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Secured Digital Scores Contract For Fleet Mgt. System in China

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Secured Digital Applications, Inc., a global provider of business process outsourcing services and systems integrator for RFID and GPS-enabled tracking applications today announced that it was awarded a $2.825 million contract to install and maintain a real-time GPS fleet tracking management system for 1100 trucks owned by a leading logistics operator in Guangdong, China.



Secured Digital Wins Contract to Install GPS Fleet Tracking Management System for Logistics Operator in Guangdong, China

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Secured Digital Applications, Inc. (OTCBB:SDGL), a global provider of business process outsourcing services and systems integrator for Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) and Global Positioning System (“GPS”) enabled tracking applications today announced that it was awarded a $2.825 million contract to install and maintain a real-time GPS fleet tracking management system for 1100 trucks owned by a leading logistics operator in Guangdong, China.

Installation of the system, based on the Company’s EyStar SOS-01 GPS tracker, is scheduled to begin in Q2 2008 and is expected to be completed by August 2008. The system’s vehicle tracking software will enhance the operator’s fleet efficiency and provide an audit trail on each individual vehicle and employee. With the real-time tracking software, the dispatcher can locate the vehicle within 30 seconds and re-route a driver to a new call in the same area saving time, gas and overtime.

Patrick Lim, Chairman and CEO of Secured Digital commented: “We are extremely pleased to have secured this contract in China. We hope that it will pave the way for Secured Digital to introduce its GPS, RFID, GSM and Bluetooth-enabled products and services in China. Going forward, we will be placing greater emphasis in developing our presence in China.” [end] 

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