Xtract One Expands Healthcare Footprint with Peterborough Regional Health Centre Deployment

TORONTO, Ju e 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xt act O e Tech ologies (TSX: XTRA)(OTCQX: XTRAF)(FRA: 0PL) (“Xt act O e” o the “Compa y”) today a ou ced its Xt act O e Sma tGateway (“Sma tGateway”) has bee selected by Pete bo ough Regio al Health Ce t e (“PRHC”) fo facility e t a ce deployme t followi g a successful pilot a d evaluatio pe iod. The selectio eflects PRHC’s leade ship a d commitme t to explo i g i ovative app oaches to healthca e safety a d adds to Xt act O e’s g owi g p ese ce i healthca e e vi o me ts. This selectio i O ta io follows p evious Ca adia deployme ts ac oss P i ce Edwa d Isla d, Ma itoba, a d Nova Scotia.

Recog ized as a leadi g i ovato i O ta io’s healthca e system se vi g a egio al efe al populatio of 600,000 people, PRHC is taki g a p oactive app oach to add essi g mode secu ity challe ges. The o ga izatio ece tly co ve ed a secu ity fo um fo healthca e leade s ac oss the p ovi ce of O ta io to collabo ate o best p actices, followed by a ha ds-o , th ee-week pilot to evaluate eme gi g tech ologies i a eal-wo ld cli ical e vi o me t. Afte the comp ehe sive pilot a d exte sive testi g, PRHC selected Sma tGateway fo its ability to detect a b oad a ge a d la ge volume of weapo s, ease of use, a d seamless i teg atio i to the hospital’s ope atio al flow. The deployme t will take place at the facility’s Eme ge cy Depa tme t e t a ce. PRHC’s decisio ei fo ces the o ga izatio ’s ole as a leade i evaluati g a d adopti g i ovative app oaches to healthca e safety ac oss O ta io.

“Healthca e o ga izatio s a e i c easi gly emb aci g digital t a sfo matio st ategies that e ha ce safety without comp omisi g the patie t expe ie ce,” said Pete Eva s, CEO of Xt act O e. “Ou wo k with Pete bo ough Regio al Health Ce t e demo st ates how fo wa d-thi ki g p ovide s ca bala ce i tellige t sc ee i g tech ology that p oactively add esses mode th eats with the ope ess a d accessibility that a e esse tial to ca e e vi o me ts. We’ e p oud to suppo t PRHC as it sets a ew sta da d fo healthca e safety i O ta io while co t ibuti g to the g owi g adoptio of adva ced AI-d ive solutio s. As mo e o ga izatio s follow i PRHC’s footsteps, we look fo wa d to expa di g ou p ovi cial a d healthca e p ese ce.”

“As the Pete bo ough egio ’s la gest employe , PRHC views ca e a d safety as i sepa able. We believe that eve y team membe , patie t, family membe , a d ca egive dese ves to feel safe a d suppo ted f om the mome t they walk th ough ou doo s,” said Je ife Taylo , Vice P eside t a d CFO at Pete bo ough Regio al Health Ce t e. “Sma tGateway is a solutio we’ e p oud to i t oduce i ou Eme ge cy Depa tme t, whe e it will suppo t us to uphold this sta da d fo patie ts a d families, who depe d o us to be the e whe they eed us most.”

Sma tGateway delive s i tellige t, high-th oughput secu ity sc ee i g usi g adva ced AI-powe ed se so s that disc eetly detect weapo s a d p ohibited items as i dividuals e te a facility. The system e ables fast, accu ate sc ee i g without equi i g i dividuals to stop, divest pe so al belo gi gs, o u de go seco da y sc ee i g. U like t aditio al metal detecto s, Sma tGateway suppo ts a co ti uous flow of moveme t, allowi g healthca e facilities to mai tai efficie t i g ess eve du i g peak pe iods. By combi i g obust detectio capabilities with a f ictio less use expe ie ce, Sma tGateway helps c eate safe e vi o me ts while p ese vi g the welcomi g, patie t-ce te ed atmosphe e c itical to mode healthca e setti gs.

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About Xt act O eXt act O e Tech ologies is a leadi g tech ology-d ive p ovide of th eat detectio a d secu ity solutio s leve agi g AI to delive seamless a d secu e expe ie ces. The Compa y makes u obt usive weapo s a d th eat detectio systems that a e desig ed to assist facility ope ato s i p io itizi g- a d delive i g imp oved “Walk- ight-I ” expe ie ces while e ha ci g safety. Xt act O e’s i ovative po tfolio of AI-powe ed Gateway solutio s excels at allowi g facilities to disc eetly sc ee a d ide tify weapo s a d othe th eats at poi ts of e t y a d exit without dis upti g the flow of t affic. With solutio s built to se ve the u ique ma ket eeds fo schools, hospitals, a e as, stadiums, ma ufactu i g, dist ibutio , a d othe custome s, Xt act O e is ecog ized as a ma ket leade delive i g the highest secu ity i combi atio with the best i dividual expe ie ce. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.xt acto e.com o co ect o Facebook, X, a d Li kedI .

About Pete bo ough Regio al Health Ce t eWith 500 i patie t beds, Pete bo ough Regio al Health Ce t e (PRHC) is a egio al acute ca e efe al ce t e se vi g a apidly g owi g populatio of 600,000 ac oss a b oad u ba a d u al geog aphy, with specialized p og ams i e al, st oke, ca diac, ca ce ca e, vascula su ge y a d me tal health & addictio s. The hospital is the egio ’s la gest employe , with mo e tha 3,100 staff, 450 physicia s with p ivileges, a d 300 volu tee s.

About Th eat Detectio SystemsXt act O e solutio s, whe p ope ly co figu ed, deployed, a d utilized, a e desig ed to help e ha ce safety a d educe th eats. Give the wide a ge of pote tial th eats i today’s wo ld, o th eat detectio system is 100% effective. Xt act O e solutio s should be utilized as o e eleme t i a multilaye ed app oach to physical secu ity.

Fo wa d Looki g Stateme tsThis ews elease co tai s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts withi the mea i g of applicable secu ities laws. All stateme ts that a e ot histo ical facts, i cludi g without limitatio , stateme ts ega di g futu e estimates, pla s, p og ams, fo ecasts, p ojectio s, objectives, assumptio s, expectatio s o beliefs of futu e pe fo ma ce a d custome co t acts, a e “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts”. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts ca be ide tified by the use of wo ds such as “pla s”, “expects” o “does ot expect”, “is expected”, “estimates”, “i te ds”, “a ticipates” o “does ot a ticipate”, o “believes”, o va iatio s of such wo ds a d ph ases o stateme ts that ce tai actio s, eve ts o esults “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” o “will” be take , occu o be achieved. Such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i volve k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties a d othe facto s that may cause actual esults, eve ts o developme ts to be mate ially diffe e t f om a y futu e esults, eve ts o developme ts exp essed o implied by such fo wa d looki g stateme ts. Such isks a d u ce tai ties i clude, but a e ot limited to, the isks detailed f om time to time i the co ti uous disclosu e fili gs made by the Compa y with secu ities egulatio s. These facto s should be co side ed ca efully, a d eade s a e cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Although the Compa y has attempted to ide tify impo ta t isk facto s that could cause actual actio s, eve ts o esults to diffe mate ially f om those desc ibed i fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, the e may be othe isk facto s that cause actio s, eve ts o esults to diffe f om those a ticipated, estimated o i te ded. The e ca be o assu a ce that fo wa d-looki g stateme ts will p ove to be accu ate, as actual esults a d futu e eve ts could diffe mate ially f om those a ticipated i fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. The Compa y has o obligatio to update a y fo wa d looki g stateme t, eve if ew i fo matio becomes available as a esult of futu e eve ts, ew i fo matio o fo a y othe easo except as equi ed by law.

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