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Guard ID Systems Selected to Present at FinovateStartup

SAN MATEO, Calif. – April 28, 2008 – Guard ID Systems, Inc., the pioneer of hardware-based security for online transactions, today announced that the company was selected to present at FinovateStartup, a conference to be held April 29, 2008 at the Mission Bay Conference Center of the University of California at San Francisco.

“We’re pleased to be one of the promising financial technology startups chosen to demonstrate their products at FinovateStartup,” said Bill Loesch, CTO of Guard ID Systems, Inc. “As consumers continue to conduct more and more financial transactions online, they need to be vigilant about their online security. Our online security product, ID Vault, has been embraced by online consumers who want hardened protection against online identity theft and fraud when they bank, shop and invest online.”

The FinovateStartup event, a production of Online Banking Report, brings together more than forty leading startups that are innovating at the intersection of technology and finance, with hundreds of influential press, analysts, industry leaders and banking executives, including representatives from Bank of America, Discover, Capital One, Experian, J.P. Morgan Chase, PayPal, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo.

“This is an outstanding opportunity for Guard ID Systems to meet with, and demo ID Vault to, a very select group of industry leaders in the financial arena. We selected Guard ID Systems based on its unique security solution for consumers who bank and invest online, and for its early market success. The financial community is to eager meet these emerging players,” said Eric Mattson, vice president of marketing at Online Financial Innovations, publisher of Online Banking Report.

About Guard ID Systems
Guard ID Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Mateo, CA, develops and markets ID Vault, the first hardware-based security product that protects consumers against online identity theft and fraud when they bank, shop and invest online. ID Vault has a suggested retail price of $49.99, and is available at major retailers nationwide including Best Buy, Fry’s Electronics, OfficeMax, QVC, Sam’s Club, Amazon.com and others. ID Vault is backed by a $1 million guarantee. Visit www.GuardID.com for more information.

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ID Vault is a registered trademark of Guard ID Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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