Savi Networks' Cargo Monitoring Intelligence Service Gets Smarter With GPS, Cellular,...

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Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:01am EDT

Savi Networks' Cargo Monitoring Intelligence Service Gets Smarter With GPS,
Cellular, RFID and Sensor Technologies

SaviTrak(TM) Taps Data From Newly Certified 10th Multi-Wireless Device to
Provide Nearly Continuous, Global Monitoring on the Location, Security and
Condition of Shipments

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Following rigorous operational
tests with customers worldwide, Savi Networks now is poised to field high
volumes of the 10th wireless cargo tracking device leveraged by SaviTrak(TM),
the company's supply chain execution intelligence service built on an open
technology platform.

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SaviTrak now can provide real-time intelligence on the global location,
security and condition of inventory transported by container shipments through
its integration with an innovative tag device that includes GPS, cellular, and
active Radio Frequency Identification with sensor technologies.  This is the
tenth electronic cargo monitoring device from a variety of third-party
manufacturers that has been certified by Savi Networks to integrate into its
global SaviTrak intelligence service.

"Through this new device and GSM (cellular) roaming agreements in over 150
countries, Savi Networks has reached a milestone where we can provide global
visibility and mobile connectivity to our customers' in-transit inventory
where it matters," said Neil Furukawa, senior vice president of Engineering
and Operations, Savi Networks.

"SaviTrak is a breakthrough, turn-key service that's easy to implement and
use, low cost and provides quick, tangible financial returns for managing
supply chain execution in a global economy," said Nick Cova, vice president of
Savi Networks' Commercial Operations and SaviTrak.  "We invite companies to
try it out and begin realizing the financial benefits from SaviTrak right
away."

The multi-wireless device, which clamps onto a container door, receives GPS
location information at configurable time intervals.  Sensors embedded in the
tag detect and record security breaches of the container doors as well as
changes inside the container of temperature, light and humidity.  The device
then communicates the information to either active RFID or GSM cellular
networks using GPRS, which has the world's largest cellular coverage.

The new device has been tested for nearly one year in real-world operational
environments involving global Customs authorities, major international
shippers, terminal operators, and third-party logistics service providers of
tagged shipments throughout Asia and between Asia, the United States, the
Middle East and Europe.  With evaluations now deemed a success, the new device
now can be produced and deployed in high volumes.

About Savi Networks 
Savi Networks was founded to improve the efficiency and security of global
trade.  SaviTrak(TM) is an intelligence service that utilizes reliable
wireless shipment monitoring technology to provide shippers, logistics service
providers, and terminal operators with easily accessible, precise and
actionable information.  The information is used to identify both real-time
and systemic issues and then make appropriate decisions.  Savi Networks is a
joint venture between Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Hutchison Port Holdings.
 To learn more about Savi Networks, visit: www.SaviNetworks.com.




SOURCE  Savi Networks

Mark Nelson of Savi Networks, +1-650-316-4872, mnelson@savi.com
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