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ADASA Wins CMP’s “Excellence in RFID Technology” Award with
Help of Quatech’s Airborne WiFi Module Inside Winning SmartCartridge and PAD3500

Hudson, OH – March 29, 2007 –  ADASA Inc., licensers of RFID tag encoding technology, was just announced the winner of CMP’s Excellence in RFID Technology Award.  ADASA took first place out of 96 applications submitted by vendors and end users of RFID products and services with the help of Quatech’s Airborne 802.11 Wireless Device Server Module built inside. Adasa is a technology partner with Quatech, a wholly owned subsidiary of DPAC Technologies Corp (OTCBB:  DPAC) and a leader in 802.11 wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity solutions.

The “RFID Excellence in Business Award” is presented at the world’s largest event focused on radio frequency identification and advanced track and trace technologies, RFID World.  CMP Technology, host of RFID World, and RFID Revolution, provider of state-of-the-art RFID education tools, co-founded the awards program to showcase achievement, innovation and unique applications that illustrate the power and functionality of radio frequency identification. 

ADASA’s SmartCartridge and PAD3500 products were awarded the grand prize because of the low-cost, wearable, mobile encoder that supports the encoding of RF tags anywhere, anytime.  The ingenious device enables hands-free loading and encoding of RF tags with the help of Quatech’s Airborne 802.11 modules that network-enable the device to talk to the RFID label printer and inventory mainframe computer that houses all the data. 

 “ADASA is licensing its technology to companies that recognize the value and importance of separating the label printing processes from the RFID tag encoding processes,” said Clarke McAllister, President of ADASA, Inc. of Eugene, Oregon.  “Hitching a bar code to an RFID tag is like hitching a horse to a car.  Unhitch the two, go faster and spend less on selective RF tagging.”

“Embedding the Quatech module into our solution allows us to transmit this critical data over the customer’s Wireless LAN environments.  These networks are typically part of the company’s existing infrastructure and allows them to capitalize on their existing investment in wireless technology, while dramatically improving their RFID processes,” says McAllister.

“Quatech congratulates ADASA for receiving the ‘Excellence in RFID Technology’ award and is proud that Quatech’s Airborne Modules helped make it possible for one of our partners to take such a prestigious award,” said Steve Runkel, Quatech CEO.  “As our Airborne wireless technology continues to penetrate the marketplace and as Quatech continues to make strides in partnerships, this is one more step in proving our embedded products are recognized for their value and bottom line performance.” 

The CMP “Excellence in RFID Technology” winners were announced in Texas at the RFID World in Dallas this week, the world’s largest industry event focused on radio frequency identification and advanced track and trace technologies.  RFID Journal will feature ADASA’s technology in the April 2007 issue. 

About Quatech, Inc.
Quatech’s high performance device networking & connectivity solutions help companies improve their bottom line performance.  Quatech enables reliable machine-to-machine (M2M) communications via secure 802.11 wireless or traditional wired networks with industrial grade embedded radios, modules, boards and external device servers.  For local and mobile connections, Quatech serial adapters provide connectivity and port expansion via any interface option.  Satisfied customers rely on our unique combination of performance and support to improve bottom line performance through the highest application quality and lower total cost of ownership (TCO).  Quatech markets its products through a global network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).  Founded in 1983, Quatech is headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, and merged with DPAC Technologies Corp. (OTCBB:  DPAC) in February 2006.  www.quatech.com.  

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