[April 27, 2012]

Axcess Int'l Receives Markman Order and Trial Date in Patent Infringement Suit Against Savi Technology, Inc.

Axcess International Inc. (Pink Sheets: AXSI) announced today a Markman ruling was issued in case no. 3:10-cv-01033-F, Axcess International (News - Alert), Inc. (Axcess) vs. Savi Technology, Inc. (Savi) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Also announced was the trial date, now set for November 5, 2012.

Axcess was issued a patent on September 25, 2001 entitled "High Sensitivity Demodulator for a Radio Tag and Method." The patent discloses a radio tag (News - Alert) that uses circuitry capable of demodulating low powered analog carrier signals while drawing minimal current to improve the sensitivity and operational range of the radio tag while maintaining longer battery life. Axcess filed suit against Savi on May 21, 2010 accusing Savi's RFID tags of infringing 23 claims of the patent.

As described in Wikipedia, a "Markman" hearing is a pretrial hearing in a U.S. District Court during which a judge examines evidence from all parties on the appropriate meanings of relevant key words used in a patent claim when patent infringement is alleged. Holding a Markman hearing in patent infringement cases has been common practice since the case of Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. It was determined the language of a patent is a matter of law for a judge to decide, not a matter of fact for a jur to decide. Markman hearings are important, since the court determines patent infringement cases by the interpretation of claims.

Included in the Order were nine disputed and nine agreed-to claims. The Court construed each of the nine disputed claims in the ruling. The Court also resolved one of the parties' fundamental disputes about the scope of the patent. The Court said that the novelty of the invention was a new and improved tag to receive, process, evaluate, and respond to much weaker signals than such tags were capable of doing before, also increasing the operable life span of the radio tag as well as the distance over which the tag can operate.

"Having reached this important milestone, we now look forward to the trial in early November. We encourage interested parties to read the Order," said Allan Griebenow, president & CEO of Axcess International. "Axcess remains fully committed to the protection of this patent and others in our intellectual property portfolio."

While management believes the above described ruling can be favorable to the Company, the ruling does not automatically mean that the Company will prevail at trial. A copy of the Court's ruling can be downloaded from the Company's website at www.axcessinc.com.

About Axcess International Inc.

Axcess International Inc. (Pink Sheets: AXSI) provides automated wireless identification solutions for business encompassing local location identification, tracking and control capabilities using its patented MicroWireless^TM technology platform. The complete system solutions supersede existing manual ID systems by automating various tasks that increase productivity, security, safety and business intelligence. MicroWireless - based on active RFID principles - is the economic and technological sweet spot for autonomously-powered low cost, miniature, remote wireless communication devices. Axcess is a portfolio company of Amphion Innovations plc (AIM: AMP). For more information on Axcess, visit www.axcessinc.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts.

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