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InkSure and eProvenance Form Technology Alliance to Protect the Fine Wine Market

Thursday 22. May 2008 - RFID and Covert Ink used to Authenticate Fine Wines

InkSure Technologies Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: INKS) , a leading provider of covert machine-readable security solutions (“CMRT”) for the detection of counterfeiting, fraud and diversion, today announced that it has signed an agreement with eProvenance LLC for exclusive distribution of InkSure’s authentication solution into the fine wine market in major wine producing countries in the world. InkSure has customized the covert security ink and handheld readers that are an integral part of the eProvenance system to address the growing counterfeiting problems within the fine wine industry.

eProvenance applies advanced technology (RFID and InkSure covert ink) to authenticate and track fine wines and champagne from producer to consumer. In addition to authentication, the system monitors and records the storage temperature, while collecting the pedigree for each bottle in a secure online database. With the eProvenance system, the bottle is secured, the contents are secured, and temperature history can be tracked for each case shipment, thus assuring the long-term value of the asset.

“The portfolio of technologies from eProvenance provides an enhanced level of authentication and confidence for the fine wine supplier and consumer,” stated Don Taylor, Vice-President of Global Marketing for InkSure Inc. “We anticipate eProvenance will be highly successful with their integration expertise in France and other major wine producing areas. We look forward to working with them exclusively in this market.”

“InkSure emerged as our preferred supplier for authentication due to their ability to provide custom covert codes and highly reliable handheld readers that are integral to our anti-counterfeit solution for the fine wine industry. Their responsiveness and technical capability has been invaluable,” commented eProvenance CEO Eric Vogt.