VTSI - VirTra Systems

VirTra Systems Retains BDO Alliance Member, Semple, Marchal & Cooper, to Perform Audit


TEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - Dec 5, 2011) - VirTra Systems (PINKSHEETS: VTSI), a leading provider of firearms training simulation systems to military, law enforcement agencies and accredited criminal justice programs, today announced it has entered into a formal audit agreement with Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP, one of the preeminent regional Certified Public Accounting firms in the Southwest in providing professional accounting, auditing, tax and management consulting services, to perform an audit of the company's 2011 financial statements.

Semple, Marchal & Cooper is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and is a member of both the Center for Public Company Audit Firms (CPCAF) and the Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, Semple, Marchal & Cooper is a member of The BDO Seidman Alliance, a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting and service firms. BDO USA, LLP, is an international accounting firm with more than 1,000 member firm offices worldwide, which provides tax, accounting, auditing and management consulting services in 119 countries. BDO is the fifth largest international accounting and consulting network and serves more than 250 U.S. and 100 internationally publicly traded entities.

TEMPE, AZ--(Marketwire - Nov 29, 2011) - VirTra Systems (PINKSHEETS: VTSI), a leading provider of firearms training systems to Military, Law Enforcement agencies and accredited criminal justice programs, today announced a contract award for a VirTra 300 use of force training simulator from Northwest College located in Powell, Wyoming.

"Northwest College is among a growing number of innovative criminal justice programs incorporating our use of force simulators to better prepare students for careers in law enforcement," says Bob Ferris, CEO, VirTra Systems. "The VirTra 300 allows students to develop the decision-making skills required by officers in the real world."

The purchase includes tetherless recoil kits that allow students to train with real firearms, TASER? and OC kits for non-lethal weapons training and VirTra's patented Threat-Fire™ return fire system. Northwest College also selected accessories for low light training.

The VirTra 300 is the most immersive firearms training simulator available. Five screens surround students within 300 degrees of video-based use of force training scenarios. VirTra's patented Threat-Fire™ device enhances training realism with an adjustable electric impulse that simulates return fire.

Northwest College is a public two-year residential college located in Powell, Wyoming. The Criminal Justice program at Northwest College prepares students for Law Enforcement and correctional careers through courses including Criminal Investigation, Policing, Criminology, and Criminal Law.