Geotek Wins $2 Million Contract From SEPTA.MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1997--The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional quasi-public state agency that serves 3.8 million people in five counties in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region. (SEPTA) has awarded Geotek Communications, Inc. a $2 million contract for a mobile data communications system to be used in a fleet of 400 vans and sedans which carry customers with disabilities and citizens 65 and older. The SEPTA Department of Customized Community Transportation (formerly ParaTransit) has purchased the Geotek system for its contracted carrier fleet that serves 60,0000 residents in Philadelphia and the surrounding four-county area. The department provides rides on an advance reservation, shared ride, door-to-door basis. Operating buses, rail cars, subways-elevated cars, and trolleys over more than 2,200 route miles, SEPTA is the fifth largest public transportation authority in the nation. The Geotek system will provide SEPTA real-time, two-way data communications, in-vehicle magnetic card swipe and odometer odometer (ōdŏm`ĭtər), instrument provided in an automotive vehicle to indicate the total number of miles that have been traveled. reading capabilities. GMSI GMSI Global Management Systems, Inc. GMSI Geographic Marketing Solutions, Inc. GMSI Grand Master of the Order of the Star of India , Geotek's systems integration subsidiary, will integrate the system. Geotek offers customized integration of existing communication systems as well as a wide range of "ready-to-run" voice and data applications for small, medium, and larger customers. "This award represents another win for Geotek," said Mike McCoy, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Geotek USA. "By leveraging the expertise of our systems integration team, we are able to meet the demands of customers who need more integrated products to manage their business." Geotek Communications Inc. is a an international wireless communications company and the largest holder of 900 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. SMR (Specialized Mobile Radio) The communications services used by police, ambulances, taxicabs, trucks and other delivery vehicles. Throughout the U.S., approximately 3,000 independent operators are licensed by the FCC to offer this service, which provides always-on spectrum in the U.S. Geotek also provides software and integration services through its Geotek Data, Inc. subsidiary and develops and markets communications systems based on its proprietary FHMA FHMA Frequency Hopping Multiple Access FHMA Family Housing Management Account FHMA Florida Hotel and Motel Association (now Florida Lodging Association) FHMA Frequency Hop Multiple Access (R) technology through Geotek Technologies, Inc. The Company targets selected transportation, distribution, field service and contracting industry segments and is currently providing wireless services to approximately 10,000 users in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Galveston, San Antonio, Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Boston, Needham, Andover, Gloucester, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Long Island, northern New Jersey, Newark, Princeton, Trenton, Camden, Philadelphia, Delaware, Washington D.C., Baltimore, northern Virginia, Orlando, Port Richey, Daytona, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Miami and throughout south Florida. For more information on Geotek, visit our website at www.geotek.com or call 1-888-39-FLEET. -0- FHMA(R)is a registered trademark of Geotek Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Corporate/Investor Communications Randy Miller/Elysa Gonzalez 201/930-9305 or Data Marketing Communications Kate Gibbons, 201/930-5144 |
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