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  City of Auburn Hills Selects Simtrol for AV Project at City Council

 
  May 4, 2005  
 
 
 

NORCROSS, GA – Simtrol, Inc. (OTCBB: SMRL), a designer and developer of Windows-based control software solutions that enable enterprise-wide command, control, monitoring and diagnostics of otherwise incompatible devices including audiovisual (“AV”), security and other communication assets, today announced the City of Auburn Hills, Michigan has selected its OnGoer control software as part of an integrated multimedia solution at their City Council chambers. Simtrol’s partner, Integrated Digital Systems, LLC (“IDS”), is providing design, implementation and service support for the turnkey solution.

The advanced Auburn Hills Council solution provides a more efficient meeting environment by providing Council members an advanced digital media record/playback unit to broadcast council meetings over the local cable network. This benefits residents by allowing them to view the meeting content at a later time that is convenient for them. The solution controls and routes AV signals from a wide array of devices including pan/tilt cameras, a VCR/DVD, document camera, and VGA input plates, all viewable by members with personal LCD flat screen monitors. OnGoer controls all functions from the control room or via a wireless touch panel.

Bob Deuby, President of IDS stated: “The Auburn Hills City Council is the legislative and policy making body responsible for adopting ordinances and setting the direction of City policy. It is important they have a powerful, reliable multimedia control system solution in their City Council chambers to efficiently conduct business that benefits the residents of Auburn Hills.”

Mr. Deuby continued: “The City of Auburn Hills is an important IDS customer. Their vision is to provide outstanding levels of service to the residents of the community while being fiscally responsible in maintaining and improving the physical assets of the community. IDS used this vision in developing our solution for the City. The Simtrol solution allows IDS to create the control environment using standard, open hardware from the PC industry and we delivered an easy-to-use control system at a fraction of the cost of proprietary control systems.”

Rick Egan, Simtrol’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We are excited that our first project with IDS is at the City of Auburn Hills. Their dynamic application requirements are perfectly suited for OnGoer’s strengths – powerful, flexible software running on cost-effective open PC platforms. We believe the IDS/Simtrol multimedia solution can be marketed throughout the country to other municipalities seeking to more efficiently serve their residents and look forward to working with IDS on this effort.”

About IDS

Integrated Digital Systems, LLC (IDS) is a multifaceted integrator headquartered in Redford, Michigan. The IDS management team combines 50 years of experience in traditional AV applications to provide unique solutions both inside and outside the traditional AV market. IDS is a master subcontractor to SBC and has acted as their integration specialist since 2001. IDS’ principals recently formed a cable infrastructure company to complement their integration capabilities and to provide its clientele an end-to-end performance guarantee.

For more information, please contact Robert Deuby at 734-637-1387.

About Simtrol

Simtrol, Inc. is a designer and developer of Windows-based software solutions that enable the command, control, and monitoring of otherwise incompatible devices including audiovisual, security and other communication assets for corporate, educational, and government enterprises. The Company’s device control product, OnGoerTM provides control for devices by enabling a PC to become a robust and reliable control platform that is easy to configure, easy to program, and easy to use. OnGuard, the Company’s asset management product, provides remote, server-based proactive monitoring, management and diagnostics as it collects real-time information from OnGoer installations to provide instant status, control, notification, and reporting functions.

For more information about Simtrol, please visit www.simtrol.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to financial results and plans for future business development activities, and are thus prospective. These statements appear in a number of places in this release and include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things: (i) the Company’s financing plans; (ii) trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations; (iii) the Company’s growth strategy and operating strategy; (iv) the Company’s new or future product offerings. The words “may,” “would,” “could,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plans,” and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Among the key risks, assumptions and factors that may affect operating results, performance and financial condition are liquidity and other capital resources issues, fluctuations in its quarterly results, competition and the other factors discussed in detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OnGoer is a trademark of Simtrol. All other brands, logos, products or company names are the copyrights and/or trademarks of their respective holders.

 
     

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