Ropart Asset Management Announces Investment in Digital Traffic Systems

May 7, 2007 – (Greenwich, CT) Ropart Asset Management Fund II, LLC (“RAM”), a Greenwich-based private equity firm, announced that it has made a significant equity investment in Digital Traffic Systems, Inc. (“DTS”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, DTS is a leading provider of design, installation, and maintenance services for the transportation, security, and infrastructure markets. The Company’s services are strategically focused on sensors and electronics in applications that include continuous traffic counting systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), highway lighting/traffic signalization, and security/surveillance systems. Since its inception, DTS has expanded to Virginia and Florida, where it now has established long-term business relationships with government and commercial customers.

Rich Hoke, DTS’s CEO, stated, “We have deep respect for Ropart’s management team and are excited to have them as our long-term strategic partner. Their investment provides us with the ability to accelerate our growth plans by investing in the core business. RAM also provides our management team with the financial support to increase the scale of our operations to better service our expanding customer base while continuing to build an organization focused on comprehensive, industry-leading technical service, installation, and maintenance. ”

Todd A. Goergen, Managing Partner of RAM and DTS’s newly-appointed Chairman of the Board, added, “Ropart is excited to partner with DTS. The Company has an exceptionally strong management team that is highly regarded in the industry for its superior quality and customer service. DTS represents an excellent business services platform and is a great addition to RAM’s portfolio.”

About Digital Traffic Systems, Inc.
Digital Traffic Systems, Inc. (DTS) is an infrastructure services company that focuses on the specialized installation of sensor and display technologies to provide timely information for use in transportation, safety, security, enforcement, and public applications. Its mission is to provide infrastructure installation, maintenance, operational, and technical services to our expanding customer base with a focus on service, quality, and responsiveness. The Company currently operates in Virginia, Florida, and New Mexico, providing services to federal, state, and municipal governmental entities (e.g., state DOTs), and commercial and infrastructure facilities.

About The Ropart Asset Management Funds
The Ropart Asset Management Funds is a private equity firm that invests directly in small to midsize companies. The firm pursues a flexible strategy, investing throughout the capital structure and in multiple industries, including Business Services, Healthcare Services, Consumer Products, Financial Services, and Technology.
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