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Appian Wins 3 New Orders Totalling £470,000

Appian Technology plc, the AIM listed provider of Automatic License Plate Recognition systems and traffic management products, has won 3 new significant ALPR contracts.

It has just signed a £270,000 order to provide a fixed-site ALPR system to a major UK metropolitan police force. The technology will be deployed at a number of sites at critical points in a large city in the south of England. The contract is part of a three phase project which commenced in November 2005 when Appian was awarded an initial order worth a further £180,000. The Company expects to receive additional orders from the final phase of this project, which is due to begin later this year.

Appian won the order after a live demonstration of its newly developed Cobra ' long range' ALPR camera, which has a unique capability of reading vehicle license plates at a range of 45 metres. More information on the new Cobra ALPR camera can be found by clicking this link. The Cobra ALPR cameras will be installed in a 'ring of steel' configuration providing the authorities with a powerful counter-terrorist and crime fighting system.

Additionally, the Company has received its third major police order from Mexico: the State of Tlaxcala has placed a £100,000 order for mobile ALPR systems, which will be used by State Police to recover stolen vehicles.

Furthermore, Appian has won a significant contract for a commercial application for its ALPR technology with a value of £100,000 to supply the UK's largest exhibition centre with its Talon ALPR technology. The centre has in excess of 22,000 parking spaces. The technology will be used for security monitoring of car parks, analysing usage, capacity and also measuring vehicle journey times.

Appian Chairman Pat Ryan said: "These orders reinforce our status as a key player in the counter-terrorism and commercial markets. Our ALPR system is increasingly being chosen for mission critical security and counter-terrorist applications due to its accuracy, competitive pricing and through its endorsement by UK and international police forces."