(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 30, 2003 ) Hopewell Junction, NY -- eMagin Corporation (AMEX:EMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rear Admiral Thomas Paulsen, USN (Ret.) to the Company's Board of Directors.

"Admiral Paulsen's extensive background in military command and control and telecommunications will be invaluable to eMagin as we continue to develop products for the military and homeland defense , as well as commercial telecommunications," said Gary Jones, eMagin's chairman, president, and chief executive officer. "In addition, Tom's experience since retiring from the Navy in key areas such as information technology and intellectual property will be significant assets to eMagin as we move forward."

"I am delighted to join the splendid team led by Gary Jones and the distinguished members of eMagin's Board of Directors, " commented Admiral Paulsen. "The quality of eMagin's product and manufacturing process is unquestionably the very best and I look forward with great anticipation in helping eMagin extend this advanced technology to meet ever-expanding Federal Government and commercial requirements. "

Admiral Thomas Paulsen served for over 34 years in the US Navy in Command Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I), Telecommunications, Network Systems Operations, Computers and Computer Systems Operations until his retirement in 1994 as a Rear Admiral. He then served as Chief Information Officer for Williams Telecommunications. Admiral Paulsen is a director of Umbanet, Inc. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Institute of Knowledge Management, George Washington University. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board and President Emeritus of the Center for Advanced Technologies (CAT) and a Managing Partner on the National Knowledge and Intellectual Property Management Taskforce, a not-for-profit company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and is a member of the Board of Governors for the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, California.

About eMagin
The world leader in organic light emitting diode (OLED)-on-silicon technology, eMagin combines integrated circuits, microdisplays, and optics to create a virtual image similar to the real image of a computer monitor or large screen TV. eMagin invented the award-winning SVGA and SVGA-3D OLED microdisplays, the world's first single-chip color video OLED microdisplay and embedded controller for advanced virtual imaging. eMagin's microdisplay systems are expected to enable new mass markets for wearable personal computers, wireless Internet appliances, portable DVD-viewers, digital cameras, and other emerging applications for consumer, industrial, and military applications. OLED microdisplays demonstrate performance characteristics important to military and other demanding commercial and industrial applications including low power consumption, high brightness and resolution, wide dimming range, wider temperature operating ranges, shock and vibration resistance, and insensitivity to high G-forces. eMagin's corporate headquarters and microdisplay operations are co-located with IBM on its campus in East Fishkill, N.Y. Optics and system design facilities are located at its wholly owned subsidiary, Virtual Vision, Inc., in Redmond, WA. Additional information is available at http://www.emagin.com or info@emagin.com.

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