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Press Release: September 9, 2008

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mary Kelly, Media Relations
Phone: 609-252-8160
E-mail: kelly@alk.com
Fax: 609-252-8166

ALK Technologies Offers Latest Version of ALK|FleetSuite
In-Cab Directions Including Updated Truck Restricted Roadway Data

Princeton, NJ – September 9, 2008 - ALK Technologies, Inc., the leading worldwide developer of routing, mileage, and mapping software, has released version 22 of ALK|FleetSuite. The latest release harnesses PC*MILER 22 map data to provide critical visibility and control of fleet operations, including in-cab truck- specific directions in real-time for drivers, street-level fleet location displays for managers, and arrival time notification for customers.

“Faced with the challenges of today’s transportation industry, our customers depend on our quarterly map data updates to ensure valuable changes are reflected to better manage operations and analyze their performance,” said Rachel Blair, ALK|FleetSuite Product Manager.  “Overall, it gives them a competitive edge to improve their bottom line.”

ALK|FleetSuite 22 has been updated with the latest street-level data including information provided by state and local municipalities.  Significant improvements were made across the U.S. and Canada including an additional 391,500 miles of truck restricted roadway for a total of 853,500 miles.  ALK|FleetSuite 22 includes 1.8 million weight restrictions and allowances and also features more than 2,800 new height restrictions.  Updates include critical changes in Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, West Virginia, North Dakota, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 

Using ALK|FleetSuite Directions drivers generate truck specific turn-by-turn driving directions to their final destination. These directions can be transmitted with varying degrees of detail to conserve bandwidth and minimize messaging costs. Even at the lowest level of detail, ALK’s directions convey the necessary information in a visual format drivers can understand at a glance. Directions are transmitted in XML, and seamlessly delivered in real-time over the fleets’ mobile communications systems.

ALK|FleetSuite Mapping offers the industry’s most versatile, mapping solution for fleet management. Managers can pinpoint the exact location of their fleet based on real-time latitude/longitude information. They can zoom out to any selected point of view, from a city, a county, a state, a region or virtually all of North America. Fleets of all sizes can benefit from ALK|FleetSuite Mapping’s display.

While a truck is en route, ALK|FleetSuite Estimated Time of Arrival/Out of Route, (ETA/OoR) can issue an alert when a truck deviates by a user-defined distance from the assigned route. Similarly, ALK|FleetSuite ETA/OoR can maintain an ongoing estimate of a truck’s arrival time at a specific destination and dynamically generate a revised ETA as conditions change.

ALK|FleetSuite’s modules can be licensed separately so fleets can find the solution best fitting their needs. The software installs on a PC Web Server running Microsoft Internet Information Services.

About ALK Technologies, Inc.

Since 1979, ALK Technologies has developed innovative mobile navigation and transportation technology solutions. ALK's award-winning CoPilot Live GPS software is the navigation based services platform of choice for mobile operators, hardware OEMs and systems integrators globally. ALK's PC*MILER routing, mileage and mapping solutions are used by over 22,000 transportation, logistics and manufacturing companies worldwide. For more information on ALK Technologies, visit www.alk.com or www.alk.eu.com.

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