BWI: Ashok Leyland and Cisco Sign MoU for Intelligent Vehicles

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Cisco Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
Thursday, January 07, 2010 01:00 PM IST (07:30 AM GMT)
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Ashok Leyland and Cisco Sign MoU for Intelligent Vehicles
Unveil iBUS2 - an Emergency Response Centre on Wheels

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, January 07, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland and Cisco today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the companies intend to develop sector-specific solutions that help enable Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication. The companies intend to work together to deliver solutions that will focus on transportation management, incident & emergency medical response as well as mobile security targeted initially at Government and Defence sectors.

Ashok Leyland and Cisco hosted a preview of the first solution from this collaboration, the iBUS2, which combines user-friendly mobility with best-in-class connectivity, at Ashok Leyland's stand in Hall 3 at the Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi.

iBUS2 offers state-of-the-art digital communication equipment that wirelessly communicates in real-time with a remote control centre for the exchange of critical information required for decision making. With an integrated wireless communication network (long range mobile and short range Wi-Fi communication), the iBUS2 allows safety personnel to transmit a wide range of critical data including voice, information, pictures and streaming video.

iBUS2 forms part of the iBUS series from Ashok Leyland that integrates relevant technologies with mobility solutions. The new iBUS2 solution answers a long-felt need in security preparedness, with its innovative features facilitating intelligent responses to emergency situations. Cisco's Smart+Connected Health solutions as well as its Smart+Connected Safety and Security solutions for incident response are integrated into the iBUS2.

The iBUS2 can be uniquely configured for other potential applications such as citizen services, 'Business-on-Wheels' for corporate, banking and retail customers as well as 'Service-on-Wheels' for healthcare, tele-medicine and interactive e-learning.

Executive Comments:

Mr R Seshasayee, managing director, Ashok Leyland:

"Ashok Leyland has been a leader in the Indian bus market, providing the widest range of models and has also pioneered innovations in mass transportation in the country. This MoU heralds the next step for us, of moving from fully-built vehicles to intelligent mobility solutions. We are happy that in Cisco we have a technology leader to collaborate with us in reaching the benefits of technology to the masses, as showcased here in iBUS2."

Mr Naresh Wadhwa, president and country manager, Cisco India & SAARC:

"This is a significant initiative from Ashok Leyland and Cisco and we are confident the collaboration will break new ground in the transportation industry. The vision of the collaboration is to enhance the value of our solutions by combining the unique capabilities, expertise and experience of Cisco and Ashok Leyland in the combined communication solution that is enabled by the network as the core platform."

Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities initiative is designed to provide cities and communities with smart and connected solutions for utilities, safety and security, connected real estate, transportation, health care, learning, sports venues and government services.

About Ashok Leyland

Ashok Leyland is the flagship of the Hinduja Group and a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India with 08-09 turn over of US $ 1.3 billion. With six manufacturing locations at Chennai, Hosur (three plants), Alwar and Bhandara, the Company has a production capacity of 100,000 vehicles, which will shortly touch 1,50,000 vehicles with the integrated plant at Pant Nagar (Uttarakhand) going on stream shortly. Ashok Leyland has associate companies in the Czech Republic and the UAE and a joint venture in Sri Lanka, besides exports to over 30 countries worldwide. www.ashokleyland.com.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Thomas T Abraham, Ashok Leyland, +91 98412 91292, thomas.abraham@ashokleyland.com
Varghese Thomas, Cisco India, +91 98866 05670, vmthomas@cisco.com
Devdatta Mulchandani, +91 90030 76909, devdatta@cleapublicrelations.com
Tarun Nagrani, Text 100, +91 9810118234, tarunn@text100.co.in

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