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Media Release

IDELIX Announces Philip Attfield as New CEO
Former Signal 9 Chief Executive to Assume Leadership Role Immediately

July 10, 2006—Vancouver, BC—The board of directors of IDELIX Software Inc. announced today that they have named Philip Attfield as the company's new CEO. He will be operating from the IDELIX U.S. office.

Mr. Attfield was a founder of Signal 9 Solutions and acted as its CEO until January 2000, at which time the company was acquired by McAfee.com. Signal 9 Solutions pioneered personal firewalls and produced the world's first mass-market, Common Criteria certified product of its kind. Since Signal 9, he has acted as a facilitator at numerous G8 Cybercrime workshop sessions, led a team of security experts in the development of an infrastructure-scale authorization framework at Boeing Phantom Works, served as an expert witness for the U.S. Department of Justice in the investigation and courtroom prosecution of a complex, multi-national cyber-crime, and most recently held the position of President of the Northwest Security Institute, a Seattle-based non-profit organization.

"Phil has a proven track record of nurturing new technologies into thriving businesses," commented IDELIX President and COO Keith Ippel. "He has experience in both the defense and consumer markets and we are very excited about the strengths that he adds to our team. Phil has been a long-term IDELIX Board member and the entire management team at IDELIX is looking forward to the opportunity of working with him on a day-to-day basis."

IDELIX specializes in the design and integration of advanced visual user interfaces. They have developed a patented body of technology that can be integrated within existing user interfaces and data presentations to create more efficient workflow while maximizing detail-rich display real-estate. The company's sales and marketing efforts have been focused on defense, intelligence, homeland security, and GIS—markets where information overload is a growing problem. With the increasing availability of data and devices in consumer markets, Mr. Attfield was hired to lead the company's expansion into consumer-focused application development.

"IDELIX has grown significantly over the past year and has made the transition from its technology roots to consumer and business applications. IDELIX parallels Signal 9 in many respects and now faces pivotal opportunities. This is a very exciting time to be joining the IDELIX team," Mr. Attfield remarked.

About IDELIX

IDELIX specializes in the design and integration of Pliable Display Technology (PDT), an advanced user interface for detail-in-context data viewing and manipulation. PDT aids comprehension by enhancing data visualization and interaction, de-cluttering multi-layered geospatial imagery, maps, video, Web and other converged content. IDELIX improves the way that businesses and individuals view, edit and interact with information.

IDELIX partners Boeing S&IS Mission Systems, Harris Corporation, ITT Industries, Defense Research and Development Canada, and the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have all recognized the value of including PDT in their software and Web-based applications. IDELIX is an In-Q-Tel portfolio company.

For further information contact:
IDELIX Software Inc.
Tiffany Chester
604.484.2889
tchester@idelix.com

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