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Vitana Moves into New Facility

New Office in Ottawa Paves the Way for Future Growth

Ottawa – August 17, 1999 -- Vitana Corporation, an emerging leader in the design and manufacture of imaging solutions recently completed its move into its new facility in Ottawa.

"Vitana has seen consistent year-over-year growth since the company was founded in 1992" explained Joel Bisson, President & CEO of Vitana. "Our move into this new facility paves the way for continued growth as the benefits associated with our products and services are recognized by an ever increasing client base. The new facility provides an excellent environment in which ‘Team Vitana’ can develop, test, manufacture and support Vitana’s products and provide our engineering services. Our ultimate objective is to help our customers meet their business objectives."

Vitana’s new facility, which is located at 2500 Don Reid Drive in Ottawa, provides dedicated areas for research and development, engineering design, system manufacturing, training and customer demonstrations. Recognizing the adage that "a healthy body makes a healthy mind", Vitana has also incorporated a dedicated exercise room.

About Vitana Corporation

Vitana Corporation is a dynamic Canadian Controlled Private Company which owes much of its success to its commitment to excellence and to the unique contribution from each member of its staff of 45 dedicated, motivated and skilled employees.

Founded in 1992, the company’s credentials are based on its ability to integrate leading-edge technologies to support new product development. Vitana’s wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of core-level hardware and software development paved the way for a successful evolution from a niche player to a full service provider for the semiconductor industry and as a supplier of cost effective, high performance 3D laser scanning systems.

Vitana’s primary objective is to deliver the products and services necessary for its clients to achieve their business objectives.

ShapeGrabber™ 3D Scanning Systems

Vitana's flagship ShapeGrabber™ product line, is a family of non-contact 3D scanning systems, which is rapidly becoming the system of choice for applications such as computer-aided inspection, reverse engineering and part replication in the automotive, aerospace and telecommunications industries.

Semiconductor Reference Design Kits

In the fast-paced microelectronics industry, Vitana adds value by accelerating the adoption cycle of the latest semiconductor technologies for semiconductor companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

The development of Semiconductor Reference Design Kits (RDKs), which are evaluation systems that effectively display a manufacturer’s Integrated Circuit (IC), is an excellent example of the total service capability that Vitana delivers to its customers. In addition to designing, developing, and manufacturing the entire RDK, the company also distributes the product and provides front-line support. This allows the manufacturer to concentrate on its core activities. The quality and thoroughness of Vitana developed RDKs accelerates the adoption process for the IC thereby creating increased demand for that product and greater market penetration.

Engineering Services for OEMs

Continuing involvement with next-generation technologies has enabled Vitana’s design team to remain at the forefront of emerging technologies. The Engineering Services Division has proven that it has the skills required to make new technologies work for its customers. As technology enablers, Vitana has helped OEMs incorporate new imaging and related technologies into their products delivering superior results on time and on budget.

About Ottawa

With over 900 advanced technology companies employing approximately 55,000 employees, Ottawa is recognized as Canada’s Advanced Technology Capital and an international technology cluster.

For more Information:
Joel Bisson, President & CEO
Vitana Corporation
Tel: (613) 247-1211 ext. 121
joel.bisson@vitana.com