WebTech Wireless Signs an InterFleet(R) Contract with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
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WebTech Wireless Signs an InterFleet(R) Contract with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Oct 28, 2010 -- WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: WEW), a leading provider of vehicle fleet location-based services and telematics technology, today announced it has been awarded a contract by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northern Alberta for development and installation of an InterFleet® Enterprise Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) System. The initial contract is valued at more than $160,000 and will include hardware, installation and service for Wood Buffalo's Fire Department for a period of 3 years.

"This agreement with Wood Buffalo is a further proof of the effectiveness of our fleet management solutions to create value for our clients by providing highly flexible and adaptable AVL Systems to manage their mobile assets effectively and efficiently," said Lisa Hunter, VP Sales, InterFleet. "This is an initial contract that will allow Wood Buffalo to expand its level of service to include additional vehicles and functionality as and when required."

"This expansion will complement our existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and provide us with the tools to further advance the effectiveness of our resource management and deployment," said, Mr. Justin Ngan, Acting GIS Manager.

Under the contract, WebTech Wireless' InterFleet subsidiary will provide Wood Buffalo with an AVL System, in addition to On-Board Diagnostics for Light and Heavy Duty Vehicles, Light and Siren Integration, and Status Code Button Boxes allowing fire vehicles to provide details to dispatch of current status.

The Municipality contains more than 3,000 km of roads maintained by the province, the municipality and various private organizations. The Regional Municipality intends to use the Vehicle Fleet Location System to accommodate a wide variety of vehicles including passenger vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks, buses and heavy equipment such as sanders and garbage trucks. The AVL has been identified by the Municipality as one solution required for meeting municipal and public expectations.

About InterFleet®

InterFleet is a WebTech Wireless subsidiary which provides an internet-based GPS/AVL fleet management solution focused on public sector fleet tracking, providing cost-effective solutions to manage mobile assets through live map display of entire fleets and through providing status reports of each vehicle. Other benefits that InterFleet provide include, permanent history of vehicle activity, a broad variety machine-to-machine integrations (spreader controllers, line-painters, friction sensors, temperature sensors, passenger counters), an extensive array of sensor integrations (PTO's, sirens, plows, remote panic buttons), XML feeds to and from legacy applications, custom application development, use of client's maps where available, wide range of off-the-shelf and custom management reports. For further information, please visit www.interfleet.com.

About WebTech Wireless®

WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: WEW) is a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services and telematics technology. It develops, manufactures and supports end-to-end wireless solutions that improve the productivity, profitability, environmental compliance and safety of vehicle fleets. Its comprehensive suite of products and services include: automatic vehicle location, mapping, vehicle diagnostics, CO2 reporting, navigation, messaging, and mobile resource management. The Company serves customers of all sizes in the transport, government, service, insurance and OEM markets in over forty-one countries, including Fortune 500 companies. Specialized products include: Quadrant® commercial fleet solutions, InterFleet® solutions for government, and NextBus™ real-time passenger information services for transit fleets. For more information please visit www.webtechwireless.com.

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