Viking Systems to present Next Generation 3DHD technology at 5th ISHAC

Viking Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:VKNG) announced today that it will present its Next Generation 3DHD technology at the 5th International Symposium on Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease (ISHAC) from August 31 - September 2, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio.

ISHAC Workshop Director, Dr. Alistair Phillips, Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon at The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital and assistant professor of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH said, "The Viking 3D system has become a very important part of our practice and will have an ever increasing role, especially with the improvements Viking has made with the new 3DHD System." For more information on ISHAC see http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/ishac-home.

Jed Kennedy, Viking President & CEO said, "The exposure of our Next Generation 3DHD system at these International forums which attract world renown surgeons has been extremely important and reinforces market awareness for the Company's enabling, high quality 3DHD vision system." Kennedy went on to say, "Nearly all minimally invasive procedures are currently performed with a 2D camera. The Company plans to provide surgeons with high quality 3D vision in a cost effective and flexible format which has the potential to not only improve the quality of care but also to reduce procedure time and therefore cost of procedures."

In October 2009, at the American College of Surgeons' annual Clinical Congress in Chicago, Viking Systems first publicly demonstrated the "Next Generation" 3DHD camera system utilizing a prototype Sony 3DHD flat panel display. Viking Systems intends to complete the development of this unique Next Generation system and currently plans to launch the system in the fourth quarter of 2010. Viking Systems believes that at launch its high quality 3DHD visualization system will be the only cost effective, standalone 3DHD solution available for minimally invasive surgery.