Author: Hansjörg Back

The Internet is abuzz with the recently found Heartbleed bug that affected the security of many servers relying on OpenSSL code. This bug is serious: “Catastrophic is the right word. On the scale of 1 to 10, this is an 11.” commented security expert Bruce Schneier.…

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For PTV xServer and PTV Mapserver are new toll scenarios available concerning Italy and Spain. Please note that for Italy we are now able to provide an exact toll calculation based on toll sections. Up to now only an estimated toll calculation based on kilometers was possible.…

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The new release of PTV Mapserver 5.9.1.13 is now available for download.

Besides a couple of bug fixes there are some improvements:

• Customized handling of quick infos possible.
• Additional road information along the complete road segment and not only at the reference point of the segment.

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The last tests were successful. So we proudly present the new release 1.18 of the PTV xServer on schedule, which are now ready for download at the customer area of the PTV Developer Zone (login is required).

And these are the highlights:

PTV xServer in general

• Asynchronous requests with jobs

• Detailed callback progress

• Groovy scripting

PTV xLocate Server

• Improved geocoding

PTV xRoute Server

• Height information

PTV xTour Server

• Multi-tenant capability

PTV xDima Server

• New for Linux

• Multi-tenant capability

PTV xCluster Server

• New for Windows 64-bit and Linux

• Multi-CPU and multi-tenant capability

More details have been already blogged:

• Take another sip of 1.18
• Be prepared for 1.18

We are very interested in your impression of these new features and enhancements.…

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For PTV xServer and PTV Mapserver are new toll scenarios available concerning Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.

Concerned maps

• PTV Europe City Map Premium 2014.1N

• PTV Europe City Map Premium 2014.1T

• PTV Europe City Map Premium 2013.2N

• PTV Europe City Map Premium 2013.2T

• PTV Europe City Map Premium 2013.1aN

Content

• Scenario Austria January 2014, ‘Mautordnung Version 38’ (minor bug fix)

• Scenario Bulgaria 2014 (this scenario replaces the previous ‘Bulgaria Standard’ scenario)

• Scenario Denmark January 2014 (new tariffs for the Great Belt Bridge and Øresund Bridge)

• Scenario Denmark January 2015, v3 (new tariffs for Øresund)

• Scenario France Eco-Tax national 2015 (new tariffs for Mont-Blanc, Fréjus 2014)
• Scenario France January 2014 (last available tariffs from ASFA dated Feb 2013)
• Scenario GB January 2014 (new tariffs for Eurotunnel, Mersey tunnel, Severn Bridge, Second Severn Crossing, Tyne Tunnel, Dunham Bridge)
• Scenario Ireland January 2014 (new tariffs 2014)
• Scenario Norway January 2014 (new tariffs 2014)
• Scenario Poland 2014 (new toll roads)
• Scenario Portugal January 2014 (new tariffs for 25 de Abril Bridge, Vasco da Gama Bridge)
• Scenario Romania January 2014 (this scenario replaces the previous ‘Romania January 2013’ scenario)
• Scenario Sweden January 2014 (city toll Stockholm and Gothenburg)
• Scenario Switzerland July 2014 (new tariffs for Munt la Schera, Sankt Bernhard, Romanshorn 2014)

It is possible to use the manual download from the customer area of the PTV Developer Zone or the automatic download with the PTV Content Update Service (see blog article).…

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Since PTV xRoute Server 1.17 our new technology feature layer is available. It was designed and developed for an easy use of varied data content in the context of route planning.

We just uploaded the new feature layer data for PTV North America City 2014N.…

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