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Hackensack, NJ — June 23, 2009 — I.D. Systems, Inc., a provider of wireless vehicle management systems (VMS), this week announced that it is implementing its PowerFleet VMS for Nestlé Waters North America.

The system is being deployed at two sites initially, with expansion planned to more than 100 sites globally based on expected system benefits. The order was placed by I.D. Systems' strategic marketing partner NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., a global manufacturer of industrial trucks, including Yale brand lift trucks, and facilitated by Yale Chase, the Yale dealer in Southern California.

Nestlé Waters North America is a bottled water company that produces such brands as Poland Spring Natural Spring Water, Nestlé Pure Life and S. Pellegrino. Headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., the company has more than 8,000 employees and 24 factories throughout the United States and Canada. It is a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the world's largest food company, with operations in almost every country in the world.

"Nestlé has a culture of innovation and initiative, and Nestlé Waters continuously seeks new ways to improve our supply chain operations," said Chris Lyon of Nestlé Waters North America's National Fleet Services group. "Wireless vehicle management for industrial trucks is a technology that we intend to further explore in our enterprise to maximize the safety, efficiency and productivity of our material handling activities."

According to I.D. Systems, wireless vehicle management systems are designed to improve supply chain productivity by establishing accountability for the use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining material handling work flow, and providing metrics on equipment utilization.

The provider noted that a wireless VMS also helps reduce fleet maintenance costs by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting vehicle problems electronically, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather than by calendar or manual data entry, and helping determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment. In addition, a wireless VMS helps improve workplace safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators, providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists, and sensing vehicle impacts.

"We are delighted to add Nestlé Waters North America to our base of world-class customers," said Peter Fausel, I.D. Systems' executive vice president of sales, marketing and customer service. "The system we are implementing for Nestlé Waters is tailored for its corporate needs, including an enterprise-oriented, browser-based software architecture and a version of our SecureStream wireless communications system that incorporates both Wi-Fi and our own 'Intelligent RF' technology."