IPIX to Provide Intelligent Video Surveillance
Mapping for Government and Commercial Enterprises


VistaScape Partnership Represents New Solution in IPIX's Visual Intelligence Platform


LAS VEGAS and VIENNA, Va.-April 5, 2005 -IPIX Corporation (NASDAQ: IPIX), a premier supplier of 360°, immersive imaging technologies for visual intelligence applications, announced today a technology partnership integrating VistaScape’s SiteIQ™ surveillance software with IPIX CommandView™ cameras. The partnership will provide at-risk facilities the ability to detect, analyze and respond to potential security risks before they take place using SiteIQ's graphical map interface and automated surveillance analysis.


"IPIX's surveillance cameras represent the highest level of video surveillance sensor technology," said Glenn McGonnigle, President and CEO of VistaScape. "SiteIQ harnesses the full capabilities of CommandView's 360°, immersive field-of-view and provides automated, policy-based detection for government and commercial enterprises."


Unlike video analytic point solutions, VistaScape's SiteIQ performs automated video analysis and provides real-time situational detail through an interactive graphical user interface. The map displays the entire facility on a single screen, allowing security personnel to view sensor detail—video, chemical detection, radar, access control, etc.—on demand, as well as receive real-time alerts when detected activity breaches pre-set security policies. As a principal sensor in the SiteIQ platform, the CommandView camera enhances SiteIQ’s capabilities by providing a continuous 360° field-of-view.


A single IPIX camera can be used in conjunction with SiteIQ to perform both continuous video analysis and object tracking—typically requiring a minimum of two cameras to perform—providing a greater level of functionality and reducing the number of necessary cameras, infrastructure and installation costs.


"Using a traditional single camera approach for situational awareness and video analysis is like reading a book looking through a soda-straw," said IPIX President and CEO Clara Conti. "You can read the words, but you are only getting a few letters at a time. IPIX's immersive imaging technology provides security personnel a continuous high-resolution video feed of the entire 360° field-of-view, allowing for accurate evaluation of the situation and the real-time coordination of appropriate response."


SiteIQ solutions are currently protecting national borders, industrial facilities, transportation and shipping hubs, and military bases.



About IPIX

IPIX Corporation ("IPIX") is a premium provider of immersive imaging products for government and commercial applications. We combine experience, patented technology and strategic partnerships to deliver visual intelligence solutions worldwide. Our immersive, 360° imaging technology has been used to create high-resolution digital still photography and video products for surveillance, visual documentation and forensic analysis. www.ipix.com.



About VistaScape Security Systems

VistaScape Security Systems develops automated wide-area surveillance software to protect commercial sites, government facilities, and other at-risk infrastructure. Its flagship product, SiteIQ™, is the only multi-sensor, single-view surveillance solution, allowing security professionals to visually define and centrally manage an automated security policy. SiteIQ delivers unparalleled situational awareness, enabling personnel to focus on prevention, not reaction. Founded in 1999, Atlanta-based VistaScape is recognized by Red Herring as one of the "Top 100 Private Firms Driving the Future of Technology" and among Fast Company's list of the 101 top ideas, trends and people that will change the way we work and live in 2005. For more information, visit www.vistascape.com.


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IPIX Media Contact
Jeff Wilson
IPIX Corporation
(703) 847-3653
Jeff.Wilson@ipix.com
VistaScape Media Contact
Wade Coleman
(678) 919-2363
wcoleman@vistascape.com

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