StudentConnect Executes 5 Year Agreements With School Districts in Louisiana and South Carolina States

StudentConnect Offers Transportation Safety and Administration for Schools Transportation

ATLANTA,GA--(Marketwired - Oct 28, 2013) - StudentConnect (http://www.studentconnect.us), a wholly owned subsidiary of East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTCQB: ECDC), today announced it has executed 5 Year service agreements with School Districts in Louisiana and South Carolina States.

StudentConnect is a transportation utility technology, utilizing integrated RFID and GPS for delivery critical transportation data. The technology allows transportation managers better administration of students riding on the school bus. Instant notifications are sent to transportation officials and parents when student's get on or off school bus. Alerts are provided if a child gets on or off at wrong location or fail to get on or off the bus. Other features include automated bus arrival notifications to parent, transportation absence requests, automatic bus transfer and transit point bus rider management.

"StudentConnect offers notification services only, and does not track location of Students. We do not transmit any personal information about the students; privacy is a very important part of our technology. We simply provide information that may be critical to a child's safety," said Kayode Aladesuyi, CEO, East Coast Diversified Corp.

StudentConnect is offered to schools and parents at no cost and therefore presents no financial burden to tax payers nor have any impact on the school's budget.

About East Coast Diversified Corporation (ECDC) -- ECDC is a holding corporation with a diversified group of technology companies. Its business portfolio includes companies offering technology for logistics and asset management, media entertainment, transportation safety and class attendance monitoring and social media applications. For more information on ECDC and its group of companies, please visit www.eastcoastdiversified.com or www.studentconnect.us

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