ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VUANCE, Ltd. (Nasdaq: VUNC; Euronext: VUNC), a provider of innovative Radio Frequency Verification Solutions, including active RFID, electronic access control, credentialing and incident response management, today announced that its AAID Active RFID solutions are being implemented by Anglo America's Chilean copper mines to increase safety and productivity. Earlier this year, a four-month pilot program was launched at Anglo America's El Soldado site in central Chile to provide real-time location information concerning miners inside tunnels. It focused on identifying miners both after normal shift changes and when blasting or emergencies make evacuation necessary to assure workers safety. As part of the program, an anti-collision system also was tested where a flashing light and buzzer warned front-loader operators that people or minor vehicles were within a 65 foot proximity radius safety-zone. Because VUANCE's AAID active tags have long read-ranges, workers did not have to get out of their vehicles to identify themselves, a process which normally causes delays. Further by relying on the accuracy of tag-reading as people enter the working area, rather than the traditional system of having people check in using a card identification system, the site was able to reduce the rate of check-in errors. VUANCE's local system integrator business partner, RFID Chile is helping Anglo America with this project. After conducting the pilot and reviewing the positive results, Anglo America decided to incorporate the added safety, productivity and other benefits generated by having a constant inflow of data from Active RFID tags and readers. RFID Chile installing the solutions at other Chilean mines. "VUANCE works through business partner system integrators to enable users like Anglo American to integrate our technology into their workplaces," stated Eyal Tuchman, Chief Executive Officer of VUANCE, Ltd. "We're proud of the work done by RFID Chile to enable Anglo America's mines to use AAID's innovative Active RFID solutions and provide the mine workers with improved safety and productivity." About VUANCE Ltd. VUANCE Ltd. provides innovative incident management, active RFID, access control and credentialing solutions to public safety, commercial, institutional and government sectors. The Company offers complete, cost- effective Active RFID and electronic access control solutions for the continuous tracking of assets and individuals. VUANCE's Incident Response Management System (IRMS) is the industry's most comprehensive mobile credentialing and access control system, designed to meet the needs of Homeland Security and other public initiatives. AAID specializes in providing Hands-Free, long-distance Vehicle & Asset Identification Tags and Readers. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.vuance.com/. VUANCE Ltd. is headquartered in Rockville, MD. VUANCE common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and on the Euronext Exchange under the symbol "VUNC". For more information, visit http://www.vuance.com/. Safe Harbor This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded or followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "estimates", "plans", and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Forward-looking statements in this release also include statements about business and economic trends. Investors should also consider the areas of risk described under the heading "Forward Looking Statements" and those factors captioned as "Risk Factors" in the Company's periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made by the Company. The Company also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by the investment community. Investor/Media Contact Jerry Cahn, Ph.D., J.D. Target 3 Communications Tel: 646-827-0009 Fax: 646-827-9009 DATASOURCE: VUANCE, Ltd. CONTACT: Investors and Media, Jerry Cahn, Ph.D., J.D., of Target 3 Communications, for VUANCE, Ltd., +1-646-827-0009, Fax +1-646-827-9009, or Web site: http://www.vuance.com/

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