PORTUGAL: Technology group Modaxo has acquired pubic transport resource scheduling, management and dispatching software company Sistemas Cognitivos.
SISCOG said this would provide it with access to a broader network of expertise and resources, strengthening its ability to serve the global market. Co-founders João Pavão Martins and Ernesto Morgado will continue to support the company as consultants during the transition period.
‘The team’s clear focus on innovation and excellence to help ensure continuous improvement for customers aligns with Modaxo’s own philosophy, and we are particularly excited to expand with our first business based in the Iberian peninsula’, said Laurent Eskenazi, Portfolio Manager at Modaxo, on July 17.
Newly-appointed SISCOG CEO Ferdinand Lucke said ‘we have a shared vision for how innovative technology can transform transport operations, and the SISCOG team can benefit from the additional support that comes with being part of the Modaxo network.’
The SISCOG Suite comprises Ontime for creating and updating timetables, Fleet for scheduling and managing vehicles, Railnode for scheduling and managing local resources, and Crews for scheduling and managing staff. Customers include national rail operators in Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, Northern Ireland and Norway, suburban rail operators in Spain and Denmark, freight operators CargoNet and Medway, the Lisboa metro and London Underground.
