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To: Michael Block who wrote (142)	2/9/2000 10:46:00 AM
From: Michael Block	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149

NEWS NEWS IDS subsidiary Micro-g Solutions Inc. prepares gradiometer for Mars - NASA plans to take Migro-g's absolute gravity gradiometer to Mars Toronto, Ontario, February 9, 2000 IDS Intelligent Detection Systems Inc. (TSE:ISD) announced today that its subsidiary company, Micro-g Solutions Inc., is developing an absolute gravity gradiometer for NASA to use on Mars. NASA plans to take Migro-g's absolute gravity gradiometer to Mars. Micro-g has been commissioned to design, build and test a prototype space-born gradiometer system for NASA in a joint research project with Maline Space Science Systems. The absolute gravity gradiometer is the only geophysical instrument capable of providing detailed information about the gravity field to remote planets during unmanned exploration applications. Gravity information is crucial to understanding the origin and contents of the subsurface of distant planets. Micro-g's absolute gravity gradiometer was recently included as an integral part of the Mars Airborne Geophysical Explorer (MAGE) payload which seeks to determine the geophysical origins of the Valle Marineris, the Solar System's largest canyon system. The absolute gravity gradiometer was initially designed for oil production and exploration applications. Micro-g, a division of Scintrex, is currently working on a smaller version of this instrument for NASA's future planetary exploration endeavours. The prototype should be developed by early 2001. 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, petroleum and mineral exploration instrumentation and services as well as 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 and Brazil, and is publicly traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: ISD). For additional information: Media Inquiries Peter McIntyre IDS Intelligent Detection Systems Telehone: (416) 214-6726 pmcintyre@hq.idsdetection.com Investor Inquiries Rick Conroy Lexington Communications Telehone: (416) 588-1888 rick@lexington.ca U.S. Contacts Thomas Dean / Michael Block Murdock Capital Partners Telehone: (212) 421-2545 www.murdockcapital.com