Southern California drivers to pay tolls with Sirit RFID transponders
07 June, 2007
category: Contactless, NFC, RFID, Transit
Sirit has been notified that it will continue to supply the Transportation Corridor Agencies (“TCA”) in Southern California with RFID technology for the toll collections. The company reports that the three year contract is expected to generate US$10.6 million.
Sirit Selected for US$10.6M Renewal Toll Contract
TORONTO, June 7 /CNW/ – Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, announced today that it has been notified of the intent to award a contract worth approximately US$10.6 million over three years from the Transportation Corridor Agencies (“TCA”) in Southern California. Upon Board approval, Sirit will enter into an agreement to supply its Title 21-based RFID transponders following the completion of the existing contract. Sirit anticipates the new contract to be approved on or about June 14, 2007 with shipments to begin in July 2007.
“Sirit is proud to be the successful bidder for this contract and to
continue our strong partnership in supplying our RFID toll technology to TCA,” commented John Freund, Vice President, AVI Solutions, Sirit Inc. “Sirit continues to be the only Company in North America to offer toll solutions based solely on an open standard which compels us as an organization to compete every day by providing best in class technology, pricing and service to our customers.”
“Sirit continues to be an important partner to the success and growth of TCA’s toll system in Southern California,” stated David Armijo, Chief Toll Operations Officer, Transportation Corridor Agencies. “A key aspect to Sirit’s successful bid was their track record in providing TCA with cost competitive products and superior customer service. We look forward to extending our 10 year relationship with this industry leader.”
About Sirit Inc.
Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI) is a leading provider of Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) solutions worldwide. Harnessing the power of Sirit’s enabling-RFID technology, customers are able to more rapidly bring high quality RFID solutions to the market with reduced initial engineering costs. Sirit’s products are built on more than 13 years of RF domain expertise addressing multiple frequencies (LF/HF/UHF), multiple protocols and are compliant with global standards. Sirit’s broad portfolio of products and capabilities are easily customized to address new and traditional contactless market applications including Near Field Communication, Supply Chain & Logistics, Cashless Payment (including Electronic Tolling), Access Control, Automatic Vehicle Identification, Inventory Control & Management, Asset Tracking and Product Authentication.
