MEDIA ALERT/ New Landmine Detection Technology May Aid U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan.

Business Editors & News Writers

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 31, 2001

If you are planning a story on the ongoing landmine problem in Afghanistan, or on new landmine detection technologies, you should be aware of a new technology, developed by CyTerra Corporation, that has already passed final testing by the US Army and is ready for production.

WHAT:             In two recent incidents, US soldiers in Afghanistan
                  have become victims of undetected landmines. In
                  sharp contrast to the highly sophisticated
                  technology used in other parts of military
                  operations, 60 year-old metal detection technology
                  is still being used to locate mines.

                  CyTerra's new HSTAMIDS (Handheld Standoff Mine
                  Detection System) device quickly and accurately
                  detects all buried landmines including the
                  non-metallic landmines like the one that recently
                  injured three Marines. It is the only new landmine
                  detection technology to complete the Army's rigorous
                  performance and logistical testing requirements.

WHEN:             Accelerated initial production - which could have
                  units in the field within 3-4 months - is awaiting a
                  final funding decision by the US Army, which is
                  expected shortly. Last February, the Army awarded
                  CyTerra a three-year, $12.3 million contract to
                  conduct final production engineering and testing of
                  the units. At that time, target date for deployment
                  was 2004, so an accelerated production schedule
                  would significantly shorten the original timetable.

WHO:              Dr. David Fine, CEO of CyTerra, is available for
                  interviews.  We can provide B-roll as well as a
                  schematic of the new device.

CyTerra's system combines ground-penetrating radar with state-of-the-art metal detection technology. By fusing the two technologies into a single search head, the unit achieves a detection rate of close to100 percent with a very low false alarm rate. The new HSTAMIDS unit enables operators to identify metallic and non-metallic, anti-personnel and anti-tank mines with considerably greater reliability and significantly faster than with currently-fielded, conventional metal detector-only systems.