DecisionLink Inc. Wins Prestigious Award at Sensors Expo for OxySense 101 Non-Invasive Oxygen Detector and Places First Units With Leading Food and Beverage Manufacturers
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001--DecisionLink Inc. (OTCBB:DLNK) introduced its OxySense(TM) 101 at the Sensors Expo and Conference Spring 2001 in Chicago.
The OxySense(TM) 101 was the sole winner of the "BEST OF SENSORS EXPO" award in the "Special Materials" category as the first product to detect oxygen concentrations non-invasively inside food and beverage packages.
Following Sensors Expo, DecisionLink received orders for a unit from a well-known food company, and from one of the leading breweries in the country. These units are expected to be delivered in August of this year.
Developed in collaboration with the TNO Food and Nutrition Research Institute in the Netherlands, this product uses a proprietary oxygen-sensitive patch placed inside the package, and a fiber-optic probe connected to a read-out to determine oxygen levels in the parts per billion range.
Oxygen can be determined in either liquid or head-space. TNO estimates that there is a global market for several thousand units priced in the $15,000 range. There is a second application under joint development to incorporate this technology into food and beverage packaging lines.
The OxySense(TM) 101 has been developed for applications within the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. OxySense(TM) 101 was developed to replace expensive and destructive systems requiring penetration of the package to sample the contents. The unit's non-invasive methodology is much simpler to use and multiple readings can be made on the same sample over a period of time.
This reduces the number of packages needed to obtain good data for quality control while improving accuracy. The primary use of OxySense(TM) 101 is in food packaging and food research and development with the aim of reducing product spoilage from oxygen migration through the packaging material.
To find out more about this product and its applications, visit DecisionLink's Web site at www.decisionlinkinc.com. For more on TNO, see www.tno.nl.
DecisionLink's environmental group has introduced small, low-cost sensor products for the food and environmental markets, as well as communication products that use satellite communications and the Internet as the backbone for data transfer and control in the pipeline leak detection, aboveground storage tank monitoring, oil production, water quality monitoring and industrial wastewater compliance monitoring and control markets.
DecisionLink's communications group has developed a wide range of products for monitoring of propane and fuel oil tank levels, pipeline compressors and many other multi-user remote asset monitoring applications for low-cost volume use of satellite communication pathways and the Internet.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This release includes forward-looking statements relating to DecisionLink's operations that are based on management's and third parties' current expectations, estimates and projections. These statements include DecisionLink's ability to deliver OxySense(TM) 101 units by August 2001 and TNO's belief that there is a global market for several thousand units priced in the $15,000 range. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, DecisionLink's ability to market its products, services and technologies worldwide; its ability to integrate the management, operations and technologies of formerly independent companies; its ability to retain key members of its senior management and board of directors; the timely development and acceptance of new products and services; the ability to manufacture new products in commercial quantities at reasonable cost; the dependence on third-party satellites to implement its business plan; the impact of competitive products and pricing; final promulgation and enforcement of regulations; the timely funding of customers' projects; the ability to generate sufficient working capital from operations and/or to attract investment or place debt in sufficient amounts to fund the financial obligations of DecisionLink's business model; general economic conditions affecting market conditions; and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. Forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of the company's management as to future events, and were solely based on facts and factors known by DecisionLink at the time such statements were made. The company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.
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