DRIVE Developments, Inc. and Somat Engineering, Inc. Join Forces to Support Both State and Federal Governments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) June 7, 2010 -- Detroit, MI – June 7, 2010 – DRIVE Developments (DRIVE), Inc. recently added Somat Engineering, Inc. (Somat) to their impressive and growing list of TARDEC Omnibus teammates. The total estimated dollar value of the task orders awarded under this U.S. Army acquisition contract will be up to $500,000,000 ($500 million), over a five (5) year period.

Both DRIVE and Somat are “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch” alumni, and DRIVE was recently recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as a Michigan defense company to watch. “We are proud to be able to announce the addition of Somat to our team and we look forward to expanding our relationship,” said DRIVE President and CEO Larry Osentoski.

DRIVE and Somat are also working together on upcoming bids to support the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation’s (SMART) requirements for real-time mobility and diagnostic information on and off their buses. SMART is embracing the trend in public transportation agencies to share more information with their riders to enhance security, reduce vehicle maintenance costs and improve customer service. DRIVE’s primary product, the Diagnostic Information Management Environment (DIME) is capable of supporting a wide array of real-time mobility and diagnostic related functions. “By combining our products and capabilities with those of Somat, DRIVE believes that we can win a number of upcoming bids and proposals at both the State and Federal levels,” said Osentoski.

Somat’s expertise in knowledge management and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) provides a strong complement to DRIVE’s vehicular engineering and diagnostic products and services. “We look forward to leveraging our combined skillsets with DRIVE to advance our work on both ITS and national security applications, based right here in Michigan, helping drive growth for our region,” said Somat President and CEO Ram Ramanujam.

For more information about DRIVE Developments please visit us at: http://www.drivedevelopments.com

For more information about Somat Engineering please visit us at:
http://tech.somateng.com/

About DRIVE Developments, Inc.

DRIVE Developments, Inc. (http://www.drivedevelopments.com) is a high quality engineering solution provider. Our experience is strongly rooted in commercial and military vehicular diagnostics and prognostics. This is evidenced in our DIME (Diagnostic Information Management Environment) product line which combines over a decade of remote diagnostics and fleet management expertise. The breadth of our capabilities also extends into other areas of vehicular engineering, including scientific test cell development, robotic vehicle prototypes, wireless communications, internet applications and plant monitoring systems.

DRIVE provides commercial and military vehicle diagnostic systems complete with GPS, wireless communications and numerous vehicle diagnostic data bus interfaces. We aggregate this data in our DIME (Diagnostic Information Management Environment) Data Center (http://www.dimeportal.com) and provide clients secure web based access to detailed data from their vehicle platforms.

Established in 2007, DRIVE is owned and operated by Michigan businessman, Larry Osentoski. The company is comprised of a team of engineers with over 50 years of automotive market experience.

References:
1. www.findarticles.com : “TACOM To Hold Omnibus Industry Day”

Contact:
Larry Osentoski
President and CEO
DRIVE Developments, Inc.
Phone: 248-613-6738
sales@drivedevelopments.com

About Somat Engineering, Inc.

Founded in 1986, Somat Engineering, Inc. (http://tech.somateng.com/) is an award-winning technical services firm, based in Detroit, MI, with satellite offices in the US and abroad, including Washington, DC.

Somat combines research, engineering and innovative thinking to deliver customized information technology products and services to both government and commercial organizations. We leverage over 20 years of analytical and operational discipline developed by tackling complex engineering problems on critical infrastructure projects to assist our clients in selected areas of information technology, including knowledge management, intelligent transportation systems and wireless technologies.

Somat serves a variety of sectors, including defense, law enforcement, transportation, utilities, financial services and social services at the federal, state and municipal level.

We are eligible as a US SBA 8(a) Business to participate in various programs for contracting opportunities throughout the Federal Government.

Contact:
G. “Ram” Ramanujam
President and CEO
Somat Engineering, Inc.
Phone: 313-963-2721
tech@somateng.com

More information can be found online at http://www.drivedevelopments.com