Savi Technology Rolls Out New Generation Tracking Device Linking Sky- and Land-Based Wireless Systems to Monitor Supplies Anywhere, Anytime

By Savi Technology - Lockheed Martin, PRNE
Monday, September 20, 2010

Small, Compact Portable Tracking Unit Supports NATO Logistics in Afghanistan by Combining Sensors with GPS, RFID, SatCom, GSM and GPRS

ALEXANDRIA, Virgina, September 21, 2010 - Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Savi Technology today announced the
first-of-its-kind technology device that can switch from satellite or
terrestrial wireless systems to continuously monitor the location and
condition of shipments anywhere and at anytime. Called the Portable In-Transit
Tracking Unit (PITU), the new-generation device about the size of a digital
video recorder connects communications among Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) devices, GPS location and SatCom systems, global cellular networks
and sensors that detect environmental and security changes.

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(A longer version of this announcement can be found by clicking here
(blog.savi.com/2010/09/savi-technology-rolls-out-new-generation-tracki
ng-device-linking-sky-and-land-based-wireless-systems-to-monitor-supplies-any
where-anytime).

The first PITU systems have been purchased and shipped to several NATO
defense forces in support of the International Security Assistance Force,
formed by the United Nations to help stabilize activities in Afghanistan.
PITU was developed in response to customer requirements to automatically
track the whereabouts and condition of both cargo containers and their
contents, whether in range of land-based tracking systems or in more remote
locations such as deserts or oceans where there is no tracking
infrastructure.

"This complete and compact mobile system is the only three-way
communication tracking solution today that combines so many wireless tracking
and sensor-monitoring capabilities," said David Stephens, chief executive
officer of Savi Technology. "It can utilize a wide range of tracking
technologies, acting as an RFID tag, a sensor device and a RFID reader,
depending on the customer's needs at any given time."

Three-way communications enables PITU to capture location data from GPS
and RFID-tagged supplies inside the container and transmit that information
to either ground-based RFID or telecommunications networks or to Iridium
satellite Short Burst Data systems.

NATO has tested and validated the Portable In-Transit Tracking solution
through various communications modes by monitoring container shipments
throughout more than 10 European countries. The solution is tailored for NATO
nations supporting coalition shipments where there is no cellular
communications, such as through Pakistan, Afghanistan or for organizations
supporting United Nations' goodwill or disaster relief missions.

About Savi Technology

Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, is a leading
provider of a new class of Smart Asset Management solutions and services for
public sector and commercial supply chains worldwide. Savi SmartChain(R)
software leverages low-power wireless sensor networks for real-time
information to enhance balance sheets by optimizing the operational
management, effectiveness, security, and profitable return of assets
either in-transit or at rest. www.savi.com.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security
company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally
engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The
corporation reported 2009 sales of US$44.5 billion.

Mark Nelson of Savi, +1-650-316-4872, mnelson at savi.com, www.twitter.com/savi360

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