NEWS
IDS Wins Significant New Order
Toronto, Ontario--
Repeat order for 39 units demonstrates the market's demand for
IDS's advanced sensory products & solutions
IDS Intelligent Detection Systems Inc., (TSE: ISD) announced
today that its Analytical and Security Division has received a
new order for 39 EVD-3000 portable hand-held explosive detection
devices from an overseas client. This same client had already
purchased EVD-3000 units earlier in the year for deployment in
mission-critical operations.
"The EVD-3000 hand-held explosives detector is the most widely
used explosives detection product in the world", said Andy Rybak,
Executive Vice-President of IDS. "Our security products and
solutions are the most advanced and reliable trace detection
devices available. A single order of this magnitude sends a clear
signal to the marketplace that the IDS handheld explosives
detection device has become the product of choice for law
enforcement and security authorities the world over."
The EVD-3000 handheld explosives detector is capable of sensing
both traces and vapors of commercial and military explosives --
including Semtex. It delivers results in 10 seconds making it a
powerful weapon in the ongoing battle against terrorism and
violence around the world.
About IDS:
IDS is an innovative developer, manufacturer and marketer of
proprietary sensory technology and communication systems. The
company operates through eight business units: Analytical &
Security products and solutions, IDS Power Control Systems,
Scintrex Earth Science Instrumentation, Survey & Exploration
Technology Services, IEC (Integration, Engineering and
Consulting), ChemiCorp International and Caduceon Inc. Its more
than 70 products range from drug and explosive detectors to
nuclear safety control instruments, oil and gas exploration and
developing technologies for industrial process control and
point-of-care health analysis. IDS's Internet initiative,
GeoCommerce Inc., provides centralized online trading and
information marketplaces for the global mining, exploration, and
geophysics communities through www.MineOnline.com and
www.GeophysicsOnline.com. IDS operates worldwide in Canada, the
US, France, UK, Australia, Chile and Brazil, and is publicly
traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: ISD).
IDS's website is located at www.idsdetection.com.
For additional information please contact:
Media Inquiries
Peter McIntyre
IDS Intelligent Detection Systems
Telephone: (416) 214-6726
pmcintyre@hq.idsdetection.com
Investor Inquiries
Rick Conroy
Lexington
Telephone: (416) 588-1888
rick@lexington.ca
In the United States please contact:
Thomas Dean or Michael Block
Murdock Capital Partners
Telephone: (212) 421-2545
www.murdockcapital.com |
