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SIDNEY , BC - January 9, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AXYS Technologies Inc. announces the introduction of the Watchman500™

AXYS Technologies Inc. (ATI), a remote environmental monitoring company located in Sidney, B.C., Canada, announces the introduction of the Watchman500™, a dynamic data monitoring, storage and control system. The Watchman500™ is designed as the new generation of payload for the AXYS marine and terrestrial weather information systems. Providing desktop to sensor monitoring and control including dynamic onboard control and data storage capabilities the Watchman500™ can easily integrate into any system. AXYS Technologies Inc. is attending the 85th AMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA from Jan. 9-13 as part of the product launch.

The Watchman500™ is a truly open architecture system from both software and hardware point of view. The system accepts sensors from virtually any manufacturer, is easily configured using the included DMS data management software using standard MS Windows or Hyper-terminal software. The system is also open architecture for communications allowing simplex or duplex using standard or custom protocols from Ethernet to InmarsatD+. Data packets can be tailored to your requirements and are easily imported into your database allowing users to view important sensor information in virtual real time.

The Watchman500™ was also designed with expandability in mind. The individual modules measure approximately 1X4X4.5 inches and attach to a standard DIN rail. Each module accepts up to 8 (differential) analog and 16 digital inputs. You can expand with up to 128 modules within one system allowing for hundreds of potential sensors to be connected to one DIN rail based system in a single NEMA 4 enclosure using a single communications link and power source.

The ultra-low power processor in the Watchman500™ allows for the system to be used in remote locations where alternative power sources are required. The processor can be scaled from 0.25MHz to 32MHz processing speed either by remote control or by using on-board intelligence to dynamically control sensors or process information. On board data logging and storage is expandable to 16MB and beyond 10 GB using Compact Flash storage medium of your choice including removable hard drives.

Reo Phillips, Product Development Manager, comments:

"The Watchman500™ system has been developed to allow network and site operators to use a single, expandable and reliable data collection system to monitor and provide data from any number of sensors. This system is able to monitor and manage any number of weather monitoring, environmental monitoring and control devices without the need for multiple dataloggers or specialized interface hardware. At the end of the day, all this is available with the ability to control and manage the complete site, system and connected devices directly from your office."

AXYS sells and distributes meteorological, navigational and oceanographic systems to customers worldwide. For further information contact AXYS Technologies Inc. by email at info@axystechnologies.com or on the web: www.axystechnologies.com.