Impeva Labs and Agility Deploy Remote Tracking and Managemen

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Impeva Labs and Agility Deploy Remote Tracking and Management Solution for Iraq Troop Supply Truck Fleet

System Operational Across Persian Gulf Supply Chain in Only Three Weeks; Validates Rapid Global Deployment Solution

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impeva Labs, Inc., a global asset management firm, and Agility, a leading logistics provider, announced the successful deployment of an advanced service to track and monitor more than 365 trucks operating on 2,000-plus miles of remote roads across challenging terrain between depots in Dubai, Jordan and Iraq. This is the beginning of a multi-phased deployment to support Agility’s operations in the region.

The system was in full use less than three weeks from the start of the implementation, providing continuous tracking, monitoring and managing of shipments of critical goods and supplies to support troops in Iraq.

The Impeva system was deployed in a fraction of the time of conventional tracking systems. Impeva used embedded intelligence and multiple two-way communication links to improve the efficiency, quality of service, safety and security of the supply chain.

Agility, which provides logistics and freight management systems and transport vehicles, used Impeva’s global asset visibility system as part of a U.S. Defense Department contract.

The Impeva integrated services use multiple two-way communications methods in on-vehicle devices. The technology uses global satellite networks, quad-band GSM/GPRS cellular and advanced short-range wireless technologies.

Impeva’s “smart” device automatically routes real-time communications. The system operates on the lowest-cost available network, assuring the most immediate and cost-effective service, enabling confirmation and management between points anywhere on the globe, and assuring reliability even where there is no local communications infrastructure.

Impeva’s remote devices can report – or be queried -- when a set of monitored conditions warrant communication, in contrast to systems that only operate at fixed intervals. The Impeva approach eliminates a costly data stream of useless “dumb babbling” and extends battery life. Condition sets are currently programmable for over 40 user-defined geographic zones and can be reprogrammed at any time via remote uplink, along with upgrades to the device’s internal software. A pending software release will remotely upgrade all deployed devices to support up to 2,000 user defined geozone condition sets.

“Impeva Labs has the only solution that can satisfy our full requirements for rapid, cost-effective deployment, reliability and functionality,” said Dan Mongeon, president and CEO of Agility Defense & Government Services. “The flexibility of their system made it easy to integrate with Agility’s MicroTransport logistics managements system to provide a total end-to-end solution. Given the dynamics of global logistics, it is also important that the platform is flexible enough to support future enhancements.”

Tony Moroyan, president and CEO of Impeva Labs, said: “We have the greatest respect for Agility’s dynamic drive to provide the most reliable, cost-effective service available for global logistics and freight services. Agility’s requirements for quick deployment, easy integration, quality of service and future flexibility are a perfect fit for our capabilities. We look forward to working with them to roll out our integrated solution for supply chain and asset management around the globe.”

About Impeva Labs

Impeva Labs, headquartered in California's Silicon Valley, has developed an industry-leading solution for asset tracking, monitoring and security for shippers and government agencies. Impeva’s products and services allow immediate worldwide reporting on asset location, condition, and security. This Continuous Chain of Custody (C-3) Shipping SystemTM permits rapid security processing at points of entry as well as more efficient logistics management along the entire supply chain. Impeva Labs is advancing in major validation and certification trials and has strategic partnerships with key communication network providers, logistics managers, and system integrators.

For more information, visit the Impeva Labs web site at www.impeva.com.

About Agility

Agility is one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics to businesses and governments. It is a publicly traded company with $6.3 billion in annual revenue and more than 32,000 employees in 550 offices and 100 countries. Agility brings efficiency to supply chains in some of the globe’s most challenging environments, offering unmatched personal service, a global footprint, and customized capabilities in developed and emerging economies alike.

Agility’s commercial division, Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL), is headquartered in Switzerland and provides supply chain solutions to customers in technology, retail, chemicals, and other industries. Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS), based in Washington, offers logistics services to governments, relief agencies and international institutions worldwide. Agility Investments, based in Dubai, draws on local insights from Agility’s global network to identify real estate and private equity opportunities in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

For more information about Agility, visit www.agilitylogistics.com

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