Veritec Receives Final Decree Closing Chapter 11 Case

Golden Valley, Minn.  August 10, 2006 - Veritec, Inc. (OTC: VRTC) the patent holder and leading designer and provider of integrated uses, hardware and software for high data density multi-dimensional barcode technology to the manufacturing and security industries, is pleased to announce today that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota has issued its “Order and Final Decree Closing Chapter 11 Case” as to Veritec’s bankruptcy.

Upon receiving a copy of the “Order and Final Decree”, Ms. Van Tran, Veritec’s CEO commented:  “I was so pleased to see those words written by Judge Kressel when he wrote: “the estate having been fully administered:  IT IS ORDERED, that, the chapter 11 trustee [ … ] is discharged and the case is closed.”

Mr. Jerry Fors, Veritec’s Chief Financial Officer stated: “Judge Kressel’s words were a breath of fresh air.  Now I look forward to the day when we will file all past due 10-Q’s and K’s and once again become compliant with our reporting requirements”.

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