NORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 13, 2011) - Open EC Technologies, Inc. ("Open EC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:OCE) announces that it has, subject to regulatory acceptance, granted incentive stock options to Directors & Officers, under the terms of its Stock Option Plan, granting the right to purchase up to 1,000,000 common shares of the Company at $0.10 per share until October 13, 2016.

About Open EC Technologies, Inc.

Open EC is a TSX Venture Exchange listed company. Its subsidiary, SoftCare EC Solutions Inc. is an e-business software, services and solution provider. SoftCare's OpenEC® TradeLink e-business software includes solutions for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Healthcare Interoperability and Business Process Management. The Company sells the OpenEC® products and solutions to the healthcare, financial services and retail supply chain in North America. The company has a growing focus on turnkey solutions for US Healthcare Information Technology Reforms funded by the US Federal Government ARRA programs for Healthcare IT Interoperable mandates. Additional product and solution information is available on the web at [ www.SoftCareHealthcare.com ], [ www.iPlexus.net ] and [ www.softcare.com ] and additional public company information is available on the web at [ www.openec.com ]. The Company's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol: OCE.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Martyn A. Armstrong, President and CEO

Further information about the Company can be found on SEDAR ([ www.sedar.com ]) or by contacting Mr. Martyn A. Armstrong, President & CEO of the Company.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.

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