AMAC American Medical Alert Corp. (MM)

American Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ: AMAC) a provider of healthcare communication services and advanced telehealth monitoring technologies, today announced that the New York State Supreme Court has denied the Article 78 petition from the disqualified vendor who protested the City of New York, Human Resources Administration�s (�HRA�s�) decision to award its multiyear contract for the provision of personal emergency response systems (�PERS�) to AMAC. As previously disclosed, the Company was notified that, on or about August 13, 2007, New York Merchants Protective Co., Inc. (�Merchants�), one of the bidders for the contract that the Company was awarded by HRA, filed an Article 78 proceeding. In this proceeding, Merchants moved to annul HRA�s disqualification of Merchants as a bidder for the contract to provide PERS, and therefore to annul the HRA�s award of the contract to the Company. The Article 78 proceeding was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York. In sum, the Court ruling upheld the City�s determination that the petitioner�s bid was not responsive to HRA�s requirement of sufficient relevant experience. Speaking on behalf of AMAC, Jack Rhian, AMAC�s President and CEO stated, �We are pleased with the outcome of this proceeding and the Court�s acknowledgement of HRA�s service level requirements and the necessary vendor experience to appropriately bid for New York City�s PERS program. Emergency response is a specific discipline, it requires a higher level of expertise to properly deploy technology, maintain an intelligent network of critical response systems and protocols as well as provide specially trained personnel to provide complete support for our frail, elderly population. With over 27 years experience in delivering this vital service, AMAC strives for continuous excellence in the provision of medical alert systems and healthcare communication services.� About American Medical Alert Corp. AMAC is a healthcare communications company dedicated to the provision of support services to the healthcare community. AMAC's product and service portfolio includes Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) and emergency response monitoring, electronic medication reminder devices, disease management monitoring appliances and healthcare communication solutions services. AMAC operates nine communication centers under local trade names: H-LINK OnCall, Long Island City, NY and Clovis, NM, North Shore TAS, Port Jefferson, NY, Live Message America, Audubon, NJ, ACT Teleservice, Newington, CT and Springfield, MA, MD OnCall, Cranston RI, Capitol Medical Bureau Rockville, MD, American MediConnect and Phone Screen Chicago, IL to support the delivery of high quality, healthcare communications. www.amac.com This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "anticipate," "continue," or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q, and other filings and releases. These include uncertainties relating to government regulation, technological changes, our expansion plans and product liability risks.