AXCESS Inc. Announces New Distributor -- Automatic Gate Equipment and Supply.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1999--

AXCESS Inc. (Nasdaq:AXSI) announced today that Automatic Gate Equipment and Supply (AGES), of Dallas and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has signed with the company as a RFID Authorized Distributor. Founded in 1981, AGES acts as a wholesale supplier and integrator for the access control industry and specializes in providing customized systems and training to companies with security concerns.

"We are proud to represent AXCESS and we believe they are a pioneering force in RF tag technology. The AXCESS dual frequency system also sets them apart as leaders in the industry," stated Mike Storms, President of Automatic Gate Equipment and Supply.

AGES currently represents products from over 12 companies including Elite Access, Osco, US Automatic, Apollo and Sentex Systems. By becoming an Authorized Distributor of AXCESS products, AGES receives marketing support, volume discount pricing and other added benefits. AGES will primarily utilize AXCESS products in systems for vehicle access control and tracking.

AXCESS Inc., founded in 1982 as Lasertechnics, Inc. and headquartered in Dallas, markets a complete line of integrated surveillance products employing active RFID technology and networked video/audio to solve security problems. Hands-free, long range RFID (radio frequency identification) technology is used to control access as well as track and monitor vehicles, assets and people. Using patented digital video compression technology, the Prism line of remote transmission and digital recording products provide security surveillance (CCTV), security video recording, traffic monitoring and networked digital communication across phone lines or TCP/IP connections (LAN, WAN and the Internet).

For additional information, please visit our Web site at www.axsi.com.