OXNARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2008--CalAmp Corp.
(Nasdaq:CAMP), a leading provider of wireless products, services and
solutions, today introduced its new WiMetry(TM) communications
platform for use in Automatic Meter Reading/Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMR/AMI) applications.
CalAmp's WiMetry is an Internet Protocol-based, bidirectional
wireless data concentrator platform used for advanced metering and
demand response monitoring and control applications. The platform also
has other smart grid applications and facilitates real-time
acquisition of critical usage and rate data from electric, gas or
water meters via public wireless networks and the Internet. Leveraging
CalAmp's more than 20 years of experience with wireless data networks,
WiMetry addresses the needs of utility companies that require secure
wireless data communications and networking platforms that provide
cost-effective and reliable service.
The WiMetry platform supports the latest in cellular 3G high-speed
data communications and is backward compatible to existing EV-DO Rev.
0 and 1x networks. WiMetry takes advantage of ongoing investments made
by cellular network operators to build-out, improve and maintain
ubiquitous, reliable wireless networks using the latest standards,
thereby enabling utility companies to focus on their core business
rather than having to establish their own proprietary wireless
networks.
WiMetry uses the industry standard TCP/IP communication protocol
and is compatible with most leading software applications, including
Itron's MV-90 xi. It offers wired EIA-232, EIA-485 and Ethernet
connectivity as well as wireless Zigbee connectivity to remote sensors
and thermostats.
"WiMetry is the most advanced communications platform for smart
grid and advanced metering communications today and enhances our
wireless connectivity offering in the AMR/AMI industry," said Mark
Christensen, Vice President and General Manager of CalAmp's Industrial
Monitoring and Controls unit. "Our earlier generation Omega product
line was one of the most innovative cellular-based AMR devices in the
industry when it was first introduced. WiMetry takes this to the next
level, allowing utility companies to further improve their business
with state-of-the-art wireless technology."
CalAmp will be exhibiting the WiMetry platform in booth #101 at
the Utilimetrics Autovation 2008 conference in Atlanta, GA on
September 7-10, 2008.
About CalAmp Corp.
CalAmp provides wireless communications solutions that enable
anytime/anywhere access to critical data and content. The Company
serves customers in the public safety, industrial monitoring and
controls, mobile resource management, public utilities and direct
broadcast satellite markets. The Company's products are marketed under
the CalAmp, Dataradio, SmartLink, Aercept, LandCell, WiMetry and Omega
trade names. For additional information, please visit www.calamp.com.
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CONTACT: CalAmp Corp.
Rick Vitelle, Chief Financial Officer, 805-987-9000
or
Financial Relations Board
Lasse Glassen, General Information, 213-486-6546
lglassen@frbir.com
SOURCE: CalAmp Corp.