(BSNS WIRE) ICTI Awarded $1.735 Million Contract by Star Digital, Turkish D ICTI Awarded $1.735 Million Contract by Star Digital, Turkish DTH Operator Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000--Innovative Communications Technologies Inc. (ICTI), a subsidiary of Advanced Remote Communication Solutions Inc. (ARCOMS)(OTCBB:BTRK), announced today that it has been awarded a (U.S.) $1.735 million contract by Star Digital, a Turkish Direct-to-Home (DTH) television operator. Under this contract, ICTI will provide a turnkey Integrated RF Front End System operating in the DBS band, based on integration of commercial off-the-shelf equipment and ICTI-proprietary software. The resulting service will allow Star Digital to offer to its subscribers a wide variety of digital broadcast television channels throughout Turkey and the surrounding area. Other contractual details were not disclosed. "ICTI is extremely proud to have been selected by Star Digital for the deployment of this challenging and exciting project," said Moe Abutaleb, president of ICTI. "Star Digital's confidence in our ability to rapidly implement the Integrated RF Front End System for their service is a testimony to ICTI's experience on large-scale international projects with significant clients. With this project, ICTI will continue to demonstrate its proficiency in designing and commissioning multimedia satellite networks for users in areas that are limited by infrastructure or that are geographically constrained." About ICTI ICTI is a leader in the design and implementation of multimedia satellite networks and proprietary technologies for clients within the commercial, government and military markets requiring links with multiple remote locations. About ARCOMS Advanced Remote Communication Solutions Inc. (ARCOMS) is a global technology company delivering innovative and proprietary solutions to customers in specific markets for their remote information needs through its various business entities: Boatracs(R), Enerdyne Technologies Inc., and Innovative Communications Technologies Inc. (ICTI). ARCOMS' products and services include customized software applications; cost-effective satellite communications solutions; near real-time vessel tracking; bandwidth-efficient, multimedia satellite networks; e-mail technology; state-of-the-art, real-time video compression products; multiplexing equipment; and video monitoring services. ARCOMS' client base includes users within the government, transportation, military, marine, telecommunications and commercial markets. Headquartered in San Diego, ARCOMS has offices in El Cajon, Calif.; Gulfport, Miss.; Gaithersburg, Md.; and Leiden, Netherlands. For more information about ARCOMS and its business units, visit www.arcoms.com. Legal Disclosure Statements within this news release which are not historical facts, including statements about strategies and expectations for new and existing products, technologies, and opportunities are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the risk factors identified from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Risk factors are detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, particularly its Form 10-KSB for the year ended 12/31/98. The company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. --30--jv/sd* js/sd CONTACT: ICTI M.G. Abutaleb, 301/948-4841, ext. 101 m.g.abutaleb@icti.com or Marissa Marsala, 858/657-0124 (direct line) 800/336-8722 mmarsala@arcoms.com or Jeff Jacobson, 301/948-4841, ext. 102 jeff.jacobson@icti.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA MARYLAND TURKEY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS HARDWARE NETWORKING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEVISION/RADIO Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com *** end of story *** |