NexTech FAS to Co-Exhibit with Hakuto at SEMICON Japan 2007

Released on: November 27, 2007, 9:12 am

Press Release Author: Mercom Capital Group

Industry: Semiconductors

Press Release Summary: NexTech Solutions, Inc. will be joining Hakuto Co., Ltd., one
of the most highly respected distributors and manufacturers in the electronics
industries, at the upcoming SEMICON Japan 2007 exhibition and conference scheduled
for Dec. 5-7, 2007 in Chiba, Japan. The company will be co-exhibiting under the
name NexTech FAS.

Press Release Body: AUSTIN, Texas - Nov. 27, 2007 - NexTech Solutions, Inc. (Pink
Sheets: NXSN), is pleased to announce that it will be joining Hakuto Co., Ltd., one
of the most highly respected distributors and manufacturers in the electronics
industries, at the upcoming SEMICON Japan 2007 exhibition and conference scheduled
for Dec. 5-7, 2007 in Chiba, Japan. The company will be co-exhibiting under the
name NexTech FAS.

NexTech FAS will be promoting the AludraT, an advanced tool for 'macro' inspection
of semiconductor reticles prior to their use in step & repeat systems within the
photolithography bay of semiconductor fabrication operations. The Aludra
simultaneously scans both the glass side and pellicle side of semiconductor reticles
in as little as 35 seconds. The company will also be displaying the ORIONT, a fully
automated semiconductor reticle inspection system. The ORION system features the
Aludra reticle inspection tool as its core scanning module and offers the customer
completely automated pod opening, reticle handling and management. Both Aludra and
ORION systems detect surface-sitting defects on reticle surfaces (pellicle & glass)
in the range of 2µ to 10µ, while the system's high throughput enables 100 percent
inspection and qualification of reticles prior to their use in step and repeat
process tools.

Hakuto is a Tokyo Stock Exchange listed company (ticker # 7433) with 22 offices and
over 1500 employees serving the semiconductor, flat panel display, electronics and
related industries. Hakuto most recently made a million dollar equity investment in
NexTech Solutions and also purchased the company's Generation Four (G4) NexTStar
NanoScan AOI system. Hakuto is currently representing NexTech FAS' products
throughout the Asia Pacific Rim countries of Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore
and Malaysia.

SEMICON Japan 2007, an international exhibition of semiconductor equipment and
materials, will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, marking its 31st
anniversary and hosting the largest exhibition in its history. More information can
be found at www.semiconjapan.org.

About Hakuto
Founded in 1953, Hakuto Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has 12
subsidiaries with 22 offices throughout Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, Singapore,
and the U.S. The company distributes electronic products, provides technical
services, and manufactures industrial chemicals. Hakuto is a publicly-traded company
listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section (Ticker code #7433); with annual
sales of 123,442 million YEN (FY2007) or approx US$1.05 billion dollars. More
information about Hakuto is available online at www.hakuto.co.jp.

About NexTech Solutions and FAS Technologies
NexTech Solutions, Inc. delivers advanced metrology and automation solutions to the
global semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) industries. NexTech\'s mission is
to create greater shareholder value through advanced technology development of
products targeted at large, fast-growing markets. The company is headquartered in
Austin, Texas, with facilities in San Mateo, Calif. NexTech's stock is quoted on the
Pink Sheets under the symbol NXSN. For more information, see: http://www.nxts.com.

FAS Technologies, LLC is a Texas Limited Liability Company with offices in Dallas
and Tokyo. FAS Technologies is a pioneering company widely recognized in the
industry for the development of digital fluid dispensing a patented spinless coating
technology known as \"FAS-Coat,\" which has become the de-facto standard in the
coating process of FPD substrates during manufacture. The company is engaged in the
design, development, manufacture, integration, sale and servicing of advanced,
high-precision coating systems for the microelectronics industry. For more
information, see: http://www.fas.com.

NexTech and FAS have announced plans to combine the two companies in a two-step
transaction. The companies will consolidate operations into a joint venture which
is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2007, subject to closing conditions.
Following necessary approvals of stockholders and regulatory authorities, the
companies will be combined in a merger transaction and reincorporated in Delaware.
NexTech Solutions, Inc. and FAS Technologies, LLC are jointly doing business under
the name "NexTech FAS".

Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the \"safe
harbor\" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While
these statements are made to convey to the public the company\'s progress, business
opportunities and growth prospects, readers and listeners are cautioned that such
forward-looking statements represent management\'s opinion. Whereas management
believes such representations to be true and accurate based on information and data
available to the company at this time, actual results may differ materially from
those described. The company\'s operations and business prospects are always subject
to risk and uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ
are set forth in the company\'s periodic filings with Pink Sheets at
http://www.pinksheets.com/quote/finance.jsp?symbol=NXSN.


Web Site: http://www.nxts.com

Contact Details: Investor and Public Relations Contact:
Wendy Prabhu, Mercom Capital Group, llc
1-512-215-4452
nxsn@mercomcapital.com

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