TORONTO, June 21 /CNW/ - Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI), a leading provider of
radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, announced today that it has
secured an order valued up to $5.9 million from the Bay Area Toll Authority
("BATA") in California. Commencing July 2006, the new contract calls for Sirit
to deliver a combination of its traditional sealed and new battery replaceable
Title-21 based toll transponders including packaged tags available at retail
locations.
The one-year contract, awarded through BATA's competitive bid process, is
a follow-on to a deal announced in October 2005, which originally was expected
to satisfy BATA's transponder requirements through November of this year.
Through recent marketing initiatives and the planned expansion of electronic
toll collection lanes at toll plazas in Spring 2007, BATA continues to
aggressively promote the use of electronic toll collection by making it easier
for new customers to enroll. BATA expects to begin retail distribution of
transponders in late August or early September 2006.
"We are working to increase the use of electronic toll collection in the
Bay Area," commented Linda Lee, FasTrak(R) Project Manager for BATA. "Sirit
continues to be a partner in that effort. Electronic tolling allows us to
maximize vehicle throughput on Bay Area bridges. Approximately 120 million
toll-paying vehicles cross the seven state-owned bridges in a year. Of these,
approximately 42% currently use a FasTrak(R) toll transponder during the peak
commute period and our goal is to increase that usage rate to approximately
60% to 70% over the next one to two years by making improvements to the
system."
"Our win underscores our reputation in California as the supplier of
choice for tolling technology," commented John Freund, Vice President,
Automatic Vehicle Identification, Sirit Inc. "We are proud that we continue to
enjoy a strong relationship with our customers through our focus on reliable
product delivery and performance, advanced open architecture tag technology
and above all else - exceptional customer service."
About Sirit Inc.
Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI) is a leading provider of Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) technology worldwide. Harnessing the power of Sirit's
enabling-RFID technology, customers are able to more rapidly bring high
quality RFID solutions to the market with reduced initial engineering costs.
Sirit's products are built on more than 12 years of RF domain expertise
addressing multiple frequencies (LF/HF/UHF), multiple protocols and are
compliant with global standards. Sirit's broad portfolio of products and
capabilities are easily customized to address new and traditional RFID market
applications including Supply Chain & Logistics, Cashless Payment (including
Electronic Tolling), Access Control, Automatic Vehicle Identification,
Inventory Control & Management, Asset Tracking and Product Authentication. For
more information, visit www.sirit.com.
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entitled "Description of the Business - Risks Factors" in Sirit's Annual
Information Form dated March 16, 2006 as filed with the securities regulatory
authorities in Canada via SEDAR. Although Sirit has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there
may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended.
