Bioscrypt Inc. , a leading provider of advanced fingerprint technology, announced today that Q9 Networks has signed a license for Bioscrypt Core(TM), the company's fingerprint pattern recognition engine.

Q9 Networks, the leading Canadian provider of managed Internet infrastructure services, operates state-of-the-art data centres that boast a highly secure physical access system featuring Bioscrypt fingerprint readers. The combination of fingerprint biometrics and other security measures delivers the highest levels of security while enabling Q9's customers to have unannounced access to facilities and customer equipment, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Now, Q9 will develop an advanced, next generation access control system using Bioscrypt Core technology.

"It is critical to our business to provide our customers with exceptional service and security, which is why we are making Bioscrypt an integral part of our security foundation," said Osama Arafat, CEO Q9 Networks. "Our evaluations showed that Bioscrypt's performance leads the industry for our application, and that enables us to give our customers the latest in biometric authentication security while at the same time permitting unrestricted 24x7 access."

Commenting on the agreement, Pierre Donaldson, president and CEO of Bioscrypt, said, "We are understandably pleased that an organization with such an evident focus on reliability and security selected Bioscrypt Core as the fingerprint biometric engine for their next generation access system. Like many other security-minded companies, Q9 agrees that our fingerprint biometric technology is ready for prime time, and continues to be the best choice for their access control infrastructure."

About Q9 Networks

Q9 Networks is a leading provider of outsourced Internet infrastructure and managed services for companies with mission-critical Web operations. Q9 raised $115 million in private equity financing to fund a national network of Internet data centres in major Canadian cities. Q9's data centres and network are engineered for 100 percent uptime with SLA-backed guarantees. Q9 managed services, including: bandwidth, dedicated servers, firewalls, load balancing, Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and back-up/restore, enable the rapid provisioning and scalability of client Internet operations. For more information, visit the Q9 Web site at http://www.q9.com/.

About Bioscrypt, Inc.

Bioscrypt Inc. is a leading provider of advanced fingerprint technology with over 30,000 fingerprint readers currently installed. The company's solutions combine the convenience of touch with the high security of fingerprint-based biometrics for simple and secure access to facilities, equipment and information. Using the "bioscrypt on board"(TM) brand, the company offers packaged products, OEM components and software licensing to leading security solution manufacturers and integrators worldwide for physical, wireless and network security applications. Among the many cutting- edge companies and partners using Bioscrypt technology are the U.S. Army, NASA, Continental Airlines, Intel, Atmel, HID Corporation, Simplex, Honeywell and Northern Computers. Bioscrypt's patented technology is interoperable with leading fingerprint sensors and is both platform and operating system independent. Bioscrypt is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol BYT. For more information, visit the Bioscrypt Web site at www.bioscrypt.com.