Audi to Implement Wireless Industrial Vehicle Management Technology From I.D. Systems,...

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 9:04am EDT

Audi to Implement Wireless Industrial Vehicle Management Technology From I.D.
Systems, Inc.

HACKENSACK, N.J., April 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- I.D. Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq:IDSY), a leading provider of wireless Vehicle Management Systems (VMS),
today announced that it has received a blanket purchase order from Audi AG to
provide its PowerFleet(tm) VMS to manage the industrial trucks Audi uses in its
manufacturing operations. The order covers a wide range of I.D. Systems'
products and services and has an open-ended duration with volume incentives. The
order specifically references two Audi sites for near-term system deployment,
including a plant in Ingolstadt, Germany, the location of Audi world
headquarters.

The Audi Group, which also includes the Lamborghini brand, is one of the world's
leading manufacturers of premium cars. Audi AG sold more than 1,003,000 cars in
2008 -- its 13th record year in a row. The company achieved revenues of EUR34.2
billion and pre-tax earnings reached a new high of EUR3.2 billion in 2008.

Audi is a unit of Volkswagen AG, which recorded revenues of EUR113.8 billion and
pre-tax earnings of EUR6.6 billion in 2008. The blanket purchase order also
enables Volkswagen facilities to implement I.D. Systems' PowerFleet(tm) VMS.

Wireless Vehicle Management Systems help improve supply chain productivity by
establishing accountability for the use of industrial trucks, such as forklifts,
ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining
material handling work flow, and providing unique metrics on vehicle
utilization. A wireless VMS also helps reduce fleet maintenance costs by
automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting equipment problems
electronically, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather
than by calendar or manual data entry, and helping determine the optimal
economic time to replace equipment. In addition, a wireless VMS helps improve
workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained,
authorized operators, providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists, and
sensing vehicle impacts.

"We are pleased to welcome Audi to our family of world-class customers," said
Peter Fausel, I.D. Systems' executive vice president of sales, marketing and
customer service. "Audi's order for our PowerFleet wireless Vehicle Management
System reflects our continuing efforts to expand our customer base in Europe and
build on our success in the vertical market of automotive manufacturing. We look
forward to helping Audi utilize our PowerFleet VMS to streamline its material
handling operations."

About I.D. Systems:

Based in Hackensack, New Jersey, with a European business office in Dusseldorf,
Germany, I.D. Systems is a leading provider of wireless solutions for managing
and securing high-value enterprise assets, including industrial vehicles, such
as forklifts and airport ground support equipment, and rental vehicles. The
company's patented technology, which utilizes radio frequency identification, or
RFID, technology, addresses the needs of organizations to control, track,
monitor and analyze their assets. For more information, visit
www.id-systems.com.

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the Company's products to continue to develop, the inability to protect the
Company's intellectual property, the inability to manage the Company's growth,
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CONTACT:  I.D. Systems, Inc.
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          Ned Mavrommatis, Chief Financial Officer
            ned@id-systems.com
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