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Wireless Matrix Exclusive Satellite Communications Provider for North American Honeywell Project
CALGARY, ALBERTA, JANUARY 3, 2002 -- Wireless Matrix Corporation ("Wireless Matrix") announced today that
Honeywell's Automation & Control Solutions (ACS) Service business has ordered 275 Mobile Base Stations (MBS), becoming Wireless Matrix' first MBS
user in the building systems field service vertical.
Honeywell ACS will utilize the Wireless Matrix MBS and wireless data services as part of its FAST (Field Automation Service Technology) initiative. Under
the initiative, Honeywell is equipping its North American field service technicians with portable computers that allow them to receive and transmit data
remotely. Wireless Matrix will be the exclusive provider of satellite communications for the Honeywell FAST initiative in both the US and Canada. The FAST
project is part of Honeywell's ongoing efforts to apply technology to improve customer service, streamline core work processes, increase productivity, and
enhance cash flow.
"Providing our service professionals with these kinds of state-of-the-art tools helps us offer world class response and service to our customers throughout
North America. Wireless Matrix has proven its ability to deliver high quality wireless data services for business critical operations, said Santosh Patel,
Honeywell field operations leader.
"We are pleased to have received Honeywell's product and service order for the Mobile Base Station. The business and economic case for a single
multi-mode unit, providing transparent satellite, terrestrial wireless, and untethered operation is extremely compelling," said John Herring, President and CEO
of Wireless Matrix. "Clearly, we are excited to work with Honeywell, and we will continue to work diligently to meet their business-critical wireless data
needs."
About Honeywell
Honeywell is a US$25-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control
technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and
advanced materials. The company employs approximately 120,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also
a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at: http://www.honeywell.com
About Wireless Matrix
Wireless Matrix is a leading developer and provider of enterprise-class wireless data services for business-critical operations involving mobile workforces and
remote assets. Wireless Matrix mobile and telemetry services are deployed in major corporate industrial markets including oil and gas, utilities,
transportation and field service. The Company operates a multi-network wireless gateway service that interfaces to proprietary hosted or third party
applications to provide end-to-end wireless information services to key enterprise markets. Its products include specially designed multi-mode mobile and
telemetry modems that uniquely satisfy its target market demands. Wireless Matrix is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and has offices in Reston, Virginia
and Burnaby, British Columbia.
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