Ecolane Finland Oy is a private company owned by the active
management as well as number of European investors.