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SAN JOSE, Calif. and MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada - Apr. 18, 2005 - Aeris.net (www.Aeris.net), a leading provider of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) fixed and mobile communications services, and BSM Technologies Inc., (GPS: tsx-v) (www.bsmtechnologies.com), a leading provider of high security vehicle tracking and surveillance solutions, announced today that BSM will use Aeris.net’s multimode MicroBurst® short data packet messaging service to provide seamless network support to its Guardian® STINGER® SENTINELFM® & WATCHDOG® security and monitoring systems that protect critical mobile assets ranging from armored cars, high security vehicles, law enforcement bait cars, tractor & trailer fleets and personal vehicles. Aeris.net’s multimode MicroBurst network provides BSM’s customers with a highly robust, secure and reliable connectivity link to their devices.
As a result of this agreement, BSM’s complete suite of hardware devices will use a combination of CDMA, GSM, Satellite and multimode MicroBurst to communicate with BSM’s Network Operations Center.
“Our multimode MicroBurst network is a perfect complement to the other technologies that BSM Technologies already offers its customers, said Robert Schoenfield, senior vice president of marketing and business development for Aeris.net. “We enable an extremely reliable communication element to their multi-network clients, and with full access to the CDMA, GSM, and Satellite technologies, it was an obvious choice to work with BSM Technologies to support their solutions and further expand our reach into the high asset security market.”
Aeris.net’s multimode MicroBurst network will provide crucial assistance to BSM’s tracking, monitoring and control systems by helping improve vehicle security, driver safety, fleet management and control. This is Aeris.net’s first commercial dual-mode MicroBurst/GPRS product.
“Once we experienced the coverage and reliability that Aeris.net could offer through the MicroBurst network, we knew we had to work together,” said Nick Cirella, CEO of BSM Technologies. “In the security industry, mission critical services must be handled without hesitation 24 hours a day. Aeris.net provides our customers with key support and confidence through their always accessible and online network. In addition, we welcome the added growth that this provides in the mobile commercial segment through its dual-mode capabilities.”
BSM Technologies and its subsidiaries HGI Wireless and BSM Wireless design, manufacture and market a comprehensive line of high security vehicle tracking and surveillance solutions for: Law Enforcement Bait and Covert, High Security and Executive Protection, Fleet management and Consumer Safety. BSM products are designed with the enhanced reliability, functionality, and security today’s GPS technology allows. By also incorporating advanced, mapping and wireless technologies, the BSM line of products provides sophisticated real-time monitoring and control of vehicle assts. The BSM line of products range from our Fleet and Trailer management Edition, to our full featured “Stinger” featured in the news media worldwide as the key technology behind the “Bait & Covert application used by Law Enforcement to deter auto, trailer and heavy equipment theft. That same quality and attention to detail is dedicated to the manufacture of all our products. Recognized as an industry leader in Covert Telematics, BSM provides solutions for any asset-tracking requirement. Our product line can be adapted to your requirements, and our support infrastructure assures you receive the premium GPS solution in the industry.
Aeris.net is a leading provider of machine-to-machine wireless network services. Aeris.net has integrated all of the critical elements necessary — carriers, existing wireless and wireline infrastructures, applications, and proprietary two-way technologies — to create the MicroBurst network: the largest wireless network in the western hemisphere. The MicroBurst network is deployed over the aggregated infrastructure of 30 North American wireless carriers, covers over 350 million people, and seamlessly operates anywhere there is cellular coverage within the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Today, Aeris.net provides service to over 750,000 devices ranging from security and alarm panels to trailer tracking products. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at http://www.aeris.net or call 1-888-GO-AERIS.
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