February 06, 2008 02:36 PM Eastern Time

Rajant Corporation Announces Agreement with Caterpillar Dealer to Deliver Wireless Mining and Construction Communications Solutions

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of wireless mining solutions, announced today that it has entered into a reseller agreement with Utah-based Wheeler Machinery Co. (Wheeler) to distribute and support its BreadCrumb® wireless mesh communications product line.

“We are very excited to partner with a member of the Caterpillar dealer network. We believe this agreement will offer Rajant the opportunity to reach many new mining and construction customers while providing Wheeler’s world-class support,” said Gary Anderson, Senior Vice President of Mining for Rajant. “Wheeler is an institution built from a history of experience, product knowledge, and an intense desire to serve its customers. It is obvious that customer satisfaction is the most important aspect of their business philosophy.”

In business more than fifty-seven years and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wheeler has thirteen regional branch offices serving all of Utah and regions of Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming. As a member of the exclusive Caterpillar worldwide dealer network, Wheeler will be a key partner in the sales, delivery, installation, training and support of Rajant BreadCrumb® networks. Primary customers will include both mining and construction companies.

The Rajant network is composed of BreadCrumb® devices that form a wireless, meshed, self-healing network for fleet management, health monitoring and other critical mining and construction applications such as Caterpillar's Vital Information Management System (VIMS), asset management, condition monitoring, operator communication and dispatch. Many vehicles and workers that require wireless communications are constantly on the move throughout the mining network. The Rajant network’s BreadCrumb® nodes can rapidly adapt to any changes in the network topology, assuring that IP traffic uptime and bandwidth are maximized. Operators of mining and construction companies directly benefit from the Rajant network by an increase in operational efficiency and lower operating costs, saving them money.

“Wheeler is very proud to be an authorized Rajant reseller,” said Todd Rigby, General Manager, Equipment Management Division, of Wheeler Machinery Co. “The Rajant BreadCrumb® solution has helped mining and construction companies become safer and much more efficient with their operations. We are excited about the opportunity to utilize Rajant’s BreadCrumbs as part of technology solutions we offer to our customers. We believe this technology will prove to be a true competitive advantage to those companies who choose to implement it.”

About Rajant:

Rajant's BreadCrumb® Wireless solutions provide portable, reliable, and adaptable networks for mining, construction, Homeland Security, military, first responders and public safety. BreadCrumb® technology provides voice and data communications across a meshed, self-healing network that communicates with IP based client devices such as laptops, PDAs, video cameras, satellite terminals, networked radios and sensor devices. For more information, please visit www.rajant.com, or call (484) 595-0233.

About Wheeler Machinery Co.:

Wheeler Machinery Co. sells, rents and services more than 400 different Caterpillar brand earthmoving machines from skid steer loaders and excavators to 360-ton mining trucks. Wheeler is also a Caterpillar Power Systems Dealer, offering backup, stand-by and primary generators to on highway truck engines. Caterpillar machines and power systems are industry leaders in reliability, with a reputation for retaining high market values. In addition, Wheeler also sells, rents and services Challenger farm machinery, Trail King trailers, Wacker construction equipment, Safe-T-Shield trench boxes, Valew water tanks, Multiflo pumps, Trimble laser construction tools and GPS machine control and guidance systems for the construction and Ag markets. Wheeler is proud to also now offer Rajant wireless solutions.

Wheeler Machinery's 800-plus employees are conveniently housed in thirteen locations throughout the Intermountain West, including Salt Lake City, Ogden, Lindon, Park City, Logan, Vernal, Salina, Cedar City, Hurricane, Moab, Roosevelt, Delta and Ely, NV. Each employee is dedicated to providing "strength", "support" and a multiplicity of "solutions" for every customer. For more information, please visit www.wheelercat.com, or call toll free (800) 662-8650.

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