Mutualink Interoperable Communications Solution awarded GSA Schedule 70 Federal Contract

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 8:00am EDT

WALLINGFORD, Conn.--(Business Wire)--
Mutualink, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a United States General
Services Administration (GSA) IT Schedule 70 contract, number GS-35F-0006W, for
its multimedia interoperable public safety emergency communications solution. In
addition to enabling purchases by Federal Agencies, the GSA Federal Supply
Schedule 70 is part of the GSA`s Cooperative Purchasing Program, which also
enables state and local governments and their agencies, including public
colleges, universities and school districts, to purchase Mutualink`s
Interoperable Multimedia resource sharing platform and support services. 

Mutualink, Inc. is the developer and manufacturer of one of the nation`s fastest
growing IP based multimedia interoperable communications solutions for the
public safety, emergency, management and homeland security sectors. Mutualink
enables incompatible two-way radio systems including conventional and trunked,
analog and digital radios, telephone, video, text and data systems to instantly
be connected to communicate and share information on a real time, dynamic
incident basis over a secure distributed peer based network. Mutualink has
gained rapid acceptance because of its ease of use and deployment, market
leading low cost, and full featured capabilities. Through Mutualink, communities
can create large scale, real time interoperable emergency communications
networks that include first responder agencies as well as other critical
infrastructure and civic assets, such as hospitals, schools, utilities, ports
and transit facilities, public health agencies, stadiums and malls. Mutualink
can be flexibly deployed over any broadband connection, including DSL, wireless,
and satellite broadband connections, and uses an advanced and secure peer based
virtual network to create scalable, dynamic incident based interoperable
emergency communications. 

"We are proud to have received this GSA Contract award as it is a strong
validation of Mutualink`s solution. This award is the culmination of an
extensive process conducted by the GSA that determines a company's capabilities,
performance history and customer satisfaction. The GSA`s Cooperative Purchasing
Program, a streamlined purchasing vehicle, allows access to numerous state and
local markets where there is significant demand for our products. With the help
of Federal Schedules Inc., we were able to secure this award," stated Mark
Hatten, Mutualink`s CEO. 

About Mutualink, Inc.

Mutualink is an IP based multimedia interoperable communications company that
enables radio, telephone, video and data to be shared on a real time, dynamic
incident basis. Mutualink has gained rapid acceptance because of its ease of
use, ease of deployment, low cost and full featured capabilities. Mutualink
enables communities to create a large scale, real time interoperable emergency
communications networks at a reasonable cost while getting best of breed
features and capabilities. Mutualink was recently deployed by a consortium of 22
hospitals and health facilities in northern New Jersey as part of its all
hazards preparedness initiative connecting them to OEMs and to numerous first
responders as well as other community assets such as malls and a local stadium.
Additionally, five key law enforcement agencies, including the Pentagon Force
Protection Agency utilized Mutualink`s platform during the Presidential
inauguration, providing the agencies with seamless communications
interoperability and real time video surveillance sharing during the event.

For More Information & Further Inquiry:
Mutualink, Inc.
Dawn Odams, 978-392-0040 x101
dodams@mutualink.net

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