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CalAmp Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits to Protect Vehicle Location Technology

CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP), a leading provider of wireless products, today announced that it has filed complaints in the United States Federal Court against Procon, Inc., Skywatch GPS LLC, and iMETRIK Solutions Inc. for infringement of United States Patent Nos. 6,025,774 and 6,249,217 B1. The patents relate to a vehicle location system whose purpose is to enable automobile dealers and finance companies to locate and repossess vehicles serving as collateral on loans that go into default. These patents were acquired by CalAmp through the acquisition of the Aircept Vehicle Tracking business from AirIQ in March 2007.

We will protect our intellectual property rights and enforce our patents by all appropriate means, stated Michael Burdiek, President of CalAmps Wireless DataCom Division. Although we have developed a licensing program for our technology that includes CalAmp Certified branding and co-marketing initiatives, it is unfortunate that some companies have chosen to utilize our intellectual property without our permission. This segment of the Vehicle Tracking market is lightly penetrated by the advanced technological solutions we offer and it has a significant opportunity for growth. The patents that we believe are being exploited are a key element in enabling CalAmp to achieve the financial and operational objectives of its Aircept Vehicle Tracking business.

CalAmps Aircept Vehicle Tracking business provides both equipment and monitoring services for vehicle financing companies, including buy-here-pay-here dealerships that specialize in automobile financing for high credit risk individuals. According to the 2007 National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) Used Car Report, $75.8 billion in used car sales were financed in the United States during 2006 as Grade C paper or lower. Based on the average selling price for used cars, this represents an addressable market of nearly 9 million vehicles.

About CalAmp Corp.

CalAmp is a leading provider of wireless communications products that enable anytime/anywhere access to critical information, data and entertainment content. With comprehensive capabilities ranging from product design and development through volume production, CalAmp delivers cost-effective high quality solutions to a broad array of customers and end markets. CalAmp is a supplier of Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) outdoor customer premise equipment to the U.S. satellite television market. The Company also provides wireless data communication solutions for the telemetry and asset tracking markets, private wireless networks, public safety communications and critical infrastructure and process control applications. For additional information, please visit the Companys website at www.calamp.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

Statements in this press release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Words such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "plan", "believe", "seek", "could", "estimate", "judgment", "targeting", "should", "anticipate", "goal" and variations of these words and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those implied by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including general and industry economic conditions, product demand, increased competition, competitive pricing and continued pricing declines in the DBS market, the timing of customer approvals of new product designs, operating costs, the Company's ability to efficiently and cost-effectively integrate its acquired businesses, the Companys ability to obtain a waiver from the lenders under its bank credit agreement of the event of default under the credit agreement, the Companys ability to successfully requalify with respect to the sale of newer generation products to one of its key DBS customers, the risk that the ultimate cost of resolving a product performance issue with that DBS customer may exceed the amount of reserves established for that purpose, and other risks or uncertainties that are described in the Company's fiscal 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K on May 17, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contacts:

CalAmp Corp.
Rick Vitelle
Chief Financial Officer
805-987-9000
or
Financial Relations Board
Lasse Glassen
General Information
213-486-6546
lglassen@frbir.com

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