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Date Posted: 07:10:19 02/01/03 Sat Date Of Media Release 09/11/1998 Title Go Transit To Trial AES Prodata Mag-stripe and Smart Card fare Collection Systems Contact Wendy Watson-Ekstein - General Manager, Corporate Marketing & Communications Phone + 61 8 9273 1100 Fax + 61 8 9273 1208 Email wendywe@erg.com.au Division ERG Group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Transit To Trial AES Prodata Mag-stripe and Smart Card fare Collection Systems Following a year long competitive bidding process, GO Transit has selected AES Prodata (part of the ERG Group of Companies) to design and supply a new automated fare collection system for its commuter bus and train operations. GO Transit is a regional commuter rail and bus operator servicing the Greater Toronto Area, with a population of almost six million. AES Prodata has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with GO Transit, having supplied them with their original optical recognition paper ticket based fare collection system in the early 1980s. The company is now ready to update their fare collection system and is exploring the benefits of both magnetic stripe and smart card technologies. Smart card technology is a relatively new development for Canadian transit operators with very few smart card transit systems in operation. As the first phase of the system-wide implementation, GO Transit has commissioned AES Prodata to develop and refine a detailed functional specification for the new fare collection system. GO Transit plans to demonstrate the system in a pilot project on its Richmond Hill line. It is GO Transit's intention during this pilot demonstration to outfit 5 stations and 25 buses to accept smart card and magnetic stripe fare payment options as well as continuing to accept limited cash payments. The trial will be undertaken over a 6 to 12 month period. The decision to implement either or both technologies throughout the GO Transit network will depend on customer acceptance and the demonstrated performance of the two technologies. AES Prodata (North America) President Paul Gooderham said the trial would enable GO Transit to choose the best technology for their application. "Once they have determined their preferred option, AES Prodata will install the system across the network which includes more than 50 rail stations and 230 buses." Mr Gooderham said the GO Transit system would utilise Motorola's smart cards and readers. "ERG and Motorola formed an alliance earlier this year to provide state-of-the-art automated fare collections systems. "The GO Transit contract will be the first project in which ERG and Motorola will work closely together. "Motorola's expertise in smart cards, combined with AES Prodata's automated fare collection expertise, provides a powerful technical and commercial proposition." Mr Gooderham said AES Prodata are specialists in automated fare collection systems with expertise in all technologies from paper based ticketing machines through to magnetic stripe and smart cards. "Our systems have been installed in nearly 200 cities, on five continents. Over 20 million times each and every day, a transit rider somewhere in the world uses an AES Prodata fare collection system." GO Transit Director of Engineering, Bob Boyle, said GO Transit had worked well with AES Prodata in the 1980s and was looking forward to working with them again in the future. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |