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DROPSTATION, INC. BRINGS ON ANDE PAXTON AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING
July 07, 2008

BELLEVUE, WA, July 7, 2008 -- DropStation, Inc. has appointed Ande Paxton as VP of Engineering. Mr. Paxton, who comes to DropStation from Talyst, will be responsible for software and product development.

“Mr. Paxton is a seasoned leader and we are pleased to task him with the further development of our systems platform and expanded integration with our various hardware and dashboard product lines,” commented Dan Wilson, CEO of DropStation. “He will help guide and mold the product development process by bring his wealth of experience related to automated devices within the medical industry.”

Mr. Paxton was Senior Product Manager and Lead Program Manager for Talyst, a manufacture of automated prescription drug dispensers for hospitals since 2004. Mr. Paxton started developing his business and engineering skills at a young age, working with his father who invented the bread clip, the Kwik Lok. After working for Motorola as a design engineer, he co-founded Seattle Technology Corp, which owned 11 Computer Renaissance retail locations and a PC manufacturing/refurbishing business, and later going on to Director of Product Development at the Tacoma based start up ShopperBox Networks. Mr. Paxton holds a B.S. in Electronic Engineering and M.B.A. from DeVry University and has over 20 years of technology and business development experience.

“We have seen a wide acceptance of self-service devices and a gravitational pull towards uncovering the inherent benefits of the Internet by connecting automated machines in the most efficient way,” says Mr. Paxton. “I have taken on the challenge of helping improve upon a system that unifies hardware with the aggregating power of the web to create a more efficient way to move goods and parcels.” He adds, “A true Bricks, Clicks, and Fulfillment model is what we are after.”

About DropStation, Inc. The Company provides a network of secure, self-serve Automated Delivery Machines (ADM), which streamlines the pick-up and delivery of packages and goods in various urban and rural markets. DropStation has developed a patented, proprietary computer controlled, multi-compartment software and hardware system that allow parcel carriers to significantly increase first delivery success – resulting in significant operational savings and increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.

The ADM contains an interactive controller kiosk, similar to an ATM machine, as well as modular banks of secure lockers. Equipped with a standard touch screen monitor, security camera, barcode reader, and credit card reader; the kiosk portion of the ADM controls locker access for the parcel carrier and recipient. In addition, the onboard proprietary software, in conjunction with the DropStation Network, controls the tracking of locker inventory while confirming notification of receipt and delivery of each parcel. For more information on DropStation, Inc. please visit www.DropStation.com

SOURCE: DropStation, Inc.