Seattle, WA - January 5, 2011 (Investorideas.com Defense Newswire) - Visualant, Inc. (OTCBB: VSUL), a pioneer provider of industry-leading color based identification and diagnostic solutions, is pleased to announce it has entered into a license agreement with Seattle-based Javelin LLC ("Javelin") for development of environmental diagnostic applications of its Spectral Pattern Matching ("SPM") technology.

Visualant's primary focus with its SPM technology and its TransTech Systems, Inc. subsidiary is the multi-billion dollar security and authentication marketplace. SPM technology has broad applicability to a number of fields of use outside the security and authentication marketplace including medical, agricultural and environmental diagnostics. Today's announcement is the first license agreement for the SPM technology.

LaserCard Corporation to be Acquired by ASSA ABLOY

LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, today announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by ASSA ABLOY AB, at a price of $6.25 per share through a cash tender offer. The total transaction value is approximately $80 million. This per share price represents a premium of approximately 38% over the closing price of LaserCard shares on December 17, 2010 and a premium of 42% over the 20-day average of closing prices. LaserCard will become part of ASSA ABLOY’s HID Global business with LaserCard’s secure identity products, solutions and services complementing HID Global’s identity solution offering.

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Seattle, WA - December 16, 2010 (Investorideas.com Defense Newswire) - TransTech Systems, Inc. (TransTech), a subsidiary of Visualant, Inc. (OTCBB: VSUL), a pioneer provider of industry-leading identification solutions, issued the following shareholder letter:

The contract involves the sale of a high-end digital video capture technology solution which will be integrated into the company's enterprise-wide employee badging system. Once again TransTech has been selected as the provider for the worldwide employee badge printing systems of this unidentified Fortune 50 manufacturing company. TransTech has worked consistently with this customer since 2002. The latest award is a continuing vote of confidence in the customer's satisfaction with TransTech's historic performance and the ability of TransTech to meet the company's future needs as identification and certification requirements continue to evolve.