Bell Canada Deploys Rfid-enabled Asset Tracking Solution For Cn

Solution reduces costs, improves productivity of CN chassis fleet at Brampton Intermodal Terminal

TORONTO, ONTARIO (Tuesday, November 14, 2006) - Bell Canada today announced that
it has designed and delivered an integrated Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) asset tracking system for CN at its Brampton, Ontario intermodal
terminal. The Bell RFID-enabled asset management solution allows CN to
accurately manage incoming and outgoing truck chassis wirelessly, resulting in
an increase in supply chain efficiency, productivity and cost savings. Bell
Canada partnered with Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility
Company(TM) which provided the RFID technology - rugged readers, rugged mobile
computers and cargo tags, and Shipcom Wireless, an RFID middleware provider -
to deliver the solution.
Remy Benmiloud, CN Manager, IMX (intermodal excellence), said: "Since the
implementation of this RFID solution, we have experienced near-perfect read
rates with readers and tags, which has resulted in increased efficiency of our
chassis fleet, improved productivity and cost savings. This is good news for
CN's fast-growing intermodal business involving rail transportation and local
road delivery of domestic and international containers."
The Brampton intermodal terminal is the largest of its kind in Canada,
with containers moving in and out of the facility daily on truck chassis,
including CN's fleet. With the Bell Canada solution, CN is able to record
identification numbers accurately and automatically as the tagged chassis pass
through the Brampton entry/exit gates. Previously, identification numbers were
recorded manually, sometimes resulting in incorrect information. The manual
system also made it difficult to pinpoint chassis status and location.
CN is reviewing the Brampton project with an eye toward possibly
extending the RFID solution to its other intermodal terminals in Canada.
"The collaboration between CN and Bell Canada has resulted in a
high-performance RFID solution that meets CN's asset and productivity
management objectives," said William Bangert, Senior Vice President, Bell ICT
Solutions and Enterprise Business Development, Bell Canada. "This
implementation demonstrates Bell's leadership as a world class ICT provider.
Integrating our wireless expertise with Symbol's RFID technology resulted in a
winning solution for CN."
Bell Canada acted as system integrator for CN and deployed Symbol's new
Cargo Tag in conjunction with Symbol's multi-protocol XR400 fixed RFID
readers, which were upgraded to withstand the Canadian climate. In addition to
the tags and readers and MC9060-G RFID rugged mobile computers, Bell deployed
RFID middleware from Shipcom Wireless to complete the solution.
"RFID technology has become an integral part of how CN manages its
intermodal operations," said Anthony Bartolo, Vice President and General
Manager of Symbol's Wireless Infrastructure and RFID Divisions. "CN has
realized the value of Bell's RFID solution that enables accurate tracking and
management of assets."
For more information on Symbol's RFID product offerings visit:
www.symbol.com/rfid.

About CN

Canadian National Railway Company spans Canada and mid-America, from the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of
Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile,
Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St.
Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.

About Bell Canada

Bell Canada is Canada's national leader in communications with 28 million
customer connections across the country. The company provides consumers with
simple solutions to all their communications needs, including telephone
services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and
voice over IP. Bell also offers integrated information and communications
technology (ICT) services to businesses and governments, and is the Virtual
Chief Information Officer (VCIO) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Bell
is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Communications
Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bell is
wholly-owned by BCE Inc. For information on Bell's products and services,
please visit www.bell.ca, and for corporate information on BCE,
please visit
www.bce.ca.

About Symbol Technologies

Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), is a
recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products and
solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from
the point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility solutions integrate
advanced data capture products, radio frequency identification technology,
mobile computing platforms, wireless infrastructure, mobility software and
world-class services programs. Symbol enterprise mobility products and
solutions are proven to increase workforce productivity, reduce operating
costs, drive operational efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for
the world's leading companies. More information is available at
www.symbol.com.

About Shipcom

Shipcom Wireless is a leading provider of enterprise RFID and Mobility
solutions. CATAMARAN(TM) based Auto-ID solutions have been deployed
successfully at 150 + sites across Fortune 1000 companies. It is a mature
platform with a robust portfolio of wizards and reusable objects which can
integrate directly to back end systems like SAP, Oracle, Microsoft.
Applications powered by CATAMARAN cover Warehousing & Logistics, Discrete
Manufacturing, Global Asset Tracking, Cargo & Container Tracking, Baggage and
Security Management at Airports, and Field Service Management.



For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Mark
Hallman, System Director, Media Relations, (905) 669-3384, MARK.HALLMAN@cn.ca;
Paolo Pasquini, Bell Canada, Media Relations, (416) 581-3311, 1 888 482-0809,
paolo.pasquini@bell.ca; Christine Kearney, Symbol
Technologies, Inc., (631)
738-4722, christine.kearney@symbol.com

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