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Solutrance Secures Exclusive Distribution Rights for Sphinx Software in France

Rungis Cedex, France, September 13, 2005 Solutrance and Open Domain Sphinx Solutions announced today that they have signed an agreement which secures for Solutrance the exclusive right to distribute the Sphinx software in France. Solutrance will incorporate the Sphinx software into their access control packages, effectively providing their customers with a completely integrated security solution. Solutrance will also serve as the central contact for all Sphinx business in France.

Solutrance, an IB Group company, was founded in 2005 to focus primarily on providing access control packages that converge IT security with physical security functions. Solutrance solutions adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which proscribe that information in both forms (physical and electronic) must be protected by appropriate access control mechanisms, and these mechanisms must be audited.

CEO of Solutrance, Pacal Estanguet, comments, "Companies are finding that by combining physical and logical security they can cut costs and increase effectiveness, in addition to meeting accountabilty requirements. Market analysts tell us that the convergence market will grow quickly during the next five years. Solutrance has the expertise, and additionally has the long experience of the IB Group to draw upon, which will ensure our success in this market."

"We are extremely confident in Solutrance's ability to deliver exceptional solutions for their customers," says Dietrich Wecker, Vice President of Open Domain Sphinx Solutions. "Solutrance believes, as we do, in providing completely integrated solutions which take the guesswork out of technology. They have the knowledge of the IT industry, and an understanding of the various needs of their customers is each market vertical."

About Solutrance
Solutrance, an IB Group company, provides products, services, and consulting for physical and logical access control. IB Group's customer base includes companies such as ST Microelectonics Europe, Texas Instruments Europe, and EADS France. The IB Group is a global service provider, with expert know-how in all components of information system infrastructure. IB Group has been serving prestigious French corporate customers such as Banque de France and France Telecom since 1983. See also www.solutrance.com.

About Open Domain Sphinx Solutions
Open Domain Sphinx Solutions, Inc. was established in 2004 to focus on the promotion, support, and further development of the Sphinx software. The Sphinx Logon Manager software enables card-secured computer access with a contact chip card or a contactless card and is in continuous use at a substantial installed base of government, financial, educational, and healthcare institutions world-wide.

Open Domain Sphinx Solutions grew out of Open Domain, Inc., a respected technical integrator and software developer for critical security processes, which was founded in 1996. In addition to the many organization that rely on the Sphinx software, the Open Domain companies' client and partner list includes Fortune Global top 100 technology and service companies. Open Domain is also broadly known as the software provider and integrator for the Health Passport Project, the largest health smart card project in the US, and the Administrator of the PC/SC Workgroup, a primary standards organization for the smart card industry. See also www.odsphinx.com.

Contact:
Solutrance, contact@solutrance.com
Open Domain Sphinx Solutions, (415) 398-2310, pr@odsphinx.com