Authentix President and CEO and Reconnaissance International U.S. Director Selected to Oversee U.S. Chamber Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force
Moxam & Dietrich Will Lead Business Coalition Tasked with Authentication, Tracking

Dallas -  December, 2005
Authentix®, the global leader in authentication solutions, today announced that Authentix President and CEO, David Moxam, has been asked to serve as co-coordinators of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy’s (CACP) Technology Task Force (TTF) along with Ed Dietrich, Director / Americas of Reconnaissance International. The CACP is composed of over 100 trade associations and companies working to encourage greater government/private sector coordination and to educate lawmakers and the public about the dangers of counterfeiting and the negative impact it has on the economy.

The TTF will study how businesses can best use authentication and tracking technologies as elements of their anti-counterfeiting strategies. The TTF will also ensure that CACP members impacted by counterfeiting will have access to the latest anti-counterfeiting information and best practices in the field.

“David Moxam will provide valuable leadership for the CACP Technology Task Force,” said Paul Fox, chairman of CACP. “His range of experience with many industries that are fighting counterfeiting and diversion will help the technology task force provide relevant, useful information to the wide variety of businesses who are CACP members.”

“Through the CACP, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is bringing critical focus and attention to the effect that counterfeiting is having on American industry,” said Ed Dietrich. “David and I are both firm believers in the value of technology as an element of anticounterfeiting strategy and this is a great opportunity to help US companies increase their success against the pirates.”

As President and CEO of Authentix, Moxam has been a leading voice in the authentication industry. He is an active speaker and has appeared in numerous industry publications and television programs. He is also a 15-year veteran of the information technology industry including the successful turnaround of Starpoint Solutions - a private, Goldman Sachs-backed technical consulting firm that delivers complex digital products for the financial services industry and 10 years as a senior executive with $21 billion global professional services firm EDS. In June 2004, Mr. Moxam was appointed to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Ed Dietrich has had a 20-year plus career in the authentication industry. His background includes senior management positions in sales, marketing and operating management with leading authentication companies including: Flex Products division of JDSU, Optical Security Industries (OpSec) and American Bank Note Holographics. During his career, he has developed authentication solutions for leading global customers in areas including currency and traveler’s cheques, identification documents, licensed products & pharmaceuticals. At Reconnaissance International, he manages the group’s American operations and consulting practice.

ABOUT AUTHENTIX
Authentix® is the Global Leader in authentication solutions for brand protection and fiscal recovery. As the inventor and developer of many of the leading nano-scale authentication solutions in use today, we have a world-class technology portfolio. Moreover, our skills in applying those technologies to solve counterfeit, adulteration and smuggling issues for clients, ensures that we are a trusted partner of many of the world's leading brand owners and governments. In the last three years we have recovered over $3 billion in lost revenues in the oil and gas, pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries alone. In addition, our expertise in the fields of security documents, currency and homeland security applications helps protect the very fabric of our society.

ABOUT RECONNAISSANCE INTERNATIONAL
Since 1983, Reconnaissance International has been a leading source of intelligence, insight and analysis on the global problem of counterfeiting/piracy as well as authentication/anticounterfeiting strategies, systems and technologies to counter these threats. Reconnaissance publishes Authentication News, Holography News and Currency News which are trusted sources of information for the global authentication and security printing industries. Over the past 17 years its conferences including the Authentication Connections Forum, the Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting and HoloPack/HoloPrint regularly bring together stakeholders from brand owners, government and authentication technology providers providing a forum to highlight the role of technology in successful anticounterfeiting strategies. Its Directors have over 80 years of combined experience in the field of authentication and securing products and documents from counterfeiting, and regularly consult with government and industry on best practices for anticounterfeiting strategy and technology. More information is available at www.reconnaissance-intl.com .

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