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HighwayNet.com Offers Real-Time Traffic Conditions

5 January 2000

Northern Virginia Traffic Cameras Available on the Web; HighwayNet.com Offers Real-Time Traffic Conditions

    HERNDON, Va., Jan. 5 -- Area commuters now have a smart way
to help them plan their travel routes and avoid grueling traffic jams.
HighwayNet.com, launched today by the Virginia Department of Transportation
(VDOT) and EyeCast.com, provides Internet users access to up-to-the-minute
images from VDOT's traffic cameras on Northern Virginia interstate highways.
    "This new service gives drivers more control over their commutes," said
VDOT's Northern Virginia District Administrator Tom Farley.  "It's part of
VDOT's commitment to use smart technology to manage congestion."
    "HighwayNet.com is a powerful, interactive tool that allows users to
leverage the power of the Web to access real-time traffic and commute
information," said Shaun Amini, CEO of EyeCast.com, Inc.  "This is only one
application of EyeCast's versatile surveillance and monitoring technology, and
we hope to expand this service to other areas soon."
    Beginning today, Internet users will have free access to 25 cameras
located on interstates 66, 95, 395, and 495.  By summer 2000, users will be
able to access all 110 VDOT cameras covering more than 80 miles of interstate
roads in Northern Virginia.  The cameras are located on I-66 from Rosslyn to
Route 234 in Manassas; on I-395/95 from the 14th Street Bridge to Route 234 in
Dumfries and on the Capital Beltway between the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the
American Legion Bridge.
    VDOT and EyeCast.com, a Herndon-based application service provider, formed
a public-private partnership earlier this year to offer area commuters both
free and subscription services.
    "This initiative allows VDOT to expand its existing investment in
technology without additional costs," said VDOT Commissioner Chip Nottingham.
It also highlights Governor Gilmore's mission to embrace advanced technology
throughout state agencies."
    Users will also soon have the option to sign up for MyHighwayNet.com, a
personalized tool which allows commuters to save up to three  route, an
alternate route and a route that might include the day care center or
supermarket.  Additional subscription services available in the future will
include updates by pager, driving tips and license renewal reminders.

    About Virginia's Smart Travel Program
    VDOT has developed a statewide, comprehensive, multi-modal Intelligent
Transportation System Program, known as the Smart Travel program.  The goal of
the program is to unify the transportation technology efforts of all
Commonwealth of Virginia agencies with responsibilities that affect the State
transportation system under a single umbrella concept.  Ultimately, travelers
will benefit from an interrelated system of technology services designed to
enhance safety, improve efficiency and increase satisfaction with the
transportation system.  VDOT's Smart Traffic Center, Smart Signal system, and
Smart Tag program are all Smart Travel initiatives.

    About EyeCast.com
    Founded in 1998, EyeCast.com is the only application service provider
delivering a fully integrated, upgradeable solution which provides secure and
controlled on-demand access to valuable digital video data through a Web
interface.  EyeCast's solution automates the capture and secure storage of
business-critical images off-site and helps customers seamlessly integrate
video into their data networks in a user-friendly, timely and cost-effective
manner. Customers benefit from an enhanced bottom line through productivity,
loss prevention and quality control applications via on-demand visual access.
EyeCast is headquartered in Herndon, VA.