MONTREAL, QC, Canada —   November 9, 2010 — Visual 2000 International Inc. has formed a
strategic alliance with fellow Montreal-based software developer Lifeceyecle, Inc. to bring
collaborative time and action calendar management solutions to the global fashion and softgoods
industries. Under the agreement, Visual 2000 will market Lifeceyecle’s web-based Timereaction™
(http://www.timereaction.com) workflow management software both as a stand-alone service and as an
integrated, add-on module to its ERP solution. Timereaction extends the benefits of traditional
project management software by integrating time and action calendaring, collaborative supply chain
communications, product management, and order processing.

“We believe that much of our industry can benefit from the power and simplicity of
Timereaction”, said Charles Benoualid, Visual 2000 vice president of research and development.
“Because they are rigid and difficult to maintain, traditional project management and workflow
systems are not practical for most fashion companies. Lifeceyecle has found the perfect balance of
capabilities and flexibility. We look forward to bringing this solution to the
industry.”  

Timereaction replaces spreadsheet and email dependency with a flexible toolbox that includes
a message center, product management, centralized file storage, time and action tracking, order
processing, and inventory management. Team members, clients, and suppliers can access the web-based
information anytime, anywhere to collaborate with their business partners on products and
processes. The Lifeceyecle software-as-a-service (SaaS) requires no software downloads or dedicated
in-house computing infrastructure.

“Collaboratively knowing where your goods are at all times is a critical part of doing
business in the fast-paced and global fashion industry”, added Lifeceyecle Co-Founder Allan
Diamond. “Our mission is to help companies gain this visibility and control while maintaining
simplicity and flexibility in all that we do.”

 

“We developed Timereaction to enable any size company streamline processes and speed
deliveries”, added President Kevin Diamond.  “We are pleased to partner with Visual 2000 to
address the needs of this dynamic industry.”

In addition to gaining the benefits of an established global sales and distribution network,
Lifeceyecle will leverage Visual 2000 research and development resources to integrate and enhance
the value and capabilities of the Timereaction software.

Posted on November 16, 2010

Source: Visual 2000 International Inc.

Elbert, Colo. — November 11, 2010 — New Force Magnetics Inc. and PrintLat LLC  today had
entered into an agreement of exclusive representation in Latin America.

PrintLat based in Miramar, Fla., will represent all products from New Force Magnetics into
Latin America

“We are very enthusiastic about the possibilities of International Growth and Expansion thru
PrintLat and it distribution partners in Latin America” said Jack Nellessen, General Manager – New
Force Magnetics Inc.

“Magnets for Direct Printing is a specialty product, market is looking desperately, and which
now with the best Price/Quality relation we will be able to supply to our distributors in Latin
America, complementing the portfolio of Digital Printing substrates we represent in the region”
said David Pachon, President PrintLat.

PrintLat has extensive background setting up distribution into Latin America, today represent
in exclusive basis Diatec Group (Arkwright and Sihl), Aurora Textiles, Sicol, Liquecolor, D&K,
serve as master Distributor for Seiko and CET and represent Bordeax in selected markets. Its
executive management team has more than 20 years of International sales and marketing experience
and is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

New Force Magnetics Inc is a manufacturer of specialty magnet medias for printing, based in
Colorado had a tremendous growth in the last couple of years due to the excellent Price/Quality
formula.

Posted on November 16, 2010

Source: Printlat LLC

Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont’s Armor Technology Center has developed Kevlar® XP™, a product
designed for hard armor ballistic applications such as military and police helmets, and tactical
plates in protective vests. Kevlar XP for Hard Armor combines DuPont™ Kevlar KM2 Plus fiber with a
thermoplastic resin to create a matrix system. According to the company, using Kevlar XP can reduce
the weight of a typical Advanced Combat Helmet by one-half pound compared to helmets currently worn
that weigh almost 4 pounds. DuPont also reports that when used in other helmet and tactical plate
designs, Kevlar XP for Hard Armor offers increased protection and 20-percent higher ballistic
performance.

“DuPont is committed to protecting people around the world through science-based
innovations,” said Thomas G. Powell, president, DuPont Protection Technologies. “One of our goals
is to provide the U.S. military with new products that provide significantly better protection for
soldiers so they can more effectively complete their missions. The U.S. military was looking for a
lighter weight helmet option and DuPont developed this new product in less than a year. Using our
integrated science and more than 40 years of experience, we were able to offer a solution that not
only addresses the military’s needs to ‘lighten the load,’ but also to better protect the lives of
those who protect us.”

In related news, DuPont will manufacture Kevlar KM2 Plus, a precursor to Kevlar XP, at a new
facility currently under construction near Charleston, S.C. The site — with an estimated
construction cost of $500 million — will open in early 2012, boosting the company’s Kevlar
production by approximately 25 percent.

November 9, 2010

Rhodia Group — a France-based manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the automotive, consumer
goods, electronics, industrial, flavors and fragrances, and health, personal and home care markets
— has launched Evolite™ By Technyl®, a range of high-performance polyamide-based
continuous-fiber-reinforced composite materials.

Glass, carbon or other fibers can be used to make Evolite materials, which Rhodia offers in
recyclable pre-impregnated fabrics or consolidated plates for end-uses including transport seating,
car bumper beams and front-end structures, racing bicycle frames, or window frames. According to
the company, parts comprising Evolite exhibit good strength, toughness and ageing properties as
well as improved crash resistance. Because the material is more fluid, production of Evolite is
faster than that of thermoset technologies, thereby offering cost savings.

“Evolite is a breakthrough solution with considerable growth ahead of it,” said François
Hincker, president of Rhodia’s Engineering Plastics Global Business Unit. “We see it as setting the
standard for future generations of composites.”

November 9, 2010

Bartlett, Ill.-based Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc. — a manufacturer of ultrasonic welding equipment
and a Germany-based Herrmann Group company — has debuted equipment that ultrasonically perforates
wound dressings made from a soft foam-based laminate. The technology enables the air-permeable
contact layer of the dressing to adhere to the skin and absorb blood and wound secretions, yet be
gently removed from the skin. Dressings that are perforated ultrasonically also protect bedsores
from being further strained by pressure.

The ultrasonic perforating process creates pin holes in the wound dressing without using as
much energy and heat as a heat perforation process does, which, according to Herrmann, enhances the
product performance of the contact layer’s adhesive properties. The company also reports that
ultrasonic perforation technology enables production speeds up to two to three times faster than
speeds using heat perforation, and product quality remains the same even at varying speeds during
the start-up and deceleration phases of the machine.

According to Herrmann, other benefits of ultrasonic perforating include: immediate system
readiness of the machine because it doesn’t require heating up; immediate changing of process
parameters and easy adjustment of different memories if different materials are being processed;
Herrmann’s patented Microgap Control, which accurately controls the distance between the anvil drum
and sonotrode to the micrometer and guarantees process monitoring and repeat accuracy; and an
increase in overall equipment efficiency.

November 9, 2010

Longwood, Fla.-based SKYShades, a fabric structures company that designs and engineers a variety of
lightweight protective and solar power generation solutions, recently announced the first
installation of a tensile membrane solar parking structure featuring thin-film photovoltaic solar
panels. The installation, at a West Palm Beach office park, uses the solar panels to produce
electricity to power lights and electric car and golf cart charging stations in the parking
structure, as well as provide shelter from rain and protection from the sun.

SKYShades first incorporated the thin-film photovoltaic technology from Lowell, Mass.-based
Konarka Technologies Inc. into umbrella and awning products such as its Powerbrella™
(See ”
Quality
Fabric of the Month: Umbrella Power,” July/August 2009,
Textile World).

“The solar parking installation is a killer application representing the result of several
years of research and development having the sun at its core: on one hand it fulfills the crucial
need to provide shade and protect from harmful [ultraviolet] rays that cause skin cancer, and on
the other hand it harvests the power of the sun to generate clean, renewable electricity,” said Joe
McKenna, executive vice president, SKYShades.

The company reports it currently is looking at several business models to further
commercialize the technology both quickly and cost-effectively.

November 9, 2010