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UTSI International to Provide Software Maintenance and Support Services to New York City Transit Authority
Thursday June 15, 9:00 am ET


HOUSTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTSI International Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Jackson Rivers Company, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JKRI - News) announced today that it has entered into a two-year agreement with the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) an agency of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, State of New York, to continue providing maintenance and support services for Series VII SCADA software.
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"UTSI began supporting NYCTA's Series VII SCADA software in 2003 and we are pleased that the client has decided to allow us to continue that support," states Daniel Nagala, President of UTSI International Corporation. "We take pride in the fact that we are able to attract and maintain our extensive customer base through our technical expertise and dedication to superior customer service."

Mr. Sal Valenti, Superintendent-SCADA Power Control Center, at New York City Transit Authority stated that "We are very pleased to have UTSI continue to provide this support for NYCTA. The SCADA system is used to monitor and control the power distribution system for one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world. One of our goals is to also have this system remain one of the most reliable transportation systems in the world and the technical expertise and support that UTSI provides plays an important part in achieving that goal."

More information on the company can be found at www.jacksonrivers.com and at www.utsi.com. Information on New York City Transit Authority can be found at http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/.

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements of JKRI and UTSI officials are "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "expects," and similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future JKRI and UTSI actions, which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and to vary significantly from reporting period to reporting period. Although management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual future results will not be different from the expectations expressed in this report. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and JKRI has no specific intention to update these statements.




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Source: The Jackson Rivers Company, Inc.