GE Public Finance and Nestor Traffic Systems Announce Financing Solutions for CrossingGuard customers

    E. PROVIDENCE, R.I.--April 3, 2003--NESTOR, INC. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc. (NTS), will work with GE Public Finance to offer loan and lease financing solutions to state and local governments planning to install CrossingGuard(R), a red light enforcement and traffic safety system.
    CrossingGuard is a patented video based traffic monitoring system for automated enforcement of red light violators and for red light running collision avoidance. The use of digital video imaging technology in combination with Nestor's proprietary intelligent software enables CrossingGuard to provide the public with industry leading solutions for intersection safety.
    GE Public Finance provides innovative financing solutions to state and local governments including tax-exempt lease purchase financing and operating leases that are customized to meet their unique budgetary requirements. GE Public Finance is one of the largest providers of lease financing to state and local governments and has served this market since 1979.
    Nestor's CEO, William Danzell, stated, "Traffic safety, especially red light running, is everyone's concern. GE Public Finance's innovative financing solutions will allow qualified governments to provide their citizens with the best system to improve traffic safety at a minimal cost. In light of the increasing demand for sophisticated traffic safety solutions, we are excited to have the financial strength and financing capabilities of GE Public Finance available for state and local governments."
    Nestor Traffic Systems has installed or is launching its CrossingGuard systems in over 100 intersection approaches nationwide. Select cities in Virginia, Kansas, and Tennessee as well as many cities in California are currently employing the CrossingGuard system.

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