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March 10, 2008, Hood River, OR – under a recently signed contract with Durham Scientific Crystals Ltd (DSC; http://www.dscrystals.co.uk/) and Close Hauled Software LLC (CHS; http://closehauledsoftware.com/), SightLine Applications LLC will develop explosive detection and identification algorithms and software subsystems. This software technology, coupled with DSC's patented Cadmium Telluride sensor, will automatically detect explosives using x-rays. Development of software for the first prototype, a small baggage scanner suitable for testing in an airport, is underway.

Dr. Gary Gibson, Integrated Systems Manager for DSC states "DSC Ltd. evaluated a number of different software companies and selected the Close Hauled Software / SightLine Applications consortium due to the strength of their offering in the proposal. They had a unique combination of specialist software skills with excellent project management and targeted delivery structures. As a whole we had a high degree of confidence that the consortium would deliver high quality work in the aggressive time frame that we had stipulated."

Close Hauled Software LLC provides custom software solutions with an emphasis in semiconductor equipment control and automation.

SightLine Applications LLC delivers cutting edge vision applications customized to efficiently solve customer problems. With extensive experience developing high-performance semiconductor, manufacturing, and aerospace applications, SightLine Applications LLC has over 20 years of experience designing and implementing complex software algorithms in the areas of imaging, speech, pattern recognition, and neural networks.

For additional information contact:

Steve Olson
SightLine Applications
503-975-8478