June 22, 2006
ROCHESTER, NY, June 22, 2006 ? Document Security Systems, Inc. (AMEX: DMC) (?DSS?), a leader in proven, patented protection against counterfeiting and unauthorized copying, scanning and photo imaging, announced today it has signed an exclusive agreement with Barcode Technology (?BTI?) to market and produce DSS''s technologies, both independently and in combination with BTI''s technology in China. BTI, which has an operating joint venture in China providing anti-counterfeiting technologies to the Chinese government and others, is a world leader in advanced barcode, process automation, authentication and verification technologies.
The agreement provides BTI with the exclusive right to market, sell and manufacture DSS technologies, products and processes for all security-related applications for government and commercial use in China. DSS expects revenue from this agreement to commence by the first quarter of 2007.
BTI?s patent and patent-pending technologies provide solutions to its customers across many industries, including pharmaceutical, healthcare and hospitals, retail inventory and packaging, manufacturing, brand security and management, financial services and reporting, and governments. BTI?s technologies are a key element of solutions for security, anti-counterfeiting, and identification cards.
Mr. Patrick White, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DSS, stated, ?Our relationship with BTI creates additional distribution channels for DSS and will drive market awareness of the DSS anti-counterfeiting technologies. The size of the People?s Republic of China?s market in and of itself makes this agreement with BTI materially significant for DSS.?
?We believe this agreement is the first step towards building a long-term strategic relationship with BTI throughout the world. BTI believes that based on the enormity of the Chinese market and China?s need for our anti-counterfeiting technology, this agreement alone could produce annual revenue in the multi-millions for DSS." Mr. White concluded.
Ian Altman, Managing Director of BTI, stated, "Successful anti-counterfeiting and brand protection require multiple technologies. Combining DSS''s technology with BTI?s advanced bar code and product authentication platform creates a comprehensive solution for security. By working together, we can offer solutions to our licensees and mutual customers that are greater than the sum of the parts. We look forward to expanding our relationship with DSS to offer multi-layered security solutions throughout The Americas, Asia and Europe."
As part of this agreement, DSS issued BTI a warrant to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock of DSS with an exercise price of $10.00 per share vesting over one year with an expiration date on
June 16, 2007.
