3rd Feb 2006 07:00
Appian Technology PLC03 February 2006 Appian Technology plc / Ticker: ATT / Market: AIM / Sector: Technology 3 February 2006 Appian Technology plc ('Appian' or 'the Company') Order to Equip Further UK Police Cars with the Talon ANPR System Appian Technology plc, the provider of Automatic Number Plate Recognitionsystems ('ANPR') and traffic management products and solutions, has won a£300,000 order to equip a number of police cars with its Talon ANPR system.This is a significant additional order from a major UK metropolitan police forcethat has previously fitted further police cars with the Talon ANPR system. The ANPR systems installed on the cars have proved highly successful in targetedoperations against serious offenders involved in crimes relating to illegalfirearms and drugs. The Directors believe that this additional order isindicative of the rapid roll-out of ANPR across the UK police market andacceptance of ANPR as an essential crime fighting tool. Pat Ryan said "This agreement marks a first major contract win since the Companywas admitted to AIM in early January having raised £2.1 million and confirms ourongoing sales drive in the expanding security market. The contract highlightsour position as being a leading provider of ANPR systems to government bodies." ** E N D S ** Contacts Pat Ryan Appian Technology Plc Tel: 01628 554 754Hugo de Salis St. Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7242 4477 Notes to Editors Appian provides high tech products for automatic number plate recognition ('ANPR'), vehicle identification, modern traffic management, parking guidance andcar park management problems for the surveillance, counter terrorism, accesscontrol and congestion charging markets. Key products are Talon ('ANPR') andNavigator PGI (parking guidance information systems). In 2003 the Companyintroduced TalonSP, a software based version with all the functionality ofTalon, which is capable of running a number of cameras on any modern PCplatform. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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