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Weber Distribution’s Vice President, Client Solutions Promoted to President of DMA

SANTA FE SPRINGS, California – Weber Distribution, a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider for 85 years, announced today that Dennis McDonough, their vice president, client solutions, has been elected to president of the Distribution Management Association (DMA), effective immediately.


As president of the DMA, McDonough is responsible for controlling the Board of Directors and the mission of the organization which is to develop cooperation, understanding and coordination among the logistics, supply chain, and various transportation related organizations. DMA encourages growth of its members and member companies by facilitating opportunities to exchange ideas, discuss industry related problems, and keep abreast of government legislation. The organization’s vision is to develop a full service trade association with legislative influence, educational input and access to government resources, which serves as a single point of contact for the logistics industry.


McDonough joined Weber last year and has with more than 30 years of industry experience in logistics-related services and sales. In the position of vice president, client solutions at Weber, he is responsible for developing new business solutions and managing the needs of Weber’s existing customers.


Prior to Weber, McDonough worked for a national 3PL provider where he established the company’s strategy within the retail, electronics and healthcare industries. McDonough was also responsible for overseeing human resources with a staff of approximately 450 employees and he previously held the title of vice president, transportation and value-added services for the company.


His 30 years of industry experience also includes: president/founder for Liberty Logistics Services based in Ontario, California; director of business development for Burnham Service Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia; regional sales manager for USCO Distribution Services, Inc. in Naugatuck, Connecticut; vice president operations and sales for RPM Transportation Inc./Royal Hawaiian Express; and warehouse manager for Interamerican Public Distribution Corporation.


McDonough is a member of the Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC), Council of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) the Los Angeles Transportation Club (LATC) and the National Confectionary Association (NCA).


About Weber Distribution

Weber Distribution has evolved into a nationwide provider of logistics solutions. Weber’s expertise includes non-asset freight management, asset-based LTL and TL services, including temperature-controlled, dedicated and shared warehousing, distribution, cross-docking/pool distribution, transloading, network optimization modeling and analysis, retail compliance, order fulfillment, material handling, supply chain management, real estate development, and personnel staffing.


Weber specializes in providing its clients with unique logistics solutions primarily to these vertical markets:

-Import

-Retail

-Food & Beverage

-Consumer Packaged Goods

-Chemical/Specialty Products

-Paper


Weber serves many well-known and respected companies such as Walmart, Target, Safeway, General Mills, Hershey, Nestlé, Applica Consumer Products, California Innovations, Scholastic Books, and PPG Industries. As a result of its on-going innovation, experience and dedication, Weber has been the recipient of numerous industry awards, including:

-100 Great Supply Chain Partners

-Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 3PLs

-Logistics Management’s Top 50 3PLs

-The Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 100 Privately-Held Companies

-Food Logistics Magazine’s Top 70 3PLs

-Food Logistics Magazine’s FL100 listing of the top technology solution and service providers to the food industry.

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Asset Intelligence Launches VeriWise™ Track & Trace for Affordable Trailer and Container Management

Plano, TX, July 14, 2010— Asset Intelligence, a leading provider of supply chain asset tracking solutions and a subsidiary of I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDSY), today announced the launch of a new product: VeriWise™ Track & Trace, a low-cost trailer and container tracking system that provides real-time information to improve the utilization, efficiency, and cargo security of trailer and container fleets.


VeriWise™ Track & Trace is designed for quick, flexible installation on a wide range of cargo-carrying assets; the system can be installed on dry vans, flatbed trailers, intermodal containers, chassis, and storage containers. A magnetic mount option is available for temporary installations, which enables easy movement between assets. VeriWise™ Track & Trace is also designed for years of maintenance-free operation, with patented power management technology to provide exceptionally long battery life.


“VeriWise™ Track & Trace is an affordable, effective, easy-to-deploy solution that can quickly drive out cost and inefficiency from trailer and container fleet operations, as well as increase the security of those assets,” said Darryl Miller, Chief Operating Officer of I.D. Systems. “The introduction of our Track & Trace system enables organizations with basic trailer and container tracking needs to proactively improve fleet management. VeriWise™ Track & Trace also expands the range of products provided by Asset Intelligence and I.D. Systems, which further strengthens our position as one of the world’s preeminent provider of supply chain asset management solutions.”


About I.D. Systems & Asset Intelligence:

Based in Hackensack, New Jersey, with subsidiaries in Germany and the United Kingdom, I.D. Systems is a leading provider of solutions for securing, controlling, tracking, and managing high-value enterprise assets, including vehicles, powered equipment, trailers, containers, baggage, and cargo. The Company’s patented technologies address the needs of organizations to monitor and analyze their assets to improve safety, security, efficiency, and productivity. For more information, visit www.id-systems.com.


Asset Intelligence, a subsidiary of I.D. Systems based in Plano, Texas, is a leading provider of trailer and container tracking solutions for manufacturers, retailers, shippers and freight transportation providers. It offers a full range of solutions to improve safety, security and productivity throughout global supply chains.


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This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to I.D. Systems’ beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond I.D. Systems’ control, and which may cause its actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. For example, forward-looking statements include: statements regarding prospects for additional customers; market forecasts; projections of earnings, revenues, synergies, accretion or other financial information; and plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including integration plans in connection with the acquisition. The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to, future economic and business conditions, the loss of key customers or reduction in the purchase of products by any such customers, the failure of the market for I.D. Systems’ products to continue to develop, the possibility that I.D. Systems may not be able to integrate successfully the business, operations and employees of acquired businesses, the inability to protect I.D. Systems’ intellectual property, the inability to manage growth, the effects of competition from a variety of local, regional, national and other providers of wireless solutions, and other risks detailed from time to time in I.D. Systems’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements made by, or on behalf of, I.D. Systems. I.D. Systems assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, and expressly disclaims any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Ocean World Lines Introduces Cargo Management Services in Asia

Ocean World Lines Introduces Cargo Management Services in AsiaOpens new offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Qingdao to support service


Lake Success, New York – With vessel space tighter than ever between North America and the Far East, Ocean World Lines (OWL), a global door-to-door and end-to-end NVOCC, announced today that it has introduced cargo management services in Asia to help importers better manage their inventory levels and improve vendor compliance, supported by an expanding network of offices in the region.


The new cargo management services, including worldwide door-to-door air, ocean and ground transportation, offers a total supply chain solution from local oversight of the manufacturing process to securing the best projected booking date for the shipment.


OWL has also opened new offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Qingdao to support the new services in Asia. “By operating our own offices in the region, we become our customers’ logistics arm in Asia with personal relationships at every point, including factories, terminals, equipment operators and all modes of shipping,” said Eric Seamon, vice president OWL Asia.


“We provide a truly one-stop shop experience and our new cargo management services improve our customers’ vendor compliance. We speak the language, we understand the culture, we have personal relationships with the factories and we make sure everything is compliant with PO commitments. In other words, our team maintains very close tabs on our customers’ suppliers to ensure everything runs smoothly,” said Seamon.


Through the service OWL helps importers manage their inventory levels by providing purchase orders as they are issued and showing inventory orders as they are created. The new service is operated in conjunction with the company’s new OWL360º® online visibility solution, which instantly alerts the customer for approval of any discrepancies once the order is ready to be shipped.


“We contact our customers’ vendors 21 days, 14 days and 7 days prior to the target ship date to secure the best booking,” said Seamon. “This allows shippers to plan at the factory level and provides line item detail into the supply chain before the manufacturer uploads the purchase order.”


According to Alan Baer, OWL’s president, with the extra tight vessel capacity, it is more important than any other time in the industry for shippers to pre-book and manage their cargo ready dates. “We are recommending that our shippers book two to three weeks in advance,” said Baer. “The key benefit of our new service is that we have full visibility into our customers’ supply chain sooner so we can, for example, consolidate goods from three factories and ship them all in one container to the warehouse whether they are moving via airfreight, LTL or containership. This saves our customers money on their shipping costs, which is at the top of every shipper’s mind these days.”


The new service also supplies advanced knowledge of vendor-delayed orders so proactive decisions can be made based on real time visibility of the purchase order’s status, including open and booked PO’s. “We can save our customers a lot of time, money and headaches by correcting mistakes at origin and most importantly, prevent inventory shortages and delays. This is what every shipper hopes to achieve and we feel like we are offering the ultimate visibility tool with our OWL360º® solution supported by our new offices in Asia,” said Baer.


About Ocean World Lines

Ocean World Lines, known in the industry by its iconic owl logo, is one of the largest fully bonded NVOCC’s in the world. OWL maintains more than 45 service contracts with the top ocean carriers and handles today’s most complex global supply chain requirements.


Founded in 1979, OWL works with importers, exporters and freight forwarders to move all types of cargo and provide global door-to-door/end-to-end service. OWL offers a one-stop shop experience for its customers coupled with leading-edge technology for a truly value-based solution.


With over 200 employees worldwide, OWL has offices located in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Singapore, Tokyo, Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Long Beach, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, San Francisco, Seattle, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, and Ipswich, as well as a network of agents worldwide.


OWL is a subsidiary of Pacer International, a leading North American freight transportation and logistics service provider that offers a broad array of services to facilitate the movement of freight from origin to destination.

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