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EarthCam and ASTI Transportation Announce New Technology Alliance Companies To Demonstrate Mobile Trailer-Mounted Camera at ITS America FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, June 4, 2007 -- [Palm Springs, CA] — EarthCam, Inc. (www.earthcam.net), the leader in webcam technology and managed services, and ASTI Transportation, Inc., a leader in portable smart work zone systems, today announced an agreement to develop and market new advanced mobile trailer camera systems. Under the agreement, EarthCam camera systems and unique software technology will be installed on ASTI’s trailer systems. The advanced system will be demonstrated at ITS America in Palm Springs, CA. (EarthCam - Exhibit #964 and ASTI - Exhibit #501) "EarthCam with more than 10 years of experience in developing and providing intelligent remote monitoring for DOTs throughout the United States continues to enhance customer service with the new mobile system," said Brian Cury, CEO and Founder of EarthCam. "The TrailerCam adds fast, mobile and affordable response capability to traffic monitoring as well as remote Internet management of road and bridge construction projects." When we have multiple portable surveillance trailers on one project EarthCam's reliable management of these units is crucial to successful results with ease of use for the customer," said Todd Hartnett, Director of ITS and Homeland Security Sales for ASTI Transportation. "Camera management is an essential piece to providing the ultimate solution to the customer." The Mobile TrailerCam, a rugged, self-contained system, can be set up by one person to transmit wireless video within 15 minutes. Four solar panels power the system and the camera mast towers over locations with a telescoping extension that rises up to 29 feet. The weather-rugged robotic network cameras are remotely controlled over a secure password protected website. The webcams offer full streaming video with robotic pan, tilt and zoom, infrared vision and EarthCam’s user-friendly remote archiving, with time-lapse movie capability. The webcams are preconfigured for multiple connectivity options including microwave wireless, 802.11 wireless, or EVDO Rev. A with upstream speeds up to 1.5Mbps. ASTI Transportation, Inc, a Division of Stabler Companies, Inc., has recently received the ITS Midwest Project of the Year Award. The company’s customer base includes departments of transportation, emergency management divisions, port authorities, state and local police departments, rail safety and security as well as universities. EarthCam is the recognized leader in providing webcam technology to government agencies since 1996. The company currently delivers hundreds of millions of live images to a worldwide audience each day. EarthCam provides complete infrastructure services to manage, host and maintain live streaming video camera systems for its corporate clients. Clients include Washington Group International, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and state and federal government agencies including Caltrans, the New York City DOT, Maine DOT, City of Raleigh, Chicago Streets & Sanitation, The Ministry of Transportation, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and the GSA (#GS-35F-0719P). Visit EarthCam at www.earthcam.net. ### |
