Savi Technology Awarded US$90 Million U.S. Military Procurement Contract for Radio Frequency...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2003

Savi Technology Leverages DoD Infrastructure and Technology to Extend

Real-Time Solutions for Smart and Secure Tradelanes in Europe, Asia

and U.S.

Savi Technology announced

today that it has been awarded a three-year procurement contract by the U.S. Department of Defense valued at up to US$90 million for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hardware, and related logistics software and services. The award enables U.S. military personnel to procure directly through Savi a wide range of proven automatic identification and data collection technologies (AIDC) and related software to track, monitor, locate, secure, process and deploy military supplies worldwide.

This is Savi's third multi-year RFID procurement contract with DoD since 1994, for a combined total contract value of US$280 million. During this time, Savi has helped to build and operate and continues to extend the DoD's Total Asset Visibility (TAV) network, already the world's largest active RFID logistics tracking system, which monitors and manages cargo containers transporting military supplies through more than 40 countries, including in Europe.

Savi is leveraging the technology and infrastructure of the TAV network to help build Smart and Secure Tradelanes, an industry-driven initiative involving the world's largest port operators, including P&O Ports, to improve the security and efficiency of U.S.-bound ocean cargo container shipments, from such ports of origin as Rotterdam, Antwerp and Felixstowe. Since launched last summer, SST has grown to over 35 partners and made hundreds of shipments of smart and secure containers.

About Savi Technology

With over 12 years of global logistics infrastructure experience, Savi is the proven leader in real-time supply chain asset management and security. In addition to DoD, customers include P&O Ports, Hutchison Port Holdings, Woolworths UK, Envirotainer, Singapore Airlines, and numerous international shippers, carriers, asset owners and third party logistics providers. Founded in 1989, Savi Technology is privately held, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., and offices in Washington D.C., London, Munich, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Africa. For additional information, visit www.savi.com