Scientific Becomes 'Northstar Electronics, Inc.'

Business Wire, Sept 21, 1999

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999--

Scientific Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, is pleased to announce a name change to Northstar Electronics, Inc. and a symbol change to (OTC:NEIK) (USA).

Northstar Electronics, Inc., through its operating subsidiary, Northstar Technical Inc., is a high technology developer and electronics manufacturer. Its advanced core underwater communications technology has led to the highly acclaimed NETMIND system for the commercial fishing industry. NETMIND is considered to be the best buy in the world and sales are continuing to escalate.

Northstar's customers include large international corporations such as Fishery Products International and NOAA (the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

Other industry specific systems utilizing this technology will be geared towards the needs of the offshore oil and gas, defense, environmental, oceanographic and marine transportation industries.

Northstar's Contract Manufacturing Division is currently setting up to manufacture submarine control consoles and is actively pursuing international opportunities in sonar towed arrays for the defense industry.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors, Dr. Wilson E. Russell President

Old Symbol - STXF:OTC (USA) New Symbol - NEIK:OTC (USA)

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Note to Editors: Included in this release are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations reflected in such forward looking statements will prove correct. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements as a result of certain internal and external factors.