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MobileGuardian Sponsors Teen Driver Education Program

Location Tracking and Stolen Vehicle Recovery Solution Can Assist Parents in Monitoring Teen Drivers

ATLANTA, July 31 -- MobileGuardian LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Numerex Corp. , today announced that it has signed on to sponsor and participate in The Dodge(R) Teen Driver Education Program, a metro Atlanta-based initiative to educate teenage drivers and their parents on responsible driving practices. MobileGuardian(TM) provides a premier wireless stolen vehicle recovery and tracking solution.

According to The Safe America Foundation(R) (www.safeamerica.org ), over 120,000 teens in the metro Atlanta area between the ages of 16 and 17 are licensed drivers. Two in five will have a collision every year.

During the month of August 2003, MobileGuardian(TM) will be participating in Atlanta area mall appearances of The Safe America Foundation's teen driving simulators. Through radio advertising and public service announcements, parents are encouraged to bring their teen drivers to these public events to evaluate their teen's driving performance in a controlled environment. The Dodge(R) Teen Driver Education Program will culminate with a week-long event (August 25-30), where participating area high schools will bring classes of students for seminars and demonstrations on topics such as Crash and Victim Extrication, Seat Belt Convincer, Georgia Driving Laws, Drinking and Driving, Car Control Rollover, Car Maintenance, Big Wheel Blind Zones and Handling Distractions.

"MobileGuardian(TM) is proud to sponsor and participate in such a worthwhile program," said Greg Hull, vice president of Marketing and Business Development, Numerex Corp. "We believe that early education is the key to the reduction of collisions, injuries and fatalities involving teen drivers. We also believe that MobileGuardian(TM) offers a compelling value proposition to parents by providing an on-demand vehicle monitoring and recovery application. Vehicle tracking is becoming an increasingly sought after option for the security-minded new car buyer. The MobileGuardian(TM) solution provides reliable and timely location, speed and vehicle direction information in a crisis, as well as on-demand tracking capabilities for friends and family throughout their travels."

How MobileGuardian(TM) works

When a vehicle is stolen, the car's alarm system will trigger a message to the MobileGuardian(TM) device, which will then wirelessly transmit a theft alert notification message to the vehicle's owner via their wireless phone, email or pager. The owner can then simply log on to the secure MobileGuardian(TM) Web site with a unique login name and password and send an immediate locate request to the vehicle (via Numerex's data transmission device, GPS technologies and the Cellemetry(R) network). Owners can then remotely disable the vehicle at the touch of a button, call authorities to report its location virtually anywhere in North America and once recovered, re-enable the vehicle at the touch of a button. Users are also given the option to purchase additional "locates" to track their vehicle in times of non-emergency.

  MobileGuardian(TM) key features include:

  *  Nationwide wireless coverage via Numerex's Cellemetry(R) network
  *  Immediate theft alarm notification messaging sent to any email-enabled
     device
  *  On-demand location information
  *  Vehicle speed and direction
  *  Remotely enable and disable the vehicle
  *  Secure Web interface for monitoring & reporting
  *  No monthly fees for the consumer

For more detailed product information and statistics, please visit http://www.mymobileguardian.com/.

About MobileGuardian(TM)

MobileGuardian(TM) is a Web-based vehicle recovery and location solution like no other, as it provides ubiquitous coverage throughout all of North America, via Numerex's Cellemetry(R) network. In the event of vehicle theft, owners can receive notification via any email-enabled device, and can then locate their car through the secure MobileGuardian(TM) Web site by paging the vehicle to retrieve street level data. Users can then remotely disable the vehicle, preventing it from being re-started once turned off, and guide law enforcement authorities to its location.

About Cellemetry(R)

Cellemetry(R) provides two-way, wireless data connectivity for a variety of machine-to-machine communications that remotely monitor, measure, or track fixed and mobile assets. The Cellemetry(R) patented technology has been licensed to strategic partners and application developers providing a broad range of solutions widely available across North and South America.

About Numerex

Numerex is a technology company comprised of operating subsidiaries that develop and market a wide range of wireless and wireline communications products and services. The Company's primary focus is wireless data communications utilizing proprietary network technologies. Numerex primarily offers products and services in wireless data communications through Cellemetry(R) and Data1Source(TM), and digital multimedia through PowerPlay(TM). These services enable customers around the globe to monitor and move information for a variety of applications from home and business security to distance learning. In addition, the Company offers wireline alarm security products and services, as well as telecommunications network operational support systems. For more information on Numerex, please visit our Web site at: www.nmrx.com.