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             Alanco's StarTrak Announces Hazmat Tank Car Monitoring
                    Contract With Major Petrochemical Company
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   Initial 70-System Pilot Deployment Targets Customer's 2,500 Tank Car Fleet

(Scottsdale, AZ - December 8, 2008) - Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALAN)
announced today that its StarTrak Systems subsidiary has been awarded a pilot
contract to provide wireless monitoring systems for the rail tank car fleet of a
major petrochemical company. The initial contract calls for year-end delivery of
70 systems, with additional fleet deployment expected to commence early in 2009.
Total North America fleet deployment for this customer would require
approximately 2,500 StarTrak monitoring systems valued in excess of $3,000,000,
with monitoring data service revenues in the range of $1,000,000 annually.

StarTrak's solar-powered, dual mode satellite/cellular-based monitoring system
with an advanced on-board sensor array will provide operational and
environmental status data for rail tank cars containing hazardous materials.
Monitored events will include real-time notifications of all rail car movements,
load/unload activity, and hazardous materials emissions. StarTrak's monitoring
system data will be integrated with company bill of lading information,
providing for constant real-time tracking of delivery status via wireless
communications.

Tim Slifkin, President of StarTrak, commented, "StarTrak has a long, successful
history of providing advanced telematics solutions to the railroad industry via
our large and rapidly growing refrigerated rail car monitoring business. This
tank car program will accelerate our penetration of the hazmat rail monitoring
market, which comprises over 180,000 tank cars in North America."

Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:  ALAN), headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona,
is a rapidly growing provider of wireless tracking and asset management
solutions through its StarTrak Systems and Alanco/TSI PRISM subsidiaries.
Corporate  website:  www.alanco.com

StarTrak Systems is a leading provider of GPS tracking and wireless asset
management services to the transportation industry and the dominant provider of
tracking, monitoring and two-way control services to the refrigerated or
"Reefer" segment of the transportation marketplace, including refrigerated
trailers, trucks, railcars, and containers. StarTrak products increase
efficiency and reduce costs of the refrigerated supply chain through the
wireless monitoring and control of critical Reefer data, including GPS location,
cargo temperatures and Reefer fuel levels. Additional information is available
at www.StarTrak.com.


Alanco/TSI PRISM is the leading provider of RFID real-time tracking technologies
for the corrections industry. TSI PRISM systems track and record the location
and movement of inmates and officers, resulting in enhanced facility safety and
security and significant staff productivity improvements. Utilizing proprietary
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tracking technology, TSI PRISM provides
real-time inmate and officer identification, location and tracking both indoors
and out. The technology is currently utilized in prisons in Michigan,
California, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Virginia, Indiana, and Minnesota and is
being installed in Sacramento County, Australia, and the Washington, D.C. jail.
Additional information is available at www.TSIPRISM.com.

The Company also participates in the data storage industry through its wholly
owned subsidiary, Excel Meridian Data, Inc. (EMD), which specializes in
providing unique data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions. EMD
Storage product lines include: direct attached storage (DAS), network attached
storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) solutions for any size business. In
addition, EMD features partnerships with: EqualLogic, VMware, Microsoft,
DoubleTake and other industry leading hardware and software solution providers.
For more information visit: www.emdstorage.com

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BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, REDUCED DEMAND FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT;
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TECHNOLOGIES WHICH MAKE THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS OBSOLETE; RAPID INDUSTRY CHANGES;
FAILURE OF AN ACQUIRED BUSINESS TO FURTHER THE COMPANY'S STRATEGIES; THE ABILITY
TO MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIPS WITH LENDERS AND TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE
WITH FINANCIAL LOAN COVENANTS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS UNDER CURRENT BANKING
AGREEMENTS; AND THE ABILITY TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN KEY CONTRACTS AND
RELATIONSHIPS.

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