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AirClic® Selected by OmniSource to Track 9,000 Containers and Trailers

Nation’s Largest Scrap Hauler Aims to Save Over $100,000 Annually on Equipment Costs

NEWTOWN, Pa., November 15, 2005— AirClic®, a leading provider of mobile process automation and optimization solutions, announced today that OmniSource, one of the largest processors and distributors of scrap and secondary materials in North America, has selected AirClic MP ™ to track 9,000 roll-off containers and trailers.

As a pioneer in scrap management and consulting, OmniSource has designed, installed and managed customized programs for industrial manufacturing companies at more than 100 locations throughout North America. Generating annual sales revenue of $1.8 billion, from 6.5 million tons of ferrous scrap and 700 million pounds of non-ferrous metals, OmniSource employs more than 1,750 people in 35 facilities across seven states and Canada.

“We looked at several solutions to track our equipment but AirClic was the best fit for us.

They accomplished our goal of ‘real time’ container and trailer tracking and their scanner was compatible with the cell phones that our drivers were already using. This eliminated the need for our drivers to carry yet another piece of equipment. These were deciding factors in our decision to select AirClic,” said Michael Moran, vice president of transportation at OmniSource. “We believe we buy a lot of equipment each year that is not necessary due to the fact that there is no good way to track where the equipment is located or how often it is being used. We believe that the AirClic scanners will solve that problem. Using AirClic, we will save over $100,000 annually in equipment purchases.”

Using a standard Nextel mobile phone equipped with a small scanner (developed and exclusively distributed by AirClic), OmniSource personnel scan bar codes on each roll-off container or trailer. The data is transmitted via a wireless network to a central server, allowing OmniSource to better understand where and how its equipment is being used. Typical pieces of information gathered in applications such as this include the trailer identification number, the customer, the employee, the date and time, and the GPS location.

“With 220 drivers and 9,000 containers, OmniSource is the leading scrap hauler in the country and we are pleased they have selected AirClic MP to better manage their mobile business processes,” said Tim Bradley, CEO of AirClic. “Using AirClic technology, OmniSource can now capture the business event (equipment rental) and associate it with a bar code, giving OmniSource instant visibility into what’s happening in the field.”

About AirClic MP

AirClic MP combines sophisticated application design tools, simple and inexpensive data-capture technology, and powerful back-end software for data aggregation, migration, reporting, and analysis.

Using AirClic MP, companies can immediately:

About AirClic®

Headquartered in Newtown, Pa., AirClic is a leading provider of mobile process automation solutions that enable companies to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively deploy mobile applications based on their business processes. With AirClic, organizations have fast, inexpensive visibility to see the “who, what, where, when, and why” of their field operations and drive new levels of accountability and customer service without the high costs and risks of custom implementations.

AirClic is a registered trademark and AirClic MP is a trademark of AirClic, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective holders.

For more information, contact:

AirClic
Matt Matsui
651-222-9791
matt.matsui@airclic.com

Lois Paul & Partners
Jolene Hajj
781-782-5849
jolene_hajj@lpp.com

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