Savi Technology Announces Settlement in Patent Infringement Case Against AeroScout

Savi Technology Announces Settlement in Patent Infringement Case Against
AeroScout

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Savi Technology, Inc., a leading
provider of Radio Frequency Identification solutions and wholly owned
subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), is pleased to announce
it has reached a favorable settlement with AeroScout, Inc. The settlement
resolves a lawsuit between the two companies concerning Savi's patented
low-frequency Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Terms of the
settlement, which was reached in the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California, were not disclosed.

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The patents involved in the dispute included U.S. Patent Nos. 6,542,114,
6,765,484, and 6,940,392. These patents cover Savi's unique Low-Frequency
Wakeup technology which provides extended battery life and improved location
capabilities for active RFID devices. Savi contended in the lawsuit that
AeroScout infringed these patents.

Savi Technology holds 29 patents around wireless data communications and ten
companies have licensed portions of this portfolio on a Reasonable and
Non-Discriminatory (RAND) basis. Savi's patents have also been incorporated
into the ISO 18000-7 standard for active RFID which is mandated by the U.S.
Department of Defense, allied defense forces, and growing numbers of
commercial companies.

"Savi Technology invests a significant amount of its capital and resources in
research and development for RFID-based innovations and has secured patents
for many of these innovations," said David Stephens, CEO of Savi Technology.
"It is vital that our licensees have confidence that we will stand behind our
intellectual property and that we will aggressively protect our patent rights
to ensure standards-based interoperability throughout the world."

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Savi Technology
is a leading provider of real-time supply chain information and technology
solutions and services. These capabilities include active RFID technology and
other Automatic Identification and Data Collection technology solutions that
improve the visibility, management and security of supply chain assets,
shipments and consignments. For more information, visit www.savi.com.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company
that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported
2008 sales of $42.7 billion.

SOURCE Savi Technology - Lockheed Martin

Mark Nelson for Savi Technology - Lockheed Martin, +1-650-316-4872,
mnelson@savi.com