Digital Payment Technologies Corp. Announces Appointment of Chief Technology Officer

Chris has more than 25 years’ experience working with hardware and software in various high-technology companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computing science from Simon Fraser University and an honors diploma in control electronics (EE) from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.


Most recently, Chris was co-founder and president of Brixan Technologies, a wireless software applications development company specializing in real-time fleet tracking and management systems. From 2001 to 2002, he was president of Simba Technologies, a database middleware product company specializing in OLAP and OBDC technologies; from 1997 to 2001, he was co-founder and president of software services company Orbital Technologies, whose clients include many large ISVs such as Microsoft and Adobe Systems. Prior to 1997, Chris’s experience included working at Paradigm Development, also a software services company, where he held the positions of development manager and, eventually, partner.


"Chris brings to Digital a deep knowledge of software, hardware, project design, and project and business management that will be a great addition to the Digital Team," said Andrew Scott, CEO of Digital Payment Technologies. "His experience will prove invaluable as Digital works to solidify its position as a leading provider of technologically advanced solutions to the on-street and off-street parking markets."

About Digital Payment Technologies Corp.

Digital Payment (formerly Digital Pioneer) is an innovative leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of leading-edge revenue-management hardware, software and wireless solutions for the multi-billion-dollar parking industry. The company’s products provide complete financial tracking, control and reporting of parking revenue collected by cities, municipalities, parking management companies, private operators and national parks, from customer payment through to bank deposit. In June 2005, Digital Payment was ranked the ninth fastest-growing company in Canada by Profit magazine.

For more information, please contact:

Chris Chettle, Vice President Marketing

Digital Payment Technologies Corp.

or

Steve Campbell

Campbell & Company Strategies

Vancouver, B.C.

(604) 888-5267

scampbell@campbellpr.bc.ca