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Solidica Awarded 2007 Best of Sensors Expo
Award for Technology Leadership

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Smart sensor network products capture Expo's
highest honor for second consecutive year.

June 18, 2007 - Ann Arbor, MI - Solidica, Inc. was awarded Sensors Magazine's prestigious "Best of Sensors Expo" Gold Award for the second consecutive year. This year's top product honor recognized the application of Solidica's Pantheon™ ultra-rugged wireless sensor network system in smart armor applications.

Solidica leveraged its Chorus™ and Solo™ products, part of the Pantheon™ integrated wireless/wired sensor network system, to introduce the smart armor sensor system for use on both personal and vehicle armor platforms. The system utilizes proprietary technology to sense, collect, analyze and transmit real-time vital signs, impact and damage assessment data to tactical support centers. Like all Pantheon™ products, the smart armor system offers distributed architecture intelligence with sensor-level application monitoring and processing of diagnostic, prognostic and life-cycle management data.

"To sense armor conditions while in theater has been a long-term challenge in the industry, and the feedback from our customers strongly indicates our system's ability to address such a challenge," said Lee Ann Schwope, Advanced Materials Product Manager at Solidica. The modular, scalable system architecture can be combined with any armor product as a rapid retrofit, thereby enabling versatile integration and fast implementation.

When utilized conjunctly with the company's Chorus™ telematics, diagnostics and prognostics module, the system utilizes GPS and RFID/UID data to track, locate and transmit essential condition information to remote locations. The system's sophisticated functionality yet simple infrastructure can provide off-site monitoring of key information to help ensure armor systems are replaced when damaged, provide real time combat action alert, assess projectile impact data as well as store data for preventative maintenance and soldier health. This combination of Chorus™ and Solo™ products can also be applied to other hazardous or non-military environments where personnel and vehicle safety is crucial, such as emergency response, fire-fighting, chemical processing and disaster relief teams.

"We are thrilled to once again receive such high accolade from the industry," said Ken Johnson, President of Solidica. Pantheon™, which also received the Expo's highest honor in 2006, quickly and affordably converts nearly any mobile or stationary system into a wireless and digital platform. It enables remote monitoring and control of wired or wireless systems, delivering ultra-rugged, smart and secure performance in harsh environments.

"Our growing customer roster and market demand has continued to validate how our products can improve operations, safety and the overall bottom-line. And to receive this year's award further underscores the benefits we continue to deliver to the many customers and markets we serve."


About Solidica
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, Solidica is a rapidly growing technology company that provides smart wireless sensor networks, solid-state fabrication solutions and advanced materials to a wide array of markets. The company leverages its expanding internal research and product development resources to provide customers with innovative solutions in industries such as military, aerospace, automotive, medical, consumer goods, manufacturing, and rapid prototyping/tooling.

For more information, please visit www.solidica.com, or contact Jeff Jorge at (734) 222-4680 x116.


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