Magal Receives an Additional $4.5 Million Order for the Perimeter Intrusion Detection System Along the Northern Border of Israel
21 November 2006 - 11:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
YAHUD, Israel, November 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magal Security
Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS; TASE: MAGS), today announced it has
received a follow-on order of approximately US$ 4.5 million from
the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the installation of a
perimeter intrusion detection system along the northern border of
Israel. Most of the work will be executed before the end of 2006,
with the balance to be completed by the end of the first quarter of
2007. Izhar Dekel, CEO of Magal, said: "This order follows a US$5.5
million order we received from the Israeli MOD in September 2006
and continues the reconstruction work to improve the security along
the northern border of Israel following the recent hostilities.
Receiving a total of $10 million orders for our advanced systems,
demonstrates the premium that the Israeli Government places on
using our products, which are field-tested and have proven
themselves on Israel's borders and in other sensitive installations
worldwide. " About Magal Security Systems, Ltd.: Magal Security
Systems Ltd. (Magal) is engaged in the development, manufacturing
and marketing of computerized security systems, which automatically
detect, locate and identify the nature of unauthorized intrusions.
Magal also supplies video monitoring services through Smart
Interactive Systems, Inc., a subsidiary in the U.S. The Company's
products are currently used in more than 70 countries worldwide to
protect national borders, airports, correctional facilities,
nuclear power stations and other sensitive facilities from
terrorism, theft and other threats. Israeli-based Magal has
subsidiaries in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, Romania,
Mexico and an office in China. Magal trades under the symbol MAGS
in the U.S. on the Nasdaq National Market since 1993 and in Israel
on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) since July 2001. This press
release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to
risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on assumptions
and expectations which may not be realized and are inherently
subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be
predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be
anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial and
otherwise, may differ from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. A number of these risks and other
factors that might cause differences, some of which could be
material, along with additional discussion of forward-looking
statements, are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form
20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Contacts:
Company Magal Security Systems, Ltd Raya Asher, CFO Tel:
+972-3-5391444 Fax: +972-3-5366245 E-mail: Investor Relations G.K.
Investor Relations Ehud Helft/Kenny Green Tel: +1-866-704-6710
E-mail: DATASOURCE: Magal Security Systems Ltd CONTACT: Contacts:
Company, Magal Security Systems, Ltd, Raya Asher, CFO, Tel:
+972-3-5391444, Fax: +972-3-5366245, E-mail: . Investor Relations,
G.K. Investor Relations, Ehud Helft/Kenny Green, Tel:
+1-866-704-6710, E-mail: ,
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