To ensure a smooth transition, we kindly ask you, to notice the following information. PTV Group will be terminating following products, plugins, maps and more:
- All versions of PTV World Map based on AND as of 1st April 2019
- PTV BCR Converter versions 1.0.1.0 and 1.0.0.0 as of 1st January 2020
- PTV xServer add-ons AJAX Maps versions 3.5.25-3.5.30 as of 1st January 2020
- PTV xServer .NET version 1.5 as of 1st January of 2020
- All other PTV Map versions 2018 as of 1st January 2020
- PTV xServer API version 1.24 and PTV xServer API versions 2.7-2.11 as of 1st April 2020
- PTV Content Update Service all versions of API 1 (1.28 and all previous versions) as well as version 2.11 and all previous versions of API 2 as of 1st April 2020
Please notice
- that the Content Update Service of API 2 (currently version 2.12) is available. This service is also compatible to PTV xServer API 1 and very efficient.
- The PTV World Map based on AND is replaced by an extracted version of PTV World City Map from TomTom. The contract with the data provider AND was terminated as of 31.03.2019. Therefore, maps based on AND may not be used in licensed PTV products. Consequently, PTV has stopped the processing and supply of PTV maps based on AND.
We have already provided the following upgrade paths to updating to the latest versions of:
- PTV xServer and add-ons
From this date onwards, we will no longer provide updates or support for the versions as listed below.
Discontinuation notice for PTV xServer API version 1.24 effective from 1st April 2020:
| PTV xServer | Version | Operating System |
| PTV xCluster Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.4 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xDima Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.4 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xLoad Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.3 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xLocate Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.3 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xMap Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.4 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xMapmatch Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.4 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xRoute Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.4 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xTerritory Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.4 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xTour Server | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.4 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| PTV xServer bundle | 1.24.0.0 – 1.24.0.5 | Windows and Linux distributions |
Discontinuation notice for PTV xServer API versions 2.7-2.11 effective from 1st April 2020:
| PTV xServer | Version | Operating System |
| PTV Server | 2.7.0 – 2.11.2 | Windows and Linux distributions |
Discontinuation notice for PTV xServer plugins effective from 1st April 2020:
| PTV xServer plugins | Version | Operating System |
| Content Update Service | 1.20.0.0 – 1.28.0.0 2.0.0 – 2.11.0 | Windows and Linux distributions |
| Content Update Service Adapter | 2.0.0 – 2.11.0 | Windows and Linux distributions |
Discontinuation notice for PTV xServer add-ons effective from 1st January 2020:
| PTV xServer add-ons | Version | Comment |
| AJAX Maps | 3.5.25.0 – 3.5.30.0 | Java Servlet in combination with PTV xMap Server |
| BCR Converter | 1.0.0.0 and 1.0.1.0 | Windows and Linux distributions |
Discontinuation notice for PTV xServer .NET effective from 1st January 2020:
| PTV xServer | Version | Comment |
| PTV xServer .NET | 1.5 | Framework for .NET applications in combination with PTV xServer |
Discontinuation notice for PTV Maps version 2018 effective from 1st January 2020:
| PTV Maps | Version | Map & Data Provider |
| PTV Europe City Map Premium | 2018.1H, 2018.2H, 2018.1T, 2018.2T | Here, TomTom |
| PTV North America City Map | 2018 | Here |
| PTV South America City Map | 2018 | Here |
| PTV Australia City Map | 2018 | Here |
| PTV World City Map Premium | 2018.1T, 2018.2T | TomTom (+AND) |
| PTV Africa City Map | 2018 | TomTom |
| PTV South Asia City Map | 2018 | TomTom |
| PTV Arabia City Map | 2018 | Here |
| PTV India City Map | 2018 | Here |
Discontinuation notice for PTV World Map effective from 1st April 2019:
| PTV xServer | Version | Comment |
| PTV World Map | 2018 | Contract was terminated effective from 31.03.2019 with data supplier AND. It is not permitted to use AND data in PTV products from that time. Please use the extracted PTV World Map from TomTom instead. |
In accordance with PTV Group’s product discontinuation policy, we are providing you notice of this phase-out so that you have adequate time to replace the solutions via updating to the latest software versions available.
PTV Group is committed to providing the highest level of quality and service to you. Based on your requests, we constantly enhance our software and keep integrating new and improved functions and contents. Therefore, we strongly advise you to partake in our maintenance contract, as it integrates extended functions and ensures their systems always remain up-to-date – a basic prerequisite for their day-to-day operations.
To meet the growing requirements, PTV Group, like other software providers, needs to limit the number of software versions available. This way, we can always make sure that our resources stay focused on further improving PTV xServer, PTV xServer add-ons and PTV Maps as the current software solutions create the perfect conditions for your business applications to excel.
In case you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your representative sales partner.
