Press Release


@Road Ranks in the Top Five on Forbes List of 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies

Forbes Magazine recognizes @Road for a 122% five-year sales growth rate

FREMONT Calif. (February 8, 2006) – @Road®, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARDI), a global provider of next-generation solutions for Mobile Resource Management (MRM), today announced that it has ranked fourth on the Forbes Magazine Midas List of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies. @Road is ranked just behind Google, ImClone Systems, and WebEx Communications and ahead of such companies as Altiris, Ebay, Gilead Sciences, Genentech and Navteq. This year’s ranking for @Road is based on a 122% five-year sales growth rate and marks the second year in a row that @Road has ranked on the Forbes list.

According to the Feb. 13, 2006 issue of Forbes Magazine, to make The Midas List of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, a company must have a minimum of $25 million in sales and have been profitable over the last 12 months. Companies also must have had sales growth of 10% a year (or better) for the last five years and consensus earnings forecasts of at least 10% annualized growth over the next three to five years.

“We’re in good company on the Forbes list for 2006,” said Krish Panu, @Road CEO. “Our ranking on the list is recognition of our leadership and positive traction we’ve built in the MRM market. We look forward to building on this momentum and future customer demand for our innovative on-demand and licensed MRM solutions.”

To view the Forbes 2006 Midas List of the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, see the Feb. 13, 2006 edition of Forbes Magazine or visit the Forbes.com site Web site (requires free registration) at: http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2006/0213/068.html.

 

About @Road

@Road, Inc. is a leading global provider of solutions designed to automate the management of mobile resources and to optimize the service delivery process for customers across a variety of industries. @Road delivers Mobile Resource Management solutions in three key areas: Field Force Management, Field Service Management and Field Asset Management. By providing real-time Mobile Resource Management infrastructure integrating wireless communications, location-based technologies, transaction processing and the Internet, @Road solutions are designed to provide a secure, scalable, upgradeable, enterprise-class platform, and are offered in on-demand software delivery, on-premise or hybrid environments that can seamlessly connect mobile workers in the field to real-time corporate data. @Road is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information on @Road solutions, visit www.road.com.

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Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. These factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, customer demand for @Road products and services; the dependence of @Road on mobile data systems technology, wireless networks, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and controlled by others; and general economic and political conditions. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the @Road Report on Form 10-K dated March 15, 2005, in the @Road Report on Form 10-Q dated November 8, 2005 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

@Road and the @Road logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of @Road, Inc. All other trademarks or service marks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Bob Stern
@Road Media Relations
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