Russian and U.S. Scientists in a Joint Project Hold Their First Meeting in U.S to Advance View Systems Concealed Weapons Detection Technologies

August 5, 2002--View Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:VYST - News), a world leader in concealed weapons detection and surveillance technology, today announced that on Thursday, August 1st, scientists from the Department of Energys (DOE) Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory met with Russian scientists from the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics to formulate project plans aimed at advancing threat detection technologies for View Systems. This project kickoff in Ft. Collins was the first meeting in the United States for the Russian team members, following a meeting held last month in Russia.

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SOURCE: View Systems, Inc.

Russian and U.S. Scientists in a Joint Project Hold Their First Meeting in U.S to Advance View Systems Concealed Weapons Detection Technologies
-- Worldwide security will benefit from this industry partnership with the Department of Energys Initiative for Proliferation Prevention Program--
BALTIMORE-- August 5, 2002--View Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:VYST - News), a world leader in concealed weapons detection and surveillance technology, today announced that on Thursday, August 1st, scientists from the Department of Energys (DOE) Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory met with Russian scientists from the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics to formulate project plans aimed at advancing threat detection technologies for View Systems. This project kickoff in Ft. Collins was the first meeting in the United States for the Russian team members, following a meeting held last month in Russia.

Organized under DOEs Initiative for Proliferation Prevention Program (IPPP) the project will develop new methods in threat detection technologies, using DOE scientists and Russian scientists who both, during the Cold War developed nuclear and weapons of mass destruction and their delivery capability.

The DOE's selection of View Systems as the industry partner for this project holds real promise to inject new products into our future security screening and access control offerings. Rest assured, this is not a government 'make work exercise," said Paul Reep, president and chief operating officer of View Systems, Inc. Having extensive experience working with the DOE, we know how to help this team extract all of the value from the effort."

Imagine the technical strength of these counterparts now working together, not just from an engineering perspective, but from a planning and logistics standpoint," continued Reep. We are exceptionally confident in the talent that has been assembled."

About The Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program (IPPP)

The Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program, funded through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is a cooperative program designed to enhance U.S. national security and nonproliferation objectives by cooperatively engaging former Soviet weapons scientist, engineers and technicians currently or formerly involved with weapons of mass destruction (or underlying technologies) on non-weapons related projects; as well as identifying and creating non-military commercial opportunities for former Soviet weapons of mass destruction related technologies.

A population of 60,000 former key Soviet weapons scientists, engineers, and technicians have been subject to sharp government funding cutbacks at their research institutes since the demise of the Soviet Union. Since program inception in 1994, institute-by-institute and scientist-by-scientist, the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program has engaged 10,874 NIS scientists, engineers and technicians: 5,372 engaged in currently active projects (an increase of almost 2000 from FY1999).

About View Systems, Inc.

View Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:VYST), a world leader in concealed weapons detection and surveillance technology, provides a broad range of products to law enforcement professionals, military, government agencies, educational facilities, event and sport venues, commercial businesses, corporate and residential customers.

The companys flagship product is the SecureScanä Concealed Weapons Detection System, which incorporates a safe, sensing technology with video and image recognition capabilities. This award-winning product uses a walk-through portal that can detect and accurately pinpoint the location, size and number of concealed weapons, such as knives, box cutters and guns, while allowing personal items like pocket change, keys, pens to pass without alarming the system, greatly improving security checkpoint screening efficiency.

Headquartered at 1100 Wilso Drive, Baltimore, MD 21223, View Systems has an extensive network of distributors, licensees and strategic alliance affiliates worldwide. For more information call 410.646.3000 or visit www.viewsystems.com.

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