China TransInfo Featured on CCTV-1 News Broadcast

BEIJING, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China TransInfo Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: CTFO) ("China TransInfo" or the "Company"), a leading provider of comprehensive intelligent transportation solutions ("ITS") in China through its affiliate, China TransInfo Technology Group Co., Ltd. (the "Group Company"), today announced that CCTV (China Central Television) featured China TransInfo on CCTV-1's prime-time news program on April 28, 2011.

The aired CCTV prime-time news segment focused on China TransInfo's innovative technology advantages, its strong cooperation with universities for R&D, and its leadership in the Zhongguancun Intelligent Transportation Industry Association ("ZITIA" or the "Association"). ZITIA's objective is to promote the development of the intelligent transportation industry and to position Beijing as the key location for the intelligent transportation industry in China.  The segment also highlighted the cooperation between companies and academic institutes and featured comments from China TransInfo's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shudong Xia, who emphasized the importance of cooperation with research institutes and universities.

The segment, which was headline on CCTV news on April 28, 2011, can be viewed via the following link: http://news.cntv.cn/program/xwlb/20110428/110889.shtml. (The coverage of China TransInfo takes place from 02:38 to 03:45).

Mr. Xia commented, "We are pleased to have been featured and interviewed by CCTV, the most influential television media outlet in China. We plan to use our leadership platform with the Association to help realize our objective to further enhance our cooperation with academic institutes."

About China TransInfo

China TransInfo, through its affiliate, China TransInfo Technology Group Co., Ltd., (the "Group Company") and the Group Company's PRC operating subsidiaries, is primarily focused on providing urban and highway transportation management solutions and information services. The Company is a leading transportation information products and comprehensive solutions provider, and aims to be the largest real time transportation information service provider and major commercial vehicles service provider in China. As the co-formulator of several transportation technology \national standards, the Company owns nine patents and has won a majority of the model cases awarded by the PRC Ministry of Transportation. As a result, the Company is playing a key role in setting the standards for transportation information solutions in China. For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.chinatransinfo.com.

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SOURCE China TransInfo Technology Corp.