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SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bryan Mistele, chief executive officer of INRIX, Inc., was named Washington State's small company chief executive officer of the year at Seattle Business magazine's inaugural 2013 Executive Excellence Awards. The event held at the Seattle Four Seasons Hotel recognized exceptional senior executives and inspirational leaders in the region. Mistele received recognition for his industry leadership and community involvement. As co-founder and CEO...

KIRKLAND, Wash., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX® Inc., a leading international provider of traffic information and driver services, announced Saul Gates is joining the company as Chief Financial Officer. The company also announced it has hired two industry leaders from the mobile and information technology industries to direct the company's expansion into China, and expand the company's mobile applications business which includes the INRIX Traffic App worldwide. "Saul...

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX®, Inc., a leading international provider of traffic information and driver services, announced that John Connors, a partner at Ignition Partners and former chief financial officer of Microsoft Corporation, was elected to the INRIX board of directors as a new, independent board member. "John's experience in corporate finance and building new businesses is invaluable as INRIX enters new markets and builds relationships with new...

KIRKLAND, Wash., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX®, a leading international provider of traffic information and driver services, announced its free INRIX Traffic app is available on Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system for tablets, PCs and Windows Phone. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121026/SF00843) Uniquely tuned to drivers' routes, INRIX Traffic delivers up-to-the-minute insight into the latest traffic conditions and traffic forecasts for over a million...

CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nokia today announced that its Location & Commerce business is supplying its global Transit and Pedestrian Content (TaP) for Garmin's new Urban Guidance function. Adding this premium feature to NAVIGON & Garmin branded navigation apps will give consumers a choice of generating directions not only for driving and walking but also for public transport. Urban Guidance will initially be available via In App Purchase for the following...

SEATTLE, Aug. 28, 2012 With the majority of American employers granting the holiday to their employees, the Labor Day weekend inevitably finds millions of Americans fighting traffic as they try to get out of town for one last long weekend before autumn's cooler temperatures arrive. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111118/SF09671) However, drivers no longer need to resign themselves to hours in gridlock this holiday. INRIX Traffic, a free smartphone app, helps...

KIRKLAND, Wash., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX®, Inc., a leading international provider of traffic information and driver services, announced the hiring of four industry leaders from the automotive and mobile industries to drive the company's European business development and global marketing efforts. In addition, the company is naming former Blue Nile, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Diane Irvine, to its Board of Directors. "The growth of our leadership team accelerates...

NOVI, Mich., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX, a leading provider of traffic information and driver services, announced at Telematics Detroit that BMW of North America, LLC has selected INRIX's premium traffic information for next generation connected navigation systems in North America. As part of a multi-year contract, BMW is teaming with INRIX to provide drivers with real-time traffic, traffic-influenced turn-by-turn directions and alerts to accidents and other incidents...

KIRKLAND, Wash. and SAO PAULO, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX®, a leading provider of traffic information and driver services announced an exclusive partnership with MapLink, the leading provider of traffic and location-based services in Brazil. In a country where an expanding middle class sends 9,000 new vehicles onto local roads every day, INRIX's partnership with MapLink will provide Brazil with the most accurate real-time and predictive traffic services available at a...

KIRKLAND, Wash., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX® today announced Tracy Daw, formerly senior vice president and Chief Legal Officer of RealNetworks, Inc., is joining INRIX as the company's General Counsel reporting to CEO Bryan Mistele. "We are thrilled to have him join our executive team," said Bryan Mistele, INRIX President and CEO. "Tracy's extensive experience in corporate governance, securities, M&A and intellectual property will be invaluable as we grow and expand...