Hie Electronics, Inc. Announces Partnership with EPA's ENERGY STAR^® Small Business Network

August 5, 2008

Dallas, TX - Hie Electronics, Inc. announces a fundamental commitment to protect the environment by becoming an ENERGY STAR Small Business Network Participant. Hie Electronics, through its voluntary cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Program, will work to improve energy efficiency. Hie Electronics believes that a strategic, corporate energy management program will help us enhance our financial health and aid in preserving the environment for future generations. Pat Humm, CEO of Hie Electronics, says, "We are very pleased to join with ENERGY STAR to promote energy efficiency both at work and at home. We are committed to improving our energy efficiency and intend to purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products whenever possible. Hie Electronics has pioneered green data storage and video surveillance solutions. However, we cannot advertise our energy efficient products without first reducing our own carbon footprint."

In partnership with ENERGY STAR, Hie Electronics will:

• Develop and implement a plan consistent with the ENERGY STAR Energy Management Guidelines to achieve energy savings
• Help spread the word about the importance of energy efficiency to our staff and community
• Support the ENERGY STAR Challenge, a national call-to-action to help improve the energy efficiency of America's commercial and industrial buildings by 10 percent or more
• Highlight our achievements with recognition offered through ENERGY STAR
• Strive to design and manufacture energy efficient products in accordance with the ENERGY STAR guidelines currently in development

About Hie Electronics

Hie Electronics is located in McKinney, Texas and is the innovator of the TeraStack^® Solution, a 50 terabyte "green" optical data storage device useable in a variety of applications where exponential storage is required. The TeraStack^® Solution significantly reduces power consumption and cooling costs in comparison to traditional storage devices. Hie Electronics manufactures and sells its TeraStack^® Solution to commercial users and government agencies for security applications, medical imaging and healthcare data and other data retention requirements.

About ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 50 different kinds of products, new homes and commercial and industrial buildings. Products and buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR designation prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. Last year alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved about $16 billion on their energy bills while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 27 million vehicles.

For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.EnergyStar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES.