EarthSearch Communications' GATIS 1.0 Solution Achieves SAP-Certified Integration with SAP® Applications

ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthSearch Communications, the logistics division of East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC.BB: ECDC), today announced that GATIS  (Global Asset Tracking and Identification System) version 1.0 has achieved certified integration with the SAP® Auto-ID infrastructure offering. Through this integration, GATIS allows clients to have real-time information on assets under management, including production line, warehouses, distribution centers or goods in transit.

The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) has certified that GATIS 1.0 integrates with the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 7.1 via the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure – device controller (AII-DC-RFID) 1.0 integration scenario..

"We are delighted to announce the successful achievement of SAP-certification for GATIS," said Kayode Aladesuyi, ECDC CEO. "The ability of GATIS to leverage the business potential of assets provided by solutions from SAP and other vendors will prove highly beneficial to current and future customer engagements, which will significantly help enhance visibility and utilization of our GATIS solution globally."

As a result of the certified integration, our customers can now make critical, logistical decisions more efficiently and rapidly using real-time data. GATIS delivers data from sensors that can improve efficiency, and enhance security and visibility of the asset including delivery of alerts and notifications to customers when anomalies occur within the operation, based on user configurations within GATIS.

About East Coast Diversified Corporation

East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC.BB: ECDC) is a holding corporation with a diversified group of technology companies. Its business portfolio includes businesses offering technology for logistics and asset management, media entertainment technology, transportation safety and class attendance monitoring system and social media applications.

About EarthSearch Communications
EarthSearch Communications, an ECDC Company (OTC.BB: ECDC), is a U.S.-based business. Its flagship product, LogiBoxx™, integrates GPS and RFID at the hardware level. When combined with its proprietary Global Asset Tracking and Identification System (GATIS) middleware, LogiBoxx and GATIS become the centerpieces of a LogiBoxx Certified Solution. An unprecedented business decision-making tool, a LogiBoxx Certified Solution offers continuous visibility within the supply chain, logistics, and asset management and control industries. Along with its integrated, patent-pending GPS and RFID technologies, EarthSearch also offers a complete line of innovative RFID solutions. Its expertise with GPS and RFID technologies, combined with exceptional support and service facilities, distinguishes EarthSearch as a leading manufacturer and supplier of real-time location solutions in the marketplace. For more information on EarthSearch, visit www.earthsearch.us.

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