QI Systems Inc. Appoints First CTO; Donny V. Lee Joins QI Staff

DALLAS, TX and VANCOUVER, BC – (MARKET WIRE) – November 21, 2006 – QI Systems Inc. (OTCBB: QIII), a leading developer and integrator of contact and contactless card payment, security control and tracking solutions, today announced that the Company has appointed industry veteran Donny V. Lee to the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer. Effective immediately, Mr. Lee will assume primary responsibilities for strategic planning and implementation for all of QI Systems’ design engineering, production and technical development.

Mr. Lee ends a short retirement to assist QI Systems, having previously served as CEO and Chairman of Applied Wireless Identifications Group (known as AWID), a corporation he founded in 1997. At AWID, Mr. Lee developed the company started as an engineering oriented organization into a profitable, market-focused operation with clear technology leadership. Under his direction, AWID reported twelve consecutive quarters of profitability and was twice honored as a Rising Star Company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.