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MAXxess Systems and Recognition Source
 Announce Strategic Relationship

MAXxess Systems announces Axxess 3000, an access control  system with integrated Wireless Access™ peripherals from Recognition Source.

ANAHEIM, CA (March 12, 2002)  - Odetics Inc., (NASDAQ: ODETA), announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, MAXxess Systems Inc. has entered into a partnership with Recognition Source, a leader in wireless solutions for access control applications.  Under the agreement, MAXxess will integrate Wireless Access peripherals from Recognition Source into the Axxess 3000 system. This new system will deliver an access control solution that combines the performance of wired access control with all of the benefits of wireless technology.

“The use of wireless solutions greatly simplifies the installation of access control systems which will provide substantial time and cost savings”, said Wes Appleby, President of MAXxess. “It virtually eliminates the need for wiring from the control panels to all points of access or security monitoring.”

All of the devices needed for door control and monitoring are built into the Wireless Access peripheral called the Integrated Reader Lock.  Incorporating access control at a door merely requires removing the old lock hardware and installing the new Integrated Reader Lock hardware.  A door installation can be completed in less than an hour, compared to several hours in a wired application.  For gate retrofit applications, the need for trenching is eliminated.  For elevator applications, the need for traveling cabling is eliminated.  And for remote doors in adjacent buildings, the need for overhead wiring is eliminated.

“The Wireless Access devices can eliminate 67% of the devices usually needed to incorporate access control at a door, and up to 99% of the wire that is needed in a wired system installation,” explained Fred Conforti, president of Recognition Source, the developer of the Wireless Access brand.

The wireless transceivers, which combine high transmitter power with high sensitivity receivers, give reliable and broad coverage.  The use of Spread Spectrum technology with encoded signals incorporating PIN numbers, random addresses, time slots and deliberate requests for commands, insures the security of the system.  Patented energy saving technology enables the power supply to give up to four years of battery life with up to 20,000 operations per year.

“With all of the features and benefits that adding Wireless Access to the AXxess 3000 systems provides, we believe that the use of wireless system architecture in access control will emerge as a widely used solution. We’re happy to be among the first to adopt this new technology,” stated Mr. Appleby.

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Schlage Wireless Access

Recognition Source is the world’s premier supplier of wireless solutions for access control and security applications.  Recognition Source is dedicated to providing wireless communication and user authentication using encoded card, biometric and smart card technologies for security solutions to customers across the globe.  A private, investor-back company, Recognition Source is headquartered in St. Charles, IL.

For more information about Recognition Source, its staff and its products, visit their website at: www.ir-swa.com.

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MAXxess Systems, Inc

MAXxess specializes in the design and manufacture of high-level security electronic access control and security management systems. The company provides flexible security systems for a wide variety of facilities. MAXxess is a pioneer in developing the new area of environmental security systems. The company also pioneered the use of 128-bit encryption for commercial access control applications. For more information, contact MAXxess at 1-800-842-0221 or go to the MAXxess website at www.maxxess-systems.com.

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Odetics, Inc

Odetics provides products and systems that employ information technology to control the use of public roadways, secure ingress and egress of public and private facilities, and secure the delivery of digital communications. Odetics Inc. is headquartered in Anaheim, California and may be contacted at 714-774-5000 or Odetics and the web sites of each of its subsidiaries at www.odetics.com.

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