LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB:UDTT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, announced today that it has fulfilled a purchase order for its bioterrorism detection kits from Foot Locker, Inc. to be deployed at a Foot Locker warehouse. As part of its contract, the Company has also provided training session on use of the kits as well as the threat of bioterrorism which was conducted at a Foot Locker Warehouse Facility.
The sale of kits and the training program to Foot Locker is the first sale of UDTT's detection equipment to a large private industry commercial customer. The Company intends to continue marketing its bioterrorism and radiation detection systems to large corporate customers for use by their security personnel. UDTT's new user friendly e-commerce store provides an easy venue for repeat and new customers to purchase their equipment and services supplied by UDTT. UDTT's counter-terrorism and security solutions, including Company's flagship real time anthrax detector (BSM-2000), have applications for government agencies, defense contractors, security companies, postal facilities, warehouses, and the like.
"We are pleased to have Foot Locker among our customers and we look forward to continuing to market our security solutions to Corporate purchasers as well as Federal, State, and Local Agencies," said Jacques Tizabi, UDTT's Chairman and CEO.
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About Foot Locker, Inc.
Foot Locker is a leading retailer of athletic footwear and apparel. Headquartered in New York City, it operated more than 400 stores in 20 countries in North America, Europe, and Australia under the brand names Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Champs Sports.
About Universal Detection Technology
Universal Detection Technology is a developer of monitoring technologies, including bioterrorism detection devices. The Company on its own and with development partners is positioned to capitalize on opportunities related to Homeland Security. For example, the Company, in cooperation with NASA, has developed a bio-terror 'smoke' detector that detects certain biohazard substances. For more information, please visit http://www.udetection.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results, performance and achievement in the future to differ materially from forecasted results, performance, and achievement. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the Company's plans or expectations.