Multi-Tiered Imaging Technology Solutions in Border Region Help Stop Smugglers

Multiple convictions in international truck theft conspiracy from forensic evidence provided by Perceptics' license plate readers and driver cameras

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 22, 2010 - Advanced multi-tiered imaging systems installed to enhance international
border security and interdiction efforts recently paid off in the battle
against illegal activity. Federal prosecutors won a conviction against
Houston resident Yuri David Melendez, the leader of an international
organization that smuggled millions of dollars of stolen trucks and heavy
equipment out of the United States and into Mexico.

Evidence that helped convict 43-year-old Melendez included images
captured by License Plate Reader (www.perceptics.com/products/lpr)
(LPR) and Driver Imaging System surveillance cameras placed at a security
checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas. Both imaging systems were produced by
Perceptics (www.perceptics.com/) of Knoxville, Tenn., and supplied
to the Drug Enforcement Administration for interdiction missions.

"Mission critical imaging systems play a significant role in securing
international borders and key security checkpoints," says Perceptics'
Security & Traffic Management president, Orlando Carrasco. "We're proud that
the accuracy of these systems played a key role in building the forensic case
against this theft ring."

Perceptics' LPR (www.perceptics.com/products/lpr) is designed to
uniquely capture the state or country of origin of the vehicle's license
plate and performs at a 95 percent accuracy level. The system captures and
processes the vehicle plate, scene and driver images, and then transmits
these images and license plate information to a secure database to check
for any suspect activity associated with that vehicle.

Investigating agents linked Melendez and his conspirators to the thefts
by viewing surveillance photographs taken by a Perceptics LPR
www.perceptics.com/products/lpr) and Driver Imaging System (DIS)
cameras at the Falfurrias highway checkpoint, according to the Justice
Department.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release, Melendez
beginning in 2001 received requests from his contacts in Central America for
stolen tractor/trailers. After locating the equipment in the Houston area,
Melendez recruited co-conspirators to assist with the theft and transport the
stolen equipment to Central American customers. Melendez often accompanied
the drivers in his own private vehicle, serving as a guide and look-out for
law enforcement.

U.S. District Judge David Hittner of Houston in December sentenced
Melendez to nine years in federal prison for his role in the thefts and an
unrelated narcotics charge.

Perceptics LPRs, Driver Surveillance Systems and Under Vehicle Inspection
Systems (www.perceptics.com/products/uvis) are deployed in more
than 1,000 vehicle lanes worldwide, including the United States, Canada,
United Arab Emirates, and Singapore. In 2009, Perceptics
(www.perceptics.com/) released a Color Arabic LPR for the Middle East
which is able to interpret a plate's color to determine a vehicle's origin.

Tom Hayes, Vice President, Sales & Marketing of Perceptics LLC, +1-865-671-9201, tom.hayes at perceptics.com