Apparel maker picks Beacon for RF contract

LOUISVILLE: Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. won two new engagements with consumer companies.

The first engagement as per a press release is with one of the world’s largest specialty apparel retailers, for whom Beacon performed site surveys and detailed radio frequency (“RF”) analysis on two large distribution center campuses in the United States in May 2009. The new engagement covers two of the retailer’s new distribution centers, one in Canada and the other in the United Kingdom, where Beacon will be responsible for the customer’s RF wireless infrastructure, including assessment, design and implementation. Work on this project is scheduled to begin in March 2010. The value of this engagement is approximately $400,000.

The second engagement is with a new customer, a leading producer and marketer of beer and other beverage products in the United States. The engagement, which was completed in February, required Beacon to perform a network assessment, design and installation in one of the customer’s manufacturing facilities located in the Midwest. The value of this engagement is approximately $120,000 and will be included in fiscal 2010, second quarter results.

Bruce Widener, Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Enterprise Solutions, said, “These engagements represent two elements of Beacon’s growth strategy, which includes expanding the scope of our relationships with existing clients and signing new clients. Agreements such as these contribute to our Projected Value of Contract Backlog (as defined below) of over $60 million, and we are well on our way to reaching our goals for fiscal 2010 and beyond. We look forward to broadening our business with our existing global client base, demonstrating our capabilities to new clients, and affecting acquisitions that complement our business.”