Apex PC Solutions Appoints Former Texas Instruments Executive, Dave Perry, as New Vice President of Sales, Perry Adds Broad Industry Experience to High-Growth Firm.

WOODINVILLE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1998--Apex PC Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:APEX), the leader in network console switching technology for the client/server market, announced today that industry veteran Dave Perry has joined the company as vice president of sales.

Perry has more than 18 years of computer industry sales and management experience and brings significant depth and breadth to help Apex continue its leadership in the high-growth area of server management products. Prior to joining Apex, Perry served as director of North American channel sales for Texas Instruments and, most recently, vice president of sales for Acer America Corp. He will report to Kevin J. Hafer, Apex president and CEO.

During his 17-year career with Texas Instruments, Perry held key sales, operations, and channel management positions and is credited with leading the sales and channel development efforts that positioned Texas Instruments to rapidly assume a leadership position in mobile computing. Following the purchase of the mobile division by Acer in March of 1997, he served as Acer America's vice president of sales. In this role Perry managed channel, corporate and vertical market sales in the United States and expanded its channels to include national distributors, OEMs, corporate resellers, computer superstores and direct marketers.

"We expect Dave's wealth of experience and skills to make a significant positive impact as we expand into new channels and markets," stated Hafer. "There are several growth initiatives under way to help us continue to provide leadership products and services to our existing and potential customers and Dave will play a major role in all of these efforts."

"I joined Apex because of its outstanding customer, technology and business track record," said Perry. "Apex has the leading server management technology and is the exclusive choice of almost all of the major server manufacturers including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell. I look forward to building on this success while developing aggressive programs that will achieve similar results for branded product sales on a worldwide basis."

About Apex PC Solutions

Woodinville, Wash., U.S.A.-based Apex PC Solutions Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets network console switching systems  and integrated cabinet solutions which help network administrators manage their client/server computing environments. The company was recently ranked fourth in Business Week's 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.apexpc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements 

Statements contained in this press release which are not historical information are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 related to sales growth in an intensely competitive industry with increasing price competition.

Other factors which could cause the Company's operating and financial results to differ are described in Apex's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 25, 1998, Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997, and the Company's registration statement on Form SB-2 which was declared effective August 7, 1997, and include other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's reports to be filed with the SEC. Apex undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.