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Econolite’s Centracs® Advanced Transportation Management System Enhancing Sustainability and Quality of Life in Orange County, Calif.Software System’s ITS capabilities helping County deliver more than just reduced traffic congestion

Econolite, announced it has reached a major milestone with the successful deployment of a Centracs Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) in the Orange County city of Newport Beach, Calif. The Centracs software system will help the City and Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to continue delivering on its strategic mission to provide Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) solutions that enhance quality of life in the county.

To date, Econolite’s Centracs ATMS has been ordered or deployed by nine Orange County cities, including: Anaheim, Brea, Garden Grove, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Newport Beach. “As part of the strategies and solutions to address our evolving travel demands, OCTA is implementing signal synchronization to 750 miles of roadway arterials, which includes more than 2,000 intersections,” said Ron Keith, Principal Traffic Engineer for OCTA. “This synchronization program spans all cities within the county, requiring tremen-dous interjurisdictional coordination and cooperation and the transportation management technologies that support our overall goals.”

Understanding that roadway corridors and arterials don’t necessarily end at city boundaries, Centracs has quickly been accepted as an ATMS of choice by many neighboring transportation agencies. A particular feature is the software’s agency-sharing capabilities. “The acceptance of Centracs is a testament to the soft-ware’s ease of use and powerful features that enhance connectivity and efficiencies across city lines,” said Econolite Senior Vice President of Sales and Product Management Jeff Spinazze. “Features such as server-to-server, data collection, and adaptive control offer more than just monitoring; these features enable true regional ITS functionality.”

Centracs provides an integrated platform for traffic signal control, ITS field device monitoring and con-trol, information management, graphical data display, interactive map accuracy, advanced traffic algorithms, and much more. Centracs is a flexible, user friendly and cost-effective ATMS, enabling agencies to quickly real-ize significant ITS benefits from its investment. The flex-ible and scalable Centracs design also provides agen-cies with feature-rich options that best meet evolving transportation needs, helping transportation agencies achieve the most efficient mobility for their budgets.

For more information about Econolite, visit:www.econolitegroup.com.

McCain Secures First Order for NYSDOT 2070E Traffic Signal ControllersContract award supports the importance of QPL recognition McCain Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of intel-ligent transportation systems, traffic control equipment and parking guidance solutions, announced a contract award from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) for 2070E traffic signal controllers. The contract award marks the first deployment of 2070E type controllers in New York. McCain introduced the 2070E traf-fic controller in 2010 and successfully marketed a NYSDOT version, securing its place on New York’s Qualified Products List (QPL) in early 2011. McCain’s 2070E controller remains the sole 2070 controller unit available on the NYSDOT QPL, making it the exclusive choice for 2070E traffic controllers throughout the state. The controller was designed in full compliance with the California Department of Transporta-tion (Caltrans) 2009 Transportation Electrical Equipment Specifications (TEES), supporting interchangeability and upgrades to existing intersection management without re-quiring cabinet replacements. “We’re pleased to have been awarded the first 2070E traffic controller contract in New York,” said Jan Amato, account manager at McCain, Inc. “This contract reinforces the im-portance of being recognized as the only 2070E supplier on New York’s QPL.” The NYSDOT 2070E traffic signal controller’s superior oper-ability is supported by an integrated 4-port network switch, 32MB of system memory, 2MB static RAM for R0 drive and 4MB for R2 drive offering increased processing power, 64Mb (8MB) data key capacity, and one Ethernet port. The OS-9 operating system supports various applications based on the software control package utilized. For more information about McCain, please visit: www.mccain-inc.com.

ComNet Introduces New VP of EngineeringChristopher Costa to Lead New Product Development and Engineering Effort

ComNet, Communication Networks of Danbury, Connecticut, a USA-based manufacturer of fiber optic transmis-sion and networking equipment, has announced that Christopher Costa has been appointed as the Company’s Vice President of Engineering. Chris Costa will report directly to Andrew Acquarulo Jr., ComNet President and COO. Until joining ComNet, Costa previously held the role of Director of Engineering at Radi-ant Communications and Fiber Options/GE Security and has more than 20 years of experience in the development of

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successful new products for the physi-cal security industry.

Chris will be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the ComNet engineering department including the development and expansion of the ComNet fiber optic and Ethernet transmission product line and planned engineering department expansion.

“Chris has an exceptional understand-ing of where the communication market is evolving,” stated Acquarulo. “Chris will be tasked to expand our fiber optic, copper based and Ethernet solutions to truly give ComNet customers a distinct edge.” Acquarulo continued. “I’m very happy and excited to be given this opportunity. ComNet is a wonderful company that has become a major force in the transmission product market. I look forward to helping ComNet advance transmission technology to even greater levels,” said Costa on his new role.

Chris Costa has a Bachelors’ Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stony Brook University and a Masters De-gree in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York. Chris will be based in the ComNet Corporate offices in Danbury, CT. He can be contacted through that office at 203.796.5300 or via e-mail at:ccosta@comnet.net.

ComNet offers an extensive line of fi-ber optic video and data transmission equipment as well as a line of Ethernet Network equipment that is uniquely toughened to meet the needs of the Security and Intelligent Transportation System market. Full product line details are available at www.comnet.net Call direct 203-796-5300 or email:info@comnet.net for details.

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Actelis Networks and Montgomery County Keep Automotive Traffic Running Smoothly Through One of the Nation’s Most Influential RegionsActelis Networks®, the leading global supplier of Ethernet over copper solu-

tions that is accelerating everything for municipalities and government agen-cies, announced at the 2011 ITE Annual Meeting and Expo that the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has deployed the company’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) over copper networking solution as a major upgrade to the Maryland county’s aging automotive traffic system. Actelis’ advanced communications solutions, including its environmentally hardened ML2300 aggregation switches, ML680 and ML624 Ethernet access devices (EADs), are currently being deployed by MCDOT to connect the county’s new IP-based traffic controllers to its central-ized Traffic Operations Center (TOC). The deployment has created a more sophisticated and reliable transportation network that helps free up traffic conges-tion for the county’s nearly one million residents, including many dignitaries who live and work in the area. As one of the nation’s most influential geographi-cal regions, Montgomery County is located just north of Washington D.C., and also is home to some of the nation’s leading biotechnology companies, cor-porations and federal agencies.

With the help of Actelis, MCDOT is able to easily monitor and troubleshoot more than 5,000 lane miles, over 4,000 neigh-borhood roads, 1,000 miles of emergency roads, and 50 miles of interstate across the county’s 500-square-mile area. Cen-tralized intelligent traffic management can be performed by MCDOT engineers from the county’s TOC or onsite by plugging a laptop computer into any of Actelis’ Ethernet access equipment. As a result of the upgrade, Montgomery County’s revitalized transportation network is a much more intelligent, flexible and reliable communication system, according to Michael Kinney, senior engineer at MCDOT.

“With this upgrade, we have made our operation very proactive to changing traffic conditions. We make adjust-ments to traffic controllers 50 to 60 times a day, so it’s very important to have centralized access to all locations and our communications network func-tioning flawlessly,” said Kinney. “When dignitaries, for example, pass through the county, we can easily adjust the tim-ing of controllers to make traffic flow smoothly and without interruption.”

One of the key criteria for selecting Actelis’ ITS solution was the company’s environmentally hardened product line

and connectivity advantages, which provide MCDOT with more service options while still reducing costs. The built-in flexibility of Actelis’ hardened systems inherently reduce operational and capital expenditures, since they eliminated MCDOT’s need to deploy additional external switches, accord-ing to Kinney, who also believes that Actelis’ copper-bonding capabilities not only provide MCDOT with the greatest broadband rates and reach, but also the built-in resiliency of hav-ing multiple copper pairs per system is critical to keeping communications working flawlessly and traffic running smoothly.

“After evaluating different brands during the selection process, we were extremely impressed with Actelis’ best-in-class resiliency and broadband rates,” said Kinney. “Actelis’ hardened systems provided greater flexibility in service deployment options, which helped to eliminate additional costs typically associated with other less robust solutions.”

Municipalities across America are at a crossroad, looking for pragmatic, long-term solutions that will quickly upgrade the nation’s infrastructure, whether telecommunications or roads and bridges, according to Joe Manuele, executive vice president of worldwide sales and customer service at Actelis.

“Ethernet technology is becoming the de facto standard for leveraging exist-ing communications networks, with its ability to economically and easily provide all of the bandwidth and reli-ability necessary for next-generation services,” said Manuele. “Actelis’ ITS solution remains miles ahead of the competition, continuing to meet the infrastructure needs of cities and coun-ties across America.”

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Leotek Receives ISO 9001 Certification for United States Manufacturing FacilityLeotek Electronics USA Corp. now holds ISO 9001 certification for the com-pany’s American manufacturing facil-ity, located in Milpitas, California. ISO, or The International Organization for Standardization, is a non-governmental organization and the world’s largest

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developer and publisher for interna-tional quality management systems standards. Obtaining this certification demonstrates Leotek’s continued com-mitment to providing LED products of the highest quality, and clearly qualifies the company as a United States manu-facturer of LED traffic signal modules.

Leotek Electronics USA Corp., located in Silicon Valley, California since 1997, is globally recognized as a pioneer in light-emitting diode (LED) technology. With millions of LED products installed throughout the United States, as well as on a global scale, Leotek offers a history of proven performance. We manufac-ture innovative LED lighting products for applications encompassing traffic and transit, street and area, commercial, and petroleum, convenience, grocery and retail stores.

Leotek is committed to developing emerging solid-state technology that offers greater longevity and environ-mental viability than traditional light-ing sources, while reducing energy consumption and maintenance costs. Leotek, “The Leader in Electro-Optics Technology,” continues to lead the next generation with LED Green Technol-ogy. For more information, please visit www.leotek.com.

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Iteris Advances its Traffic Management Strategy with Vehicle Sensors DivestitureCompany Receives $14 Million Plus Potential Earn-outs

Iteris, Inc., a leader in traffic manage-ment solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Vehicle Sensors business to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, a member of Knorr-Bremse Group, for $14 million, plus potential performance and royalty-related earn-outs, subject to $2 million in holdbacks and adjustments based upon working capital at closing.

“This divestiture is an important step in our strategic plan to focus the Company on the traffic management market,” said Abbas Mohaddes, president and CEO of Iteris. “The divestiture accom-

plishes two objectives. It enables us to concentrate our energy and resources in the growing Traffic Management Market and provides additional fund-ing to pursue new growth initiatives in that market.”

“We plan to further enhance our intel-lectual property through acquisition opportunities much like our recent purchase of Meridian Environmental Technology,” Mohaddes continued. “We also intend to make further invest-ments in R&D and sales and marketing, which we expect will accelerate our organic growth.”

The Company’s Vehicle Sensors busi-ness encompasses a portfolio of vehicle active safety systems including lane departure warning, forward collision warning, and blind spot warning, as well as SafetyDirect® software that ana-lyzes real-time driver performance.

The transaction is expected to close prior to August 31, 2011, subject to customary closing conditions. Strauss Capital Partners LLC provided finan-cial advisory services to Iteris for this transaction.

For more information about Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, call 1-800-AIR-BRAKE (1-800-247-2725) or visit www.bendix.com.

For information about Iteris visit:www.iteris.com.

Driver Feedback Sign Manufacturer TraffiCalm Systems Launches New Brand & WebsiteThe new website will serve as an information resource for municipalities, neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and others seeking information on proven traffic calming solutions.

Located at:http://www.TraffiCalmSystems.com on the web. TraffiCalm Systems, a leader in the manufacture, sale, and world-wide distribution of radar-based electronic driver feedback signs, announced the launch of their newly designed website this week as part of the continuing expansion of its DriveB-rite™ line of electronic driver feedback systems and services.

“Our DriveBrite™ line driver feedback

signs have proven themselves to be very effective and affordable traffic calming tools,” said John Ragan, CEO of Traf-fiCalm Systems. “The science behind our signs has been shown time and again to reduce road speeds simply by increasing a driver’s speed-awareness. In fact, the effects are nearly instant, and you can actually see it happening almost immediately after installing one of our signs.”

With heavy or speeding traffic a grow-ing problem, TraffiCalm Systems’ driver feedback signs present an effec-tive solution, and the new TraffiCalm website is designed to be a practical, easy to use, information resource for Municipalities & Law Enforcement, and those responsible for School Zone, Neighborhood & Pedestrian, Business, Commercial & Industrial, or Work Zone safety.

“Although the TraffiCalm Systems™ name and website are new, our sea-soned team of engineers and manufac-turing experts have been in the business for a long time - virtually longer than anyone else!” said Linda Davis, Market-ing Manager for TraffiCalm Systems. “DriveBrite™ driver feedback signs are some of the most feature-rich, eco-nomically priced radar speed signs on the market!”

DriveBright™ radar signs are currently available in two sizes of signs for urban, and highway use, along with a remark-ably affordable residential size sign due in the Fall of 2011. All signs feature a selection of available intelligent power management options that make the signs ideal for use in a wide variety of settings.

Another major advantage of using DriveBrite™ signs is the ability to track and download traffic data gathered by the sign. With DriveBrite™ signs in-formation such as traffic volume, peak traffic hours, vehicle speeds, and more can be quickly downloaded directly via a wireless Bluetooth™ link. Now, local law enforcement, public transit authorities, and local Department of Transportation offices can make better planning and enforcement decisions because of timely access to this valuable research data.

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faceplate color, LED numeral color, and more.

Easy to install and maintain, with TraffiCalm Systems’ unique modular electronics system.

Programmable with various settings, from calming traffic during school zone hours to alerting speed violators with white strobe lights.

Quickly and easily configured, through accessible data storage that provides programmed configuration settings recall, and fast and simple download-ing of captured traffic data.

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“We understand the challenges of those tasked with implementing traffic calm-ing programs as well as the physical and environmental demands placed on a dynamic driver feedback sign,” added Davis. “And, we’ve tailored our prod-ucts, services, and new website to help organizations address them effectively and affordably.”

Designed as a comprehensive resource for those seeking traffic calming solu-tions, website visitors can locate and contact regional TraffiCalm partners, download current product specifica-tions and brochures, research possible funding sources, and access traffic calming studies.

For additional information on Traf-fiCalm Systems DriveBrite™ radar-based driver feedback signs and traffic calming solutions contact John Ragan or Linda Davis at 1.855.738.2722, or

Alpha Power Solutions Keep Major Traffic Tunnel Safe

The George Massey Tunnel is a four-lane highway tunnel in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. The tunnel uses a reversible lane system to improve traffic flow at peak rush hours. When the system is activated,

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Northeast SectionMartin Gene Ballou, Sr.

Marty will be remembered for his contributions and advocacy for the RI fire alarm codes, which became a model for municipalities across the country. His views and ideas contributed to the safety of all RI residents. He was a lifetime member and served as officer of the International Municipal Signal Associa-tion, (IMSA) and the Fire Communications Officers Association of RI (FCOARI). Marty was a renowned teacher and resource for the development and instal-lation of public safety systems. Marty retired from the Department of Safety and Risk Management at URI. From 1962 until 2002, he developed, installed and maintained the public safety system in the town of South Kingstown.

Marty joined IMSA in 1965.

Northeast SectionPaul M. Kelley

Paul M. Kelley was a life member of the North-east Section. He joined IMSA in 1972.

New Jersey SectionRonald S. Tegethoff

Ronald S. Tegethoff from Upper Darby, Pennsyl-vania had been an IMSA member since 2005.

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a series of swing gates are deployed and traffic lights are reversed to switch traffic on one lane to the opposite direc-tion. The system is activated twice a day, allowing for three lanes to move northbound (inbound to Vancouver) during the morning rush, and three lanes moving southbound (outbound from Vancouver) during the evening rush. Alpha Technologies plays a vital role in the success of this traffic system by ensuring that it remains up and running during power disturbances. The back-up power system, installed by B.C. based electrical contracting company Cobra Electric, consists of the following Alpha solutions:

• A l p h a O u t -door Enclosure Side Mount 6 (AOES6) rug-g e d e n c l o -sures, which are specifically d e s i g n e d t o protect traffic industry bat-t e r y b a c k u p power system components from harsh outdoor elements;

• Alpha Powernode (PN-4) Series power system enclosures, which can accommodate multiple power supplies, battery strings and natural gas or propane generators;

• Alpha FXM 1100 and Alpha FXM 2000 UPS modules, which provide clean, reliable power control and management as part of the complete UPS solution;

• AlphaCell 85 GXL-HP and Al-phaCell 220 GXL batteries, which provide superior runtimes and longevity in today’s demanding outdoor applications;

• Additional electronics integrated into the system.

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nership with its customers to deliver solutions that ensure traffic systems remain running and commuters safe. In Western Canada, Alpha’s preferred traffic dis-tributor is Interprovincial Traffic Services of Surrey, B.C. For a detailed consultation on your traffic system back up power needs, call (Toll Free) 1-800-667-8743, (Direct) 604-436-5900 or visit our Traffic Solutions web page www.alpha.ca/traffic.

ComNet Introduces Vice President of Network Systems and Security Solutions Robert Gallagher to Provide IP Training to ComNet customers and Architect and Engineering Firms

ComNet, Communication Networks of Dan-bury, Connecticut, a USA-based manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking equipment, has announced that Robert Gal-lagher has been appointed as the company’s Vice President of Network Systems and Se-curity Solutions

Gallagherís new role will be to support the ComNet sales team by providing solutions to the difficult network challenges our customers are facing as well as delivering Ethernet network training to ComNet customers across the country. The purpose of this role will be to enable ComNet to provide an unparalleled level of customer education on the topics of Ethernet\IP and communication networks. Additionally this role will directly support the ComNet Architect and Engineer company support program.

Rob Gallagher will report directly to Andrew Acquarulo Jr., ComNet President and COO. Most recently Gallagher held the role of Vice President of Engineering at ComNet and has more than 20 years of experience in engineering communi-cation products and has an excellent working knowledge of Ethernet network applications and solutions.

“Rob has an exceptional understanding of what direction the communication product market is heading,” stated Acquarulo. “Rob will be tasked to assist our sales team as they help our customers find new and innovative solutions to their most difficult transmission challenges using ComNet products. ComNet is known to be the company that supports its customers like no other. Having Rob in this role undeniably confirms that position,” Acquarulo continued.

“I’m excited to bring my experience in the area of Ethernet networking to this new role. I’ve been a part of ComNet since it’s inception and have watched as the company has carved out a significant share of the connectivity market. It’s rewarding to be able to take my understanding of Ethernet networks and share it with those that are designing and implementing networks,” said Gallagher on his new role.

Rob Gallagher has a MSEE Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. Rob will be based in the ComNet Corporate of-fices in Danbury, CT. He can be contacted through that office at 203-796-5300 or via e-mail at rgallagher@comnet.net.

ComNet offers an extensive line of fiber optic video and data transmission equip-ment as well as a line of Ethernet Network equipment that is uniquely designed to meet the needs of the Security and Intelligent Transportation System market. Full product line details are available at www.comnet.net. Call direct 203-796-5300 or email sales@comnet.net for details.