Apex Diversifies Product Line Through Recent Innovations.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999--

Console Switch Leader Broadens Server Management Offering

with New Emerge System, AGENT(TM) Software; Showing Latest

Capabilities and Expanded Product Line at Comdex

Apex Inc. (Nasdaq:APEX), the leader in server management and console switching technology, will be demonstrating its newest and most powerful server management solutions at Comdex the week of November 15th. Apex will showcase the recently-launched Emerge 2000 remote server management system and Apex's AGENT (Advanced Graphical Enterprise Network Tool), a software security and administrative tool. Apex will be located in booth No. L3639.

"Both Emerge 2000 and AGENT represent a significant broadening of technologies and server management solutions for Apex," said Apex president and CEO Kevin J. Hafer. "Our customers have asked for more seamless, universal access to server management tools, and Emerge and AGENT deliver on that front. "

Emerge 2000 Noted in Key Industry Publications

A recent test of Emerge 2000 conducted by PC Week Labs resulted in strong marks for the product in a number of different categories, including ease-of-use, security, usability, and overall capabilities. According to the review, "Emerge 2000 shows tremendous potential as a remote control solution for servers -- a function that gains importance every day as companies deploy a growing number of servers at diverse locations."

Emerge 2000 was also highlighted in the "What's Hot" section of the November 8th issue of InformationWeek magazine.

AGENT Introduced

Apex also recently announced AGENT, a new security and administration application. AGENT is designed to allow network administrators to securely configure and manage user access to large groups of servers. AGENT, which runs on a Windows NT platform and provides links to the corporate network, will ship as a standard feature on the new Apex ViewPoint 64 systems.

Superior Security, Reliability and Administration

AGENT brings new and powerful server management capabilities to the Apex ViewPoint family, including easy-to-use configuration and naming conventions, additional security via user access permissions and logins, and important status information reports to the network administrator. AGENT will also be available from Apex on a non-bundled basis for use with the large and growing installed base of ViewPoint products.

About Apex

Apex Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., is committed to helping IT professionals manage their growing server populations. Apex develops server management products, including console switching systems, remote server management products and integrated server cabinet solutions. Apex's OutLook(R), ViewPoint(R), and Emerge(TM) product families help manage servers in thousands of companies worldwide.

Top server manufacturers, including Compaq, Dell and IBM continue to choose Apex products for their rack-mounted server offerings. Additionally, Apex was recently ranked fifth in Business Week's 1999 listing of "100 Hot Growth Companies" in America. More information on Apex products and services is available by calling 800/861-5858, via email at [e-mail], or on the World Wide Web at www.apex.com.

Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding product availability and Apex's engineering and design activities. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including the risks associated with reliance on a limited number of component suppliers and single source components and risks associated with product design efforts. Other factors which could cause Apex's operating and financial results to differ are described in Apex's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and include other risks detailed from time to time in Apex's reports to be filed with the SEC. Apex undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.