RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- MicroTel International Inc. (OTCBB:MCTL) ("MicroTel"), an international manufacturer of electronic components, subsystems and communications equipment, today announced that its French subsidiary CXR Anderson Jacobson has won additional orders for the French army for a broad range of its communication network access and transmission products including routers, remote access servers and DSL transmission products, worth in excess of $350,000.
These orders were granted directly from the French Ministry of Defense and from several high profile systems integrators including Rockwell Collins, Siemens and E.A.D.S. These orders continue CXR Anderson Jacobson's participation as a key network access communication supplier to the European military market. Many such orders as these have been received over a three-year period and CXR Anderson Jacobson expects similar sales levels of products to be used by the French Army over the next three years as it has experienced over the past three years.
Eric Piaget, Director of Marketing for CXR Anderson Jacobson, stated, "These orders represent the latest success in an on going relationship that continues to grow on a month-by-month basis. Our relationship with the French army continues to flourish and these orders demonstrate the ability of CXR Anderson Jacobson to understand specific customer needs such as the military and present innovative solutions integrating the latest communication technology."
Graham Jefferies, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for MicroTel commented, "The military communications market is a demanding environment, which requires a high quality product able to meet the varied demands of a dynamically changing military network configuration. CXR Anderson Jacobson's products are ideally suited to this challenge and provide the performance and reliability essential especially for our military customers. We continue to see both growth and stability in this particular segment of the communications market. We have been very successful in developing products meeting the greater requirements of the military for more and more secure data and voice communication. We expect to be able to grow this business both through the development of our direct relationship with the French Department of Defense and with various systems integrators."
About MicroTel
MicroTel International Inc. is an international manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic components and subsystems and communication equipment. Our electronic components group, which includes XET Corporation and its international subsidiaries, provides custom power conversion products, digital and rotary switches and subsystem assemblies to the global electronic components market and are primarily used for defense, aerospace and industrial applications. Our communications group, consisting of CXR Telcom Corporation and CXR Anderson Jacobson, provides network access, transmission and test equipment to the North American and European communications industry. Founded in 1983, MicroTel operates out of facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Japan. As of October 31, 2003, we had a total of 188 employees in our various subsidiaries and divisions.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. MicroTel's business strategy and future plan of operations are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and the actual future results of MicroTel could differ from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability of CXR Anderson Jacobson ("CXR-AJ") to remain a key supplier of the European military market, the ability of CXR-AJ to realize the same level of sales activity for products used by the French Army over the next three years as CXR-AJ experienced over the prior three years, the continuation of the relationship that was instrumental in generating the orders described in this press release, the ability of CXR-AJ's relationship with the French army to flourish, the ability of CXR-AJ and/or MicroTel to understand the current and future needs of the French army with respect to the types of products CXR-AJ provides, the possibility that the military requirement of CXR-AJ's business will not grow or maintain stability, the ability of CXR-AJ and MicroTel to grow its business through its direct relationships with the French Department of Defense and with various systems integrators and those factors contained in the "Risk Factors" Section of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.