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Best Web Hosting Digital Dispatch Systems Inc. has signed new contracts with Helsingin Taksi-Data OY of Helsinki, Finland, and Taxi G7 of Paris, France. These contracts are worth $1.7 million in total.

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Web Site Design And Hosting June 30, 2004 (AXcess News) Richmond, British Columbia - Digital Dispatch Systems Inc. (TSX: DD) has signed new contracts with Helsingin Taksi-Data OY (HTD) of Helsinki, Finland, and Taxi G7 of Paris, France. These contracts are worth $1.7 million in total.Digital Dispatch will provide HTD with 200 MC 1790 mobile computers and SmartCam in-vehicle surveillance systems. This is in addition to HTD's previous purchase of 1,200 MC 1700 mobile computers and communications infrastructure. Both the MC 1790 and the MC 1700 mobile computers are Windows CE(R)-based and include an integrated magnetic card reader and GPS receiver. These additional mobile computers will support HTD's growing fleet.

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Email Web Hosting Taxis G7 will purchase 225 more MC 1790 mobile computers to support its expanding fleet. This is in addition to the 3,500 MC 1790s it has already purchased. Taxi G7 will also purchase additional communications infrastructure to expand its communications capacity to support its additional vehicles.

Web Hosting Plans "This has been a very successful month for us. These new contracts reflect our strong presence in the taxi market in Europe where we continue to have recurring customer revenue," said Michael Hryb, Vice President of Sales for Digital Dispatch.Founded in 1989, Helsingin Taksi Data OY is owned by 1,246 private car owners and Helsingin Taksiautoilijat ry (Helsinki Taxidriver's Association). With over 1,400 taxis and 79 call takers, HTD is the largest taxi company in the regulated Finnish taxi market. In 2001, HTD received 4 million orders by phone.AdvertisementTaxis G7 is owned "G7 Group", which oversees three business units: taxi, car rentals (ADA) and storage (MGF, Homebox, Novarchive). Its taxi business is divided into two: a radio taxi company, Societe Nouvelle Groupement Taxi (SNGT) that operates a fleet of 3000 affiliated taxis via a traffic control and call centre for dispatching. It also has a devoted fleet to cater to businesses; and a vehicle service organization, "Garage des taxis G7" that maintains and rents nearly 800 taxi vehicles to independent drivers, manages a taxi school and offers diverse services to taxi drivers.Predominant mostly in Paris, Taxis G7 operates the largest taxi circuit in France. On average, the company deals with 20,000 trip requests per day, 100 percent of which is dispatched by the call centre.

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