Applied Nutrition PLC Regulatory News (APN)

8 Mar 2006 07:02

Appian Technology PLC08 March 2006 Appian Technology plc / Ticker: ATT / Market: AIM / Sector: Technology 8th March 2006 Appian Technology plc ('Appian' or 'the Company') £626,000 contract to install Talon ANPR systems in a number of UK ports Appian Technology plc, the AIM-traded provider of Automatic Number PlateRecognition systems ('ANPR') and traffic management products and solutions, haswon a £626,000 order to equip the first phase of a number of UK ports with itsTalon ANPR technology ('Talon'). This is the initial phase of a 10-year project sponsored by the UK Government.Appian will integrate Talon and its 'overview' imaging equipment into othersystems. Appian Chairman Pat Ryan said: "This is the second major contract win since theCompany was admitted to AIM at the beginning of the year and reinforces ourposition as being a technology of choice for corporate and government bodieswhen ANPR is being installed. The market for our products continues to expand asspending for security and counter terrorism measures increases. This is not onlythe case in the UK but also internationally and with our range of products andas a leader in this field I feel that we are ideally placed to take advantage ofthis growth." * * ENDS * * For Enquiries: Tom Keene Appian Technology plc Tel: 01628 554 750 Hugo de Salis St Brides Media and Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7242 4477 Notes to Editors: Appian Technology plc, which joined AIM on 4 January 2006, provides high techproducts for automatic number plate recognition ('ANPR'), vehicleidentification, modern traffic management, parking guidance and car parkmanagement problems for the surveillance, counter terrorism, access controland congestion charging markets. Key products are Talon ('ANPR') andNavigator PGI (parking guidance information system). 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 Exchange