To: Bill Harmond who wrote (20995 ) 6/3/2004 10:40:59 AM From: Bill Harmond Respond to of 57684 Nice iPIX upside reversal today Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Cites IPIX as 'Important Player in Protecting the Homeland' Full-360 Degree CommandView Systems Designed to Protect U.S. Critical Infrastructure OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jun 3, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- IPIX Security, a premium supplier of video surveillance technology, today announced that Secretary Tom Ridge commended IPIX as a company that is helping to make America more secure. Secretary Ridge and Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen were keynote speakers at the 2004 Tennessee Valley Technology Corridor Summit, co-hosted in Knoxville and Oak Ridge, by Tennessee Congressmen Zach Wamp and Jimmy Duncan. "ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) is an important player -- along with local companies such as IPIX ... -- in our effort to build a vast R&D infrastructure to protect the homeland. These companies are already helping to make America more secure. They are examples of what can happen when we bring people and technology together," said Secretary Ridge in his speech. "Homeland security is about the integration of a nation. It's about the integration of people and technology to make us smarter, safer, more sophisticated and better protected." "IPIX Security is pleased to be an active participant in the Tennessee Valley Technology Corridor and work closely with companies and agencies such as ORNL, Remotec and TVA. It is a privilege to contribute to the Homeland Security effort and an honor to be recognized by Secretary Ridge," said Jim Griffin, Vice President and General Manager of IPIX Security. The full text of Secretary Ridge's speech is available on The US Department of Homeland Security website at: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=44&content=3692&print=true. About IPIX Security IPIX Security is a premium supplier of Full-360 degree video surveillance technology for critical government and commercial security applications. IPIX Security, using its patent protected technology, offers digital video surveillance systems that provide complete and continuous situational awareness by allowing users to see everything at the same time. Users can navigate within a live or recorded video scene in all directions using pan- tilt-zoom with no moving parts. IPIX Security is a business unit of IPIX Corporation (Nasdaq: IPIX). IPIX Corporation offers mission critical imaging where visual content is required for eCommerce and the protection of life and property. Learn more about IPIX's three business units (IPIX AdMission, IPIX Security and IPIX InfoMedia) at www.ipix.com. About the Tennessee Valley Technology Summit Since 1995, the Tennessee Valley Corridor has built a strong alliance of community, business, education and government leaders through a series of regular economic summits led by the Corridor's bipartisan and multi-state Congressional delegation that today includes Tennessee Congressmen Zach Wamp, Jimmy Duncan, Lincoln Davis, and Bill Jenkins; Alabama Congressmen Bud Cramer and Robert Aderholt; Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers, and Virginia Congressman Rick Boucher. In addition, Tennessee Senators Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander, as well as, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions have been active supporters of the effort. SOURCE IPIX Security