IPIX Joins GTSI's InteGuard Physical Security Alliance; IPIX Signs St

    Business Editors/Security Writers/Technology Writers

    WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2005--IPIX Corporation (Nasdaq:IPIX), a premium supplier of visual intelligence technologies, has announced its membership in GTSI Corp.'s InteGuard(TM) Physical Security Alliance. Additionally, IPIX also announced that it has selected GTSI (Nasdaq:GTSI) to be its first government partner. The Alliance brings together more than 50 leading companies with recognized physical security products and services to develop a wide range of physical security protection system solutions for GTSI's customers.
    Through the Alliance, GTSI functions as a "one-stop-shop," bringing together the best products and services to create open, standard, secure and reliable solutions. As an alliance member, IPIX and its 360-degree video and still photography surveillance technologies will have the opportunity to be an integral part of physical security solutions for GTSI's federal, state and local government customers requiring advanced video surveillance technology.
    "We are very pleased to have GTSI as a partner and to be a part of the InteGuard Alliance. We look forward to having our unique and award-winning visual intelligence technology integrated into critical solutions that protect our homeland," said Clara Conti, CEO of IPIX Corp. "The alliance represents a core component of IPIX's strategic plan to expand into the government marketplace through solid and trustworthy distribution channels."
    "We welcome IPIX as a premier partner in the InteGuard Alliance," said Arpad Toth, GTSI's Senior Technologist and Chairman, InteGuard Physical Security Alliance. "Working with our partners, we are creating solutions to address the long-term physical security protection needs of our customers, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of Defense to state and local governments. We are currently working with the City of Jacksonville to provide physical security solutions for the Super Bowl and beyond. We welcome IPIX's technology to the suite of products and solutions we offer our customers."

    About IPIX Corporation

    IPIX Corporation is a premium supplier of visual intelligence technologies for critical government and commercial security applications. IPIX patented 360-degree surveillance technology provides complete and continuous situational awareness, allowing users to see an entire 360-degree field of view simultaneously with no moving camera parts. Users can navigate within a still, live or recorded scene in all directions using digital pan-tilt-zoom. www.ipix.com

    About GTSI Corp

    GTSI Corp. is the leading information technology product and solutions aggregator, combining best of breed products and services to produce solutions that meet government's evolving needs. For more than two decades, GTSI has focused exclusively on Federal, State, and Local government customers worldwide, offering a broad range of products and services, an extensive contract portfolio, flexible financing options, global integration and worldwide distribution. GTSI's unique Technology Practices consisting of certified experts, deliver exceptional solutions to support government's critical transformation efforts. Additionally, GTSI focuses on systems integrators on behalf of government programs. GTSI is headquartered in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Further information about the Company is available at www.GTSI.com/About.

    GTSI and GTSI.com are registered trademarks of GTSI Corp. in the U.S. and other Countries. All trade names are the property of their respective owners

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