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Astrata Group to Exhibit With Siemens Wireless Modules at CTIA'08, the Wireless Association Meeting In Las Vegas, April 1 - 3
COSTA MESA, Calif.
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More than 1,200 wireless companies and more than 40,000 attendees from 125
countries are expected to converge on
Siemens Wireless Modules, a division of Siemens AG, (NYSE: SI), one of the world's largest electrical engineering and electronics companies, supplies Astrata with GSM communication modules for its advanced telematics unit. The Siemens GSM module permits communications between the command and control center and the Astrata Telematics unit.
Norbert Muhrer, president of Siemens Wireless Modules, said: "We are excited to be involved with the Astrata Group who are a very innovative company on the leading edge of Telematics technology. Astrata has a strong commitment to future development and to continue to lead the field in their M2M / Telematics domain. We see a very bright future working together with Astrata and are pleased that they will be joining us at CTIA."
"As the established market and technological leader in the design and manufacture of GSM communication modules, Siemens is an ideal partner for Astrata and has provided us with considerable support in the design and manufacturing of our new technology platform.
"The Siemens GSM module is robust, reliable and is certified in more countries than competing GSM modules. This, coupled with Siemens' proven track record in supplying modules in very large quantities, has enabled Astrata to develop a new location-based platform that sets the industry standard in capabilities and value for money," Harrison added.
Astrata's Telematics products are much in demand for fleet management and vehicle real-time tracking for private enterprises and homeland security applications. Astrata's sophisticated security and communications systems give companies and governments an effective and proven means of protecting their resources, he said.
About Astrata Group, Inc.
Astrata Group, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: ATTG) is a US publicly listed company. Astrata is focused on advanced location-based IT services and solutions (telematics) that combine GPS positioning, wireless communications (satellite or terrestrial) and geographical information technology, which together enable businesses and institutions to monitor, trace as well as control the movement and status of machinery, vehicles, personnel or other assets. Astrata has designed, developed, manufactured and currently supports seven generations of telematics systems with units deployed worldwide.
Astrata has offices throughout the world including the
Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate, "believe," "expect," "future," "may," "will," "would," "should," "plan," "projected," "intend," and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Astrata Group Incorporated (the "Company") to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company's future operating results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business arrangement to fund its current operational or expansion plans; (ii) the Company's ability to build and maintain the management and human resources and infrastructure necessary to support the anticipated growth of its business; (iii) competitive factors and developments beyond the Company's control; and (iv) other risk factors discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov under "Search for Company Filings.
PR/Media Relations Contact:
Richard Nelson
Astrata Group Inc.
rnelson@astratagroup.com
Tel: +44 7795 422211
Richard Stern
Stern & Co.
richstern@sternco.com
Tel: 212-888-0044
Gerald Amato
Booke & Co.
gamato@bookeandco.com
Tel: 212-490-9095
Financial Advisors:
Todd M. DeMatteo
DOMINICK AND DOMINICK LLC
Tel: 212-558-8809
tdematteo@dominickanddominick.com
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