John Ford Joins Solidica as Chief Financial Officer

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Solidica today announced the
appointment of Mr. John Ford to the position of chief financial officer,
effective immediately.

Mr. Ford will be responsible for Solidica's financial operations including
accounting, finance, planning, tax, and investor relations. Prior to joining
Solidica, Mr. Ford was Vice President of Finance and held other senior
executive positions at Arbortext, a venture funded company based in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Mr. Ford played an integral role in helping Arbortext achieve 2,000%
revenue growth and in selling the company to Parametric Technology Corporation
(NASDAQ) for more than $190 million in cash in 2005. Mr. Ford holds a
Bachelor's degree from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration
from the University of Michigan.

"We are delighted to welcome John Ford to our senior management team," said
Dr. Ken Johnson, Solidica's chief executive officer. "We have enjoyed
significant growth due to the combination of talented employees, blue-chip
customers, and innovative, market-driven products. I have tremendous
confidence that John's talent, experience, personality and enthusiasm will
help ensure our continued success."

"Solidica's growth challenges the team to support increasing numbers of
customers while bringing new technologies to market and maintaining or even
improving its already high level of customer service," said Mr. Ford. "I look
forward to helping Solidica implement systems and procedures that are
necessary for its continued and successful growth."

About Solidica
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, Solidica is an award-winning leader in
advanced vehicle telematics, network sensing systems, and advanced materials
with innovative solutions for military, specialty vehicles, aerospace, and
industrial customers. In combining its embedded prognostics/diagnostics
capabilities and wired and wireless smart sensors, Solidica provides
unparalleled system health monitoring with one of the industry's lowest total
cost of ownership. This approach enables customers to significantly improve
operational efficiency by reducing fuel and maintenance, increasing vehicle
uptimes, and optimizing asset utilization. Visit www.solidica.com for more
information or contact Tayon Samuel at (734) 222-4680 x137.

SOURCE Solidica

Tayon Samuel of Solidica, +1-734-222-4680, tayon.samuel@solidica.com