BlueShift Adds Two Key Executives as Company Operations Expand.

ANDOVER, Mass. -- BlueShift(TM) Technologies, Inc., today announced the addition of two top executives, D. Tyler Drolet as Chief Financial Officer and Robert (Bob) E. Whitney, Jr., as Vice President of Operations.

Drolet and Whitney round out BlueShift's leadership team as company operations expand with the imminent launch of the innovative QuickLink(TM) wafer handling hardware and QuickBlue(TM) software. Both executives report directly to BlueShift president and CEO Peter van der Meulen.

Tyler Drolet brings twenty-three years of financial and operations experience to BlueShift, including seventeen years as a corporate, high technology financial executive and six years in public accounting. In his previous positions as Director of Finance at Groove Networks and Adero, and as CFO at Ziplink and Auburn International, he led all financial, operational and administrative functions, including human resources, investor relations and capital formation activities. Tyler has led and participated in raising $225 million in funding and has participated in three successful acquisitions. He began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen LLP and Tonneson & Company, CPAs.

"Tyler brings a wealth of experience in growing organizations, raising capital and leading strategic and financial planning for high-growth businesses," said Mr. van der Meulen. "He will play a vital role driving BlueShift's expected high growth and he is a true strategic thinker."

Bob Whitney joins BlueShift with thirty years of operations experience in the US and abroad, leading teams that developed international procurement policies and opened offices in Singapore and Hong Kong. Prior to BlueShift, Bob was executive director of global operations at MKS Instruments, known for operational excellence in equipment manufacturing and supply chain management. Before MKS, Bob's operations experience included Avery Dennison, W.R. Grace, Textron and Fort Howard Paper. Bob also has been a global consultant, including work as senior manufacturing consultant at Grant Thornton, and he has been a featured speaker at production and purchasing conferences.

"Bob has a stellar track record driving start-up and re-engineering of domestic and offshore manufacturing sites," said Mr. van der Meulen. "As he has consistently enhanced production quality and efficiency while lowering costs substantially, Bob's expertise and experience significantly strengthen the capabilities of BlueShift's management team. His experience in low-cost manufacturing is invaluable to BlueShift's business model."

About BlueShift

BlueShift Technologies, Inc. develops and markets vacuum automation products for semiconductor manufacturing. BlueShift's linkable QuickLink wafer handling platform empowers semiconductor OEMs to cost-effectively adapt existing wafer processing tools to new process requirement while reducing equipment cost. For more information visit www.blueshifttech.com or email [e-mail].

Copyright 2006 BlueShift Technologies, Inc. BlueShift, QuickLink and QuickBlue are trademarks of BlueShift Technologies, Inc.