BiTMICRO NETWORKS and Targa Electronics Systems Team-Up in Advancing the State-of-the-Art Mass Memory Storage Solutions to Military and Aerospace Markets.

Business Editors/High-Tech & Aerospace/Defense Writers

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2001

BiTMICRO NETWORKS, Inc., a pioneer in intelligent storage, and Targa Electronics Systems, Inc., a leader in providing ruggedized data storage solutions to the military and aerospace markets, have joined hands in the integration of BiTMICRO's E-Disk technology into Targa's ruggedized data storage product line.

Targa's products that include VME25 6U Flash Disk, the Series 3 Fixed/Removable DTU and the THPS removable flash disks, carriers and holders now incorporate BiTMICRO' E-Disk FlashBus technology.

"We are pleased to have partnered with BiTMICRO in integrating their leading edge solid-state technology to our military and aerospace markets," commented Joseph Fronsee, Targa's V-P Sales and Marketing. "Through our combined efforts, we are able to serve the military and aerospace customers with state-of-the-art solutions based on the latest and greatest commercially available flash disk technology."

Targa's VME25 6U SCSI Flash Disk provides the ideal ruggedized solution in a single VME bus slot. It is available in both convection-cooled and conduction-cooled versions. The VME25 incorporates all the features of the BiTMICRO E-disk into a single slot VME board. It is ideal for harsh and rugged applications where nonvolatile mass memory is required to store theater mission data, boot-up programs, area maps, video imagery or data collection.

The Series 3 Fixed/Removable DTU combined a 2.5" BiTMICRO E-Disk with a removable PCMCIA Flash Memory Card in one compact form factor. It is available in both Panel-mount and Internal-mount versions.

"Targa has been involved with important military and aerospace programs and applications since 1981. Our products fly on the B2 Stealth Bomber and AWACS platforms. It is important that Targa continue to provide our customers with the best commercially available technology. Our customer have come to rely on Targa to keep them up to date with rugged data storage solutions," commented David Saunders, Targa's V-P Engineering and Program Management.

"The combination of BiTMICRO's intelligent storage technology and Targa's military/aerospace program support, packaging and integration expertise makes for an excellent combination for our customers," added Saunders.

"We value our close relationship with Targa and congratulate them on developing novel integrated storage solutions. The joint efforts between the two leaders in their respective industries exemplifies both companies commitment to customers' satisfaction," said Jake Pasion, BiTMICRO's Director of Federal Sales.

For additional information, visit Targa's website: www.targaelectronics.com, or contact Targa Sales at 704/708-4720. In addition to SCSI interface, E-Disk based technology flash disks are also available in IDE and Fibre Channel as well. They are available from 128Mbytes up to 37Gbytes in 2.5-ich and 3.5-inch form factors.

About Targa Electronics

Targa Electronics, founded in 1981, is a leading supplier of ruggedized solid state data storage products for the military and aerospace markets. Targa provides COTS, as well as custom and modified-COTS storage solutions. For further information, contact Targa Sales at 704/708-4720 or visit our website at www.targaelectronics.com

About BiTMICRO NETWORKS

BiTMICRO NETWORKS, Inc. (http://www.bitmicro.com), a privately held California corporation, is the world's premier supplier of high performance solid-state disk and storage management solutions. BiTMICRO's storage solutions offer unmatched performance, data availability, and manageability across a spectrum of platforms from entry systems to super computers. The company is a member of the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) and Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).

Note to Editors: E-Disk(TM), FlashBus(TM) and BiTMICRO(TM) are trademarks of BiTMICRO NETWORKS, Inc. Others are trademarks of their respective companies or other countries.