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GDI, Inc. Announces Acquisition of TransTech Gains Inroads into Towing and Recovery Market

5 January 1998

GDI, Inc. Announces Acquisition of TransTech Gains Inroads into Towing and Recovery Market

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 5 -- Garg Data International
(GDI, Inc.), a global systems integration, IT services and software
application development company, today acquired San Diego-based TransTech
Information Management Systems, Inc. -- the technology leader in market-
specific application packages, digital dispatch, and call center management
solutions aimed at law enforcement agencies, towing companies and motor clubs.
    "The announcement of this acquisition begins a new era of targeted
solutions for law enforcement agencies, towing and recovery agencies and motor
clubs," says Sushil Garg, CEO. "This is important because motor clubs strive
for cost control, member `lock in,' technological dominance and increased
profits.  Just a few percentage points in efficiency can mean a huge increase
in profits."
    "For example, TransTech's system", he added, "slashes the time involved in
selecting and dispatching a towing vehicle by over 50%, locks in the towing
agency's response time and price, speeds the time to rescue the customer,
empowers the staff to respond quicker to customer requests, reduces errors,
provides instant access to information such as geographic location, and
delivers the quality and consistency in services that customers demand.  The
bottom line is: motor club representatives can quickly determine how to assist
their members -- without all the paperwork and massive delays -- and cut out a
lot of the handling costs."

    About GDI
    Garg Data International, Inc., (GDI, Inc.), is a leading consulting,
systems integration and business software company that builds, streamlines and
maintains solutions worldwide -- including mainframe, client-server, internet-
intranet and Java applications.  Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, GDI's
basic business purpose is to accelerate and improve the effectiveness of
people and organizations.  The company's IT services include feasibility
studies, consulting, outsourcing, mentoring, infrastructure and networking.
    On October 17, 1997, GDI was ranked 167th fastest-growing private company
in America on the Inc. 500.

    About TransTech
    TransTech was founded in August, 1995 to develop and market advanced
technologies for the towing and recovery industry.  From 1995 to 1997,
TransTech developed three products, the TransTech multi-level digital dispatch
and accounting system for towing companies, the TransTech call center
management system for motor clubs, and the TransTech Police Department Message
Routing Query System (MR/DBQ).
    TransTech's multi-level digital dispatch and accounting system is a robust
end-to-end software package for towing companies.  Its call-taking and
dispatch functions can be deployed with in-vehicle digital communications and
Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking.  The system's streamlined accounting
functions include order entry, accounts receivables, invoices and monthly
statements.  The flexible and scalable system was designed to support
commercial towing companies.  Its client-server architecture allows the
distribution of workstations via LANs/WANs.
    The powerful TransTech call center management product is designed to
support millions of motor club members with automated member verification and
towing provider lookup.  Using a sophisticated selection technique based on
distance, open hours, equipment and payment methods to assure accurate
dispatch, the Center runs under the Windows NT operating system.
    TransTech's Police Department Message Router/Database Query product is
designed to manage municipalities' towing programs by electronically
dispatching police tow requests to authorized police tow contractors.  The
system also serves as a powerful database information management system.

SOURCE  Garg Data International, Inc.