"We are delighted with the recognition" says Joe Grimes, COO of XsunX, "for the efforts we have made to work with state and local governments, local utilities and community colleges as well as being an advocate for continued growth in the solar sector." 
 
 
Mayor David Fuller states " Wood Village is a city that believes in strong partnerships with its local businesses.  We are very pleased with the cooperation that exists between XsunX, City staff and the Council of Wood Village.    We are pleased to receive the Business Development Success Story award and thank the Portland Development Commission's nomination of Wood Village for this prestigious award.  We see a bright future with XsunX adding significant jobs and growth to the local economy.”
 

 

 

 

 

Press Release
Date: 9/18/2006

 ALISO VIEJO, Calif., September 18, 2006 — XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX), provider of technologies for solar energy infrastructure and developer of Power Glass™, an innovative thin-film solar technology that is intended to allow glass windows to produce electricity from the power of the sun, today announced the appointment of Mr. Kurt Laetz to the position of V.P. Global Sales. In his new position Mr. Laetz will focus on managing business development and brand positioning to U.S. and international market opportunities.

According to Joseph Grimes, XsunX’s COO, “With a strong corporate background in management and business development, Kurt provides XsunX with a tremendous amount of experience in sales and development of business relationships, with an emphasis on Asian markets. Kurt has already jumped in and is working to establish brand presences for the Company by spearheading trade show and direct marketing efforts in Asia.”

Laetz brings to XsunX more than seven years of experience successfully marketing thin-film deposition technologies to top-tier semiconductor manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. As COO at Symetrix Corporation, a privately held non-volatile memory intellectual property licensing company based in Colorado, Laetz led the development and execution of global marketing strategies for their high-tech manufacturing solutions. This prior experience will enhance the marketing efforts currently underway at XsunX.

About XsunX
Based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., XsunX is developing and commercializing innovative new thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes to service expanding global energy demands. The Company has focused its efforts on lowering the cost per watt of solar power and making solar cell technology easier to use in a wide variety of applications. XsunX calls this dual improvement to cost and efficiency the XFactor™. The XFactor delivers licensee’s solar cell designs that break the bounds of crystalline silicon dependency, rigid and limited-use form factors, and rapid efficiency loss. Equally important, the XFactor provides new manufacturing techniques that can significantly lower production costs and allow for easier additions to production capacities and technology upgrades without having to re-build and re-tool. Together, XsunX design and production innovations offer manufacturers of solar products exciting new application opportunities and reductions to the cost per watt of solar power. More information can be found at the Company’s website: https://XsunX.com.

Contact:
XsunX, Inc. Investor Relations, (888) 797-4527

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