RFM Reallocates Resources to Further Strategic Initiatives.Continued Investment in Delivering M2M M2M Machine-to-Machine (communication, mainly mobile) M2M Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) M2M Mobile to Mobile (cellular phone) M2M Member-to-Member M2M Month to Month Planned DALLAS -- RF Monolithics, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RFMI RFMI Request for More Information ) ("RFM RFM Recency, Frequency, Monetary RFM Rotorcraft Flight Manual RFM Reform Party RFM Radio Frequency Module RFM Radio Free Monterey RFM Retirement and Financial Management RFM Reply to Flagged Message RFM Radio Frequency Monitor RFM Request for Material " or "the Company"), a leader in delivering M2M, today announced strategic initiatives to reallocate Verb 1. reallocate - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data" reapportion allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of resources in conjunction with the Company's strategic plan of transforming RFM into a solutions provider "Delivering M2M." The initiatives include the elimination of approximately twenty-five positions resulting from restructuring and consolidating organizations, centralizing cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. back-office functions plus the continued streamlining and outsourcing of functions to strategic partners. While there will be restructuring costs to cover severance in our third quarter, the reduced headcount is expected to generate savings starting in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. These savings will be invested and applied to resources to continue the development of the Company's wireless solutions product offerings to deliver M2M. The savings to the Company are estimated to be over $700,000 annually which is net of the addition of resources currently in its strategic plan to improve capabilities and sharpen its focus on the M2M market. "As part of our strategic focus on the M2M market we are restructuring and streamlining our operations, consolidating processes and eliminating duplicate functions. We have been very successful in generating savings from previous cost cutting measures, most notably the fabless initiative announced in February, 2007. The five million dollars in annual savings generated from those cost cutting measures has been the main driver in increasing our gross profit margin Gross profit margin Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold. gross profit margin A measure calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales. 1000 basis points to a 40% gross profit margin in our second quarter of fiscal 2008," stated David M. Kirk, 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. of RFM. "Our strategic plan for moving the Company forward is focused on efficiently designing, developing and marketing best-in-class innovative and quality wireless solutions for the emerging M2M market. Our latest initiative goes beyond cost cutting. As we further define our target vertical markets and broaden our portfolio of solutions offerings, these strategic actions demonstrate our commitment to manage our resources wisely, particularly in the challenging economic environment. We believe our continuing transformation and investment in wireless solution products, software and services for the M2M market should lead to profitable growth as the markets mature," concluded Mr. Kirk. About RFM RFM, headquartered in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , is delivering M2M around the world. Our solutions-driven, technology-enabled approach to wireless connectivity enables the next generation of wireless applications with a broad range of wireless solutions - from comprehensive industrial wireless sensor networks “WSN” redirects here. For the metasyntax, see Wirth syntax notation. A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a wireless network consisting of spatially distributed autonomous devices using sensors to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as to high-performance enterprise asset management software - extending the Internet to communicate with billions of unconnected machines. RFM was named to M2M Magazine's "2007 M2M 100" and "2008 M2M 100" list of the most important and influential machine-to-machine technology providers. For more information on RFM, please visit the Company's website at www.RFM.com. Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements, made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties. Statements of the strategies, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of RFM and/or its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company" or "we") involve risks and uncertainties. Statements containing terms such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "may" or similar terms are considered to contain uncertainty and are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on information available to management as of the time of such statements and relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, projections of future performance, perceived opportunities in the market and statements regarding our mission and vision, future financial and operating results, and benefits of our acquisitions. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including risks related to the ability to integrate acquisitions and alliances as planned, successful transition to a fabless business model, operation of a services business, the highly competitive market in which we operate, rapid changes in technologies that may displace products and services sold by us, declining prices of products, our reliance on distributors, delays in product development efforts, uncertainty in consumer acceptance of our products, and changes in our level of sales or profitability. as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in our SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended August 31, 2007. We do not assume any obligation to update any information contained in this release. |
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