Hi-G-Tek

Hi-G-Tek Selected to Present at Capital Connection ‘09

Cargo Sensing and Security Technology Provider Chosen for Flagship Investment Conference

Rockville, Md. -- May 20, 2009 -- Hi-G-Tek (http://www.higtek.com/_), a developer and manufacturer of active-RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensing and control solutions for tracking high-value cargo and sensitive materials, today announced the company's participation in the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association's (MAVA) flagship investment conference, Capital Connection^TM '09. The conference will be held May 26-27 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The conference will give participating companies the opportunity to showcase their products and technology in front of potential investors from investment funds with more than $100 billion in assets. Presenting Hi-G-Tek's RFID and e-seal technology will be Larry Blue, CEO, Micha Auerbach, founder and chief technology officer (CTO) and Rosalyn Unalivia, chief financial officer (CFO). The company's executives will also be available for one-on-one interviews and briefings throughout the event.

"This year's early and expansion stage companies are the best of an extremely well-qualified pool of companies that applied to present at this year's Capital Connection," stated Julia Spicer, MAVA's executive director. "They reflect the depth of the East Coast's technology sector and its entrepreneurial community. Capital Connection '09 provides those selected with a great opportunity to present and meet with a nationwide audience of investors, advisors, policy-makers and other entrepreneurs."

Larry Blue said, "We are excited to present Hi-G-Tek's solutions to an influential group of potential investors and also to a diverse and prestigious group of our peers. MAVA's conference has provided our company with an extraordinary opportunity to display Hi-G-Tek's expertise and position in the local and regional technology stage. We look forward to this important networking opportunity to detail Hi-G-Tek's solution portfolio."

About MAVA's Capital Connection ‘09

Produced by the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA), Capital Connection^TM is one of the nation's most successful and influential private investor events. Over the years, Capital Connection conferences have helped to shape the region's entrepreneurial economy, generating more than $2.9 billion of venture investments in the presenting companies during their first year after participating. More than 200 high tech companies, representing combined equipment and services buying power of more than $1 billion, are typically in attendance at the event. MAVA represents private equity and venture capital firms with investment interests in the mid-Atlantic and beyond, entrepreneurs, and their strategic partners. MAVA provides a wide range of programs, information and forums designed to stimulate revenue and company growth, facilitate quality deal flow, encourage collaboration, and foster relationships among entrepreneurs, investors, strategic partners and customers. Membership includes more than 500 venture capital professionals representing nearly 125 firms with collectively more than $100 billion in capital under management. For more information, please visit http://www.mava.org/

About Hi-G-Tek

Hi-G-Tek is the developer of Highly Intelligent RFID asset sense and control solutions for fuel distribution and global trade lanes. The company's patented "sensing" technology has applications in several key markets, including homeland security, transportation, fuel distribution, military, biomedical and global trade lanes.

Hi-G-Tek's unique active-RFID solutions provide unparalleled levels of real-time security and "sensing" of key assets, whether stationary or in transit, indoors or outdoors. Its sophisticated technology not only detects where an "asset" is, but also its status or condition-anytime, from anywhere in the world. For additional information, please visit http://www.higtek.com/_.

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