Road Safety International Selects World Wireless Radios
18 April 2000
Road Safety International Selects World Wireless Radios for SafeForce Driving System; Radios to be Incorporated into Vehicle Monitoring System
DENVER--April 18, 2000--World Wireless Communications Inc. (OTC BB: WWWC), a leading developer of Internet and wireless communications technologies, Tuesday announced that Road Safety International Inc., Camarillo, Calif., has selected the 900 SS Hopper for use in its SafeForce(TM) vehicle monitoring systems.The company reports that it has received a purchase order from Road Safety International for five hundred 900 SS Hopper spread spectrum radios.
The 900 SS Hoppers will be used to transmit data collected by the Road Safety On-Board Computer System to a fleet manager base station. The data collected from the vehicles will be used to improve fleet safety, reduce maintenance costs, and train drivers in the efficient and safe operation of vehicles.
"We are pleased that Road Safety has selected our 900 Hoppers for their vehicle safety systems," remarked David Singer, president and chief executive officer, World Wireless. "This implementation is an excellent example of value and durability of our radios."
"Road Safety is committed to providing fleet managers and administrators with reliable and cost-effective management systems," said Larry Selditz, president, Road Safety International. "World Wireless' radios provided both the performance and the price point necessary for our systems to be accepted in the marketplace."
The 900 SS Hopper, a frequency hopping spread spectrum transceiver, makes possible transmission of sensor data across 25 miles, line of site, with a high tolerance to environmental conditions and frequency interference.
The 900 SS Hopper incorporates World Wireless' proprietary Secure-Sync(TM) technology that adds security, increases throughput efficiency, and provides error detection.
It significantly reduces the overhead inherent in other coding methods and provides faster effective communications speeds at a much lower cost. The radio offers cost-sensitive industries, such as remote sensing and control, an affordable and reliable wireless solution.
Sixteen years ago, Road Safety International brought the "Black Box" from the aircraft cockpit to the highway to insure the safe operation of fleet vehicles.
Experience shows when fleet management focuses their attention on safety, other critical areas such as vehicle availability, maintenance costs, operational costs and labor relations realize tremendous benefits. Road Safety offers the most advanced vehicle and driver monitoring system available today.
Road Safety On-Board Computer Systems are installed in a wide range of vehicles and equipment including heavy-duty trucks, ambulances, fire and emergency response vehicles, police cars, airport crash rescue equipment and metro transit buses.
These systems are utilized by U.S. and Canadian Government agencies, utility companies, automobile manufacturers' test cars throughout the United States, school buses and thousands of fleet vehicles world wide. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.roadsafety.com
Formed in 1995, World Wireless Communications Inc. is a leading developer of wireless and Internet systems, technology and products. The company develops and distributes components for its X-traWeb network, a convergence technology for the monitoring and control of remote systems through the Internet; and spread spectrum radios in the 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz Bands.
X-traWeb is a critical advancement for the next evolution of Internet application -- creating an eLifestyle whereby many commonly used products will be easily and quickly monitored and controlled remotely through the Internet from anywhere in the world. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.worldwireless.com.
Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning historical information, should be considered forward-looking and subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Such forward-looking statements are made based on management's belief as well as the assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the `safe harbor' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.