SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALAN) announced on August 18, 2008 that subsidiary StarTrak Systems has added three key patent applications to its intellectual property portfolio, now totaling 14 pending and issued patents covering a broad spectrum of functionality related to wireless refrigerated transport (“reefer”) monitoring, including:
- Sensing rapid reefer fuel loss and monitoring refueling events, allowing operators to detect leakage or theft and evaluate fuel consumption and costs
- Capability to remotely broadcast multiple reefer power on and off settings, eliminating operator involvement
- Remote temperature setting, allowing customers to ensure reefer temperature is consistent with shipment documentation
- Monitoring wireless precooling, loading and unloading notifications, allowing customers to evaluate idle time and excess fuel usage at loading and unloading facilities
- Remote geofenced inventory reporting of reefer trailers by customer location, and their associated service state, allowing customers to manage available trailers at drop-off and pick-up locations
- Capability to generate standard freight messages based on freight asset behavior
Tom Robinson, StarTrak executive vice president, commented, “Over the past decade StarTrak has pioneered innovative technical solutions for reefer wireless monitoring and logistical support services and has earned the dominant share of this emerging market. We believe that StarTrak’s unique, proprietary technology, including our patent portfolio, delivers to our customers industry-leading wireless reefer management solutions and provides the Company with formidable barriers to competition.”
Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALAN), headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a rapidly growing provider of wireless tracking and asset management solutions through its StarTrak Systems and Alanco/TSI PRISM subsidiaries. Corporate website: www.alanco.com
StarTrak Systems is a leading provider of GPS tracking and wireless asset management services to the transportation industry and the dominant provider of tracking, monitoring and two-way control services to the refrigerated or “Reefer” segment of the transportation marketplace. StarTrak products increase efficiency and reduce costs of the refrigerated supply chain through the wireless monitoring and control of critical Reefer data, including GPS location, cargo temperatures and Reefer fuel levels. StarTrak offers complete integrated solutions for refrigerated trailers, trucks, railcars and containers. Additional information is available at www.StarTrak.com.
Alanco/TSI PRISM is the leading provider of RFID real-time tracking technologies for the corrections industry. TSI PRISM systems track and record the location and movement of inmates and officers, resulting in enhanced facility safety and security and significant staff productivity improvements. Utilizing proprietary RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tracking technology, TSI PRISM provides real-time inmate and officer identification, location and tracking both indoors and out, and is currently utilized in prisons in Michigan, California, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Virginia, Indiana and Minnesota. Additional information is available at www.TSIPRISM.com.
The Company also participates in the data storage industry through its wholly owned subsidiary, Excel Meridian Data, Inc. (EMD), which specializes in providing unique data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions. EMD Storage product lines include: direct attached storage (DAS), network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) solutions for any size business. In addition, EMD features partnerships with: EqualLogic, VMware, Microsoft, DoubleTake and other industry-leading hardware and software solution providers. For more information visit: www.emdstorage.com.
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