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PRESS RELEASE


Contact: DPAC Technologies Corp.
Stephen Vukadinovich,
Chief Financial Officer
714-898-0007
Stephen.Vukadinovich@dpactech.com


or

Steve Runkel
Chief Executive Officer
330-655-9000
Steve.Runkel@Quatech.com

FOR RELEASE February 28, 2006


DPAC COMPLETES QUATECH TRANSACTION

Garden Grove, CA and Hudson, OH – February 28, 2006 –DPAC Technologies Corp. (OTCBB:DPAC - News) and QuaTech, Inc. today announced the completion of the merger approved on February 23rd at DPAC's annual shareholders meeting and at QuaTech's special shareholders meeting. As a result of the merger, QuaTech has now become a wholly-owned subsidiary of DPAC. DPAC issued 64.1 million new shares of common stock to the shareholders of QuaTech in the merger. In addition, DPAC's $500,000 Bridge Loan from Development Capital Ventures was cancelled in exchange for 4.9 million shares of DPAC common stock. DPAC shares will continue to trade under the symbol DPAC.OB.

In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, Steve Runkel now becomes the CEO of DPAC and a newly reconstituted Board of Directors has been appointed. Kim Early, DPAC's former CEO, will serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of DPAC. DPAC's fiscal year end was changed to December 31 as a result of the merger. As required by SEC regulations, the newly combined companies will file pro forma financial statements reflecting the merger within 75 days.

About DPAC Technologies

Located in Garden Grove, California, DPAC Technologies provides embedded wireless networking and connectivity products for machine-to-machine communication applications. DPAC's wireless products are used by major OEMs in the transportation, instrumentation and industrial control, homeland security, medical diagnostics and logistics markets to provide remote data collection and control. The Company's web site address is www.dpactech.com. Information concerning DPAC is filed by DPAC with the SEC and is available on the SEC web site, www.sec.gov.

About QuaTech

QuaTech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DPAC, is an industry performance leader in device networking and connectivity solutions. Through design, manufacturing and support, QuaTech maintains the highest levels of reliability and performance. Satisfied customers include OEMs, VARs and System Integrators, as well as end-users in many industries, including banking, retail/POS, access control, building automation and security, and energy management. QuaTech is a leading supplier of data connectivity products to financial institutions, serving five of the top 10 U.S. banks. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, QuaTech sells and supports its solutions both directly and through a global network of resellers and distributors. www.quatech.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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