122 PRIVATE HIRE AND TAXI MONTHLY
MAY 2009
point ofsale.....point ofsale ..... THE LIMOSPEC
16PASSENG ER DESIGNE D FOR OPERATORS
1st4Limosales Ltd is launching a limousine- spec minibus that could bring new busi- ness to Taxi and Private hire operators alike. 1st4Limosales
highly successful Limo- hire
and
operation which is offering highly-speci- fied
limo-style
minibuses to operators seeking to generate profits from a lucrative and growing market. The new limousine spec 16 passenger needs introducing to the Taxi and Private hire industry. Taxi and private hire operators are ideally placed and used to dealing with priva te hire industry and cor- porate requests, but they are stuck in a rut where they sell them- selves too cheapl y. There’s an operator
is a sales
near here who is send- ing his 26-seater to Ascot next month for £275. I’m sending one 16-seater limo Cruiser for £1,250. There’s a bit more to it than pick up and drop off because we will erect a gazebo- style marquee and set out seating and tables. The Grand Illusion After doing some research on the specialist con- verters, 1st4Limosales were delighted to find Stanford Coachworks located just a few miles up the road. The part- nership quickly gelled when they realised Stanford coachworks directors Lee Wiggins and Jess Rider regular- ly attend limousine exhibitions in the US in search of ideas or products to incorporate in their own vehicle designs. The initial outcome has
led to the introduction of the first Grand Illu- sion Limo Cruiser which is based on Volk- swagen
platform. It will be fol- lowed by another three and from the middle of this year the base plat- form will become a Mercedes-Benz Sprint- er – when the Euro 5 versions become avail- able. The
agreement
between 1st4Limosales and Stanford Coach- works means
the
Grand Illusion will only be available only through 1st4Limosales. For a closer look at this innovative
come and see us at the Private Hire & Taxi Exhi- bition, Ricoh Centre on the 27th & 28th May or call our friendly sales team on 0845 006 1434. See our advert on page 44.
Crafter
SWINTON TAXI DIVISION GIVES AWAY
FREE BREAKDOWN COVER vehicle,
Swinton Taxi Division is to give free taxi break- down cover to anyone who takes out a policy as a result of a quote given at the Coventry Private Hire and Taxi Exhibition at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena. Worth up to £110, this offer is exclusive to attendees of the exhibition which takes place on 27 and 28 May and is spon- sored by Swinton Taxi Division for the third year running. Swinton’s ‘Mystery Tip- per’ will also give away a total of £4,000 during the two days so anyone who displays a Mystery Tipper ‘Give me a big tip’ sticker, available st the stand is in with a chance of winning. Prizes of £1,000 will be given away each morn- ing and afternoon to ensure that nobody misses out. Cabbies are
encouraged to go and visit the Swinton Taxi Division stand to find out details on how to get involved in the fun. A team of specialist advisors will be avail- able on Stand One, located near the exhibi- tion entrance, to offer visitors expert advice and guidance on a wide range of insurance related services and products. The Swinton Taxi stand will also offer a range of great offers and low cost deals for exhibition goers as well as some great incen- tives
for fleet
customers. There will also be exclusive give- aways to visitors and a magician will be on hand to entertain the younger visitors. Steve Roberts, Swinton Taxi Unit Manager said: “The Coventry Private Hire and Taxi Exhibition
CORDIC CHOOSES LOQUENDO SPEECH TECHNOL OGIES IN LATEST GENERATION FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Turin, Italy and Cam- bridge, UK – Loquendo, leading provider of speech technologies worldwide, and Cordic, the leading fleet man- agement
solution s
experts, announced that Cordic’s market leading cPAQ taxi despatch system now features
Interactive
Voice Response (IVR) enabled by Loquendo speech technology. Cordic’s advanced taxi despatch system fea- tures an innovative IVR platform, which is pow- ered by Loquendo ASR automatic recognition
speech and
Loquendo TTS synthet- ic speech technologies, and includes the indus- try’s
first voice
recognition feature for automated taxi book- ings. Cordic’s IVR platform and voice recognition capability enables reg- ular customers to book jobs and check the progress of their book- ings without having to wait to speak to an
operator or tying up valuable staff. When a regular caller’s number is recognised, they are offered an immediate repeat pickup, which they can then accept or choose from a range of other options. Once the customer has booked a job, their personalised status is given back to the caller in one of Loquendo’s award win- ning, lifelike voices. The Cordic IVR solution is highly configurable to meet the specific speech, prompt and response needs of the taxi or private hire com- pany and offers 24/7 coverage. Every spo- ken message can be edited by the individual non-expert company user, and the overall result is a reliable, effi- cient, high quality and natural-sounding serv- ice that customers enjoy using. “Cordic
chose
Loquendo technology for the reliability of its speech recognition and the quality of its
human-like voices,” stated Fara Arani, Commercial Director of Cordic. “Cordic’s IVR solution can enable the automated handling of between 25% - 40% of a taxi company’s workload. And our market lead- ing voice recognition feature is the first to enable automated taxi bookings that comply with
regu latory
requirements set out by the Public Carriage Office in London.” “Cordic is an industry leader and its cutting edge fleet management solutions represent a reliable way for enter- prises in the taxi and courier industries to optimi se operations and cut costs,” stated Rosanna Duce, VP International Sales at Loquendo. “Cordic’s expertise and innova- tion coupled with Loquendo’s
speech
excellencemakes this a winning solution for today’s
demanding markets.”
About Cordic Formed in 2002, Cordic Ltd develops and mar- kets
vendors and has strate- gic alliances
with state-of-the-art
fleet management solu- tions including mobile data despatch systems targeted at the Taxi, Pri- vate Hire and Courier Service
Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, BT and HP. For more information, visit
www.cordic.com
sectors.
Cordic’s core products operate over public GPRS (General Pack Radio Services) net- works and incorporate leading edge wireless and interactive voice response (IVR) tech- nologies to provide reliability, flexibility and scalability while provid- ing the most cost effective solution and best user experience. Having introduced the world’s first GPRS based mobile data despatch
system,
Cordic is the largest, most proven provider of GPRS based Taxi Despatch Systems in the world today. Cordic has teamed up with wireless
operators,
hardware manufactur- ers
and software
About Loquendo - Vocal Technology and Services Winner
of 'Market
Leader-Best Speech Engine' at the 2008 and 2007 Speech Industry Awards, Loquendo is the leading innovator in speech recognition and speech synthesis - pro- viding a complete range of technologies for server, embedded and desktop solutions. Currently available in 26 languages with 62 voices, and constantly growing, Loquendo's best-in-breed technolo- gies enhance customer satisfaction and greatly reduce costs. Loquendo
TTS,
Loquendo ASR and Loquendo
Speaker
Identification and Verifi- cation are high-quality, high-performance tech- nologies which are also
available on the
Loquendo MRCP Serv- er and VoiceXML and CCXML platforms. Fur- thermore, Loquendo TTS and ASR are avail- able as Loquendo Embedded Technolo- gies for deploying speech applications in embedded and mobile environments. Many enterprises and carriers
worldwide
have recognised the Loquendo difference and our advanced tech- nologies power millions of calls every day in the te le communic ati ons and enterprise markets across the globe. Loquendo is a Telecom Italia company head- quartered in Turin, Italy, with offices in the US, Spain, Germany and France, and a world- wide
network of
partners. For more information about Loquendo, and to hear demos of all Loquendo voices, go to
www.loquendo.com See our advert on page 45.
is an important event for taxi drivers across the UK and we are delighted to offer free Breakdown Cover to anyone who gets a quote during the exhibi- tion. We will also be offering many other special
offers and
incentives as well as having our expert fleet managers and insur- ance team on hand to give quotes and more information.”
See our adverts throughout
the
paper and see us at the show.
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