RFM Aleier Wins Contract with the Second Largest Commuter Rail System in America...
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RFM Aleier Wins Contract with the Second Largest Commuter Rail System in America - the Chicago Metra
DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
RF Monolithics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMI) ("RFM") announces that the
Chicago Metra Commuter Rail System has chosen the RFM Aleier FM1j
interprise(TM) Enterprise Asset Management Suite as its new facilities
maintenance management system. Chicago Metra will utilize the RFM
Aleier solution to track, manage and maintain its buildings and
facilities, including the equipment used to operate them.
"Like Chicago Metra, many RFM Aleier customers operate expansive
services infrastructures that are vital to their regional economies,"
said David M. Kirk, President and CEO of RFM. "With RFM Aleier,
Chicago Metra will be able to cost-effectively manage their
maintenance programs to improve asset performance and ensure patron
safety and comfort."
Placed across 3,700 square miles and accessed by over 100
communities across Northeastern Illinois, the 239 rail stations within
the Chicago Metra system annually serve over 80 million passenger
trips across the transit line. Managing the far flung facilities and
asset base of such a large transit system requires a full-featured,
high capacity application to process a massive database of asset
information and to schedule its large workforce efficiently.
RFM Aleier FM1j interprise(TM) system is designed to manage the
assets of large institutions. It handles the complex structures of
large enterprises, with the geographically dispersed operations and
multi-layered organizational structures. FM1j interprise(TM) allows
organizations to customize the roles of its users, so that each user
has access to the specific information and functions they need to
perform their duties. FM1j interprise(TM) is an entirely
web-architected application so that any user can access all
capabilities of the application from any Internet-connected personal
computer with a web browser.
Its selection as the Enterprise Asset Management solution provider
for Chicago Metra further confirms RFM Aleier leadership among
organizations providing public services. For over 14 years, RFM Aleier
has provided software and services to government agencies,
universities and school districts, military organizations,
correctional systems, libraries and municipal utilities. RFM Aleier
solutions have helped these organizations maintain the productivity
and extend the life of their full range of assets, including
buildings, vehicles, equipment, and roadways, thereby helping them
better serve their constituents while responsibly managing their
staffs and budgets.
About RFM
RFM, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is delivering M2M around the
world. Our solutions-driven, technology-enabled approach to wireless
connectivity enables the next generation of wireless applications with
a broad range of solutions - from comprehensive industrial wireless
sensor networks to high-performance enterprise asset management
software - extending the Internet to communicate with billions of
unconnected machines. RFM was named to M2M Magazine's "2007 M2M 100"
and "2008 M2M 100" list of the most important and influential
machine-to-machine technology providers. For more information on RFM,
please visit the Company's website at www.RFM.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, made
pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties.
Statements of the plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of
RFM and/or its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"
or "we") involve risks and uncertainties. Statements containing terms
such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "may" or similar
terms are considered to contain uncertainty and are forward-looking
statements. Such statements are based on information available to
management as of the time of such statements and relate to, among
other things, expectations of the business environment in which we
operate, projections of future performance, perceived opportunities in
the market and statements regarding our mission and vision, future
financial and operating results, and benefits of our acquisitions.
Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks related
to the ability to integrate acquisitions and alliances as planned,
successful transition to a fabless business model, operation of a
services business, the highly competitive market in which we operate,
rapid changes in technologies that may displace products and services
sold by us, declining prices of products, our reliance on
distributors, delays in product development efforts, uncertainty in
consumer acceptance of our products, and changes in our level of sales
or profitability. as well as the other risks detailed from time to
time in our SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the
year ended August 31, 2007. We do not assume any obligation to update
any information contained in this release.
Media:
RF Monolithics, Inc.
Sissy Toney, 972-789-3824
Director, Marketing Communications
stoney@rfm.com
or
Investor:
PR Financial Marketing, LLC
Jim Blackman, 713-256-0369
jim@prfmonline.com
or
RF Monolithics, Inc.
Carol Bivings, 972-448-3767
Director, Investor Relations
bivings@rfm.com
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