InPlay Technologies Promotes Van H. Potter to President and CEO

  
    
  
  
    
      InPlay Technologies (NASDAQ: NPLA), a developer of innovative human 
      interface devices for electronic products, announced that Van Potter has 
      been named President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Steven P. 
      Hanson, who will remain with InPlay as Executive Chairman.
    
    
      Potter was also elected to the Board of Directors as a Class 3 director.
    
    
      “Van has shown tremendous drive and 
      leadership, bringing a combination of technology industry experience and 
      global business expertise. While I plan to stay on as an active 
      participant with the team, I have every confidence in Van’s 
      ability to guide this company to the next level,” 
      said Steve Hanson, Executive Chairman, InPlay.
    
    
      Potter, 50, joined InPlay in September as President and Chief Operating 
      Officer. Previously he was vice president, business development for 
      Pixtronix, an emerging provider of portable display technologies. 
      Previously, Potter was senior vice president of marketing for 
      International Display Works, which had acquired Three-Five Systems' 
      small form-factor display business. From 2002 to 2005, he held senior 
      management positions with Three-Five, including senior vice president, 
      electronic manufacturing services; senior vice president, business 
      groups and heading up the Display Products division. From 1994 to 2002, 
      Potter held management, marketing and new business development posts at 
      Rogers Corp. and Durel Corp. Potter holds a B.S. in mechanical 
      engineering from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Arizona 
      State University.
    
    
      Hanson, 60, has served as Chief Executive Officer since July 2007, as a 
      director since July 2004, and as Chairman since April 2005. Hanson has 
      over 32 years of senior executive experience in the high-technology 
      industry, including 28 years at Motorola, and over three years as 
      president and chief executive officer of ON Semiconductor. Hanson began 
      his career at Motorola, working his way through the organization in a 
      number of engineering, management and leadership positions. Before 
      leading the leveraged buyout of ON from Motorola, he was senior vice 
      president and general manager for the Standard Components Group. His 
      background includes responsibility for Motorola’s 
      Europe, Middle East and Africa operations, headquartered in Geneva, 
      Switzerland. Hanson holds a BSEE from the College of Engineering at 
      Arizona State University. Hanson also serves as a director for Vitesse 
      Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS).
    
    
      About InPlay Technologies
    
    
      InPlay Technologies is a developer of innovative human interface devices 
      for computing and communication products. Our mission is to help make 
      complex products easy and intuitive to use by providing a natural method 
      of interaction. InPlay’s integrated digital 
      pen and touch technologies automatically recognize pen or finger input, 
      allowing the user to choose the most effective input method. With the 
      only digital communication-based pen input system, our products offer 
      significant advantages over traditional analog designs. Like the 
      evolution of cell phones from analog to digital, our roadmap enables an 
      increasing number of useful features and functionality for computers, 
      Smartphones and other electronic products. Visit www.inplaytechnologies.com 
      for more information.