Applied Nutrition PLC Regulatory News (APN)

26 May 2006 14:02

Appian Technology PLC26 May 2006 Appian Technology plc / Ticker: APN / Market: AIM / Sector: Technology 26 May 2006 Appian Technology plc ('Appian' or 'the Company') £500,000 International Contract for Counter Terrorist ANPR system Appian Technology plc, the AIM listed provider of Automatic Number PlateRecognition systems ('ANPR') and traffic management products and solutions, haswon a £500,000 order to install its Talon ANPR technology ('Talon') at a numberof roadside installations in a Mediterranean country. The ANPR technology will be part of a national security system which will beused for counter terrorist and general policing applications. The system willallow security forces to track the movements of suspected terrorists. Due tothe sensitive nature of the contract, the Company is unable to give furtherdetails on the location. Appian Chairman Pat Ryan said: "This is a significant international contract,which reinforces our position as being the ANPR technology provider of choicefor mission critical counter terrorist applications. The market for our productscontinues to expand as spending for security and counter terrorism measuresincreases on a worldwide basis." * * ENDS * * For Enquiries: Tom Keene Appian Technology plc Tel: 01628 554750Hugo de Salis St Brides Media and Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7242 4477 Notes to Editors: Appian Technology plc, which joined AIM on 4 January 2005, 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