CMS Peripherals Earns ISO 9001:2000 Certification.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003

CMS Peripherals(R) Inc., the leader in backup and hard drive solutions for notebook and desktop computers, today announced that it has attained ISO 9001:2000 certification. British Standards Institution (BSI) issued the certification after an extensive audit of CMS' headquarters in Costa Mesa.

The ISO 9000 family of standards represents an international consensus on good management practices with the aim of ensuring that an organization will consistently deliver products that meet users' quality requirements. CMS received the ISO 9001:2000 certificate after BSI verified the backup and hard drive upgrade leader had fully embraced the required standards into its supply, quality management, management responsibility, resource management and measurement systems.

"CMS Peripherals must be congratulated on their registration to the ISO 9001:2000 standard," reported Ron Mathis, senior vice president, BSI Management Systems. "It sends a signal to its client base that the company is dedicated to excellence in every phase of its business operations. The ISO 9001:2000 certification demonstrates that CMS Peripherals' focus is on establishing a 'culture' that encourages setting and maintaining high standards, identifying and resolving problems, accepting recommendations for improvement, and fostering mutual respect and effective communications between the company and its customers, employees, and vendors."

CMS' culture of "listening to the customer" has led its innovative products, including the ABSplus automatic backup system, to receive numerous industry awards and accolades. The ISO 9001:2000 designation is another milestone that further places CMS in the forefront of its industry for establishing quality products.

CMS' streamlined organizational processes will facilitate improved productivity, enhanced product quality and reduced costs. Additionally, this certificate should strengthen CMS' relations with business partners, including its value added resellers and distributors, by providing confidence and peace of mind to its customers.

"CMS Peripherals being awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification is an acknowledgement of their commitment to provide quality personal storage solutions to its customers," said Robert Amatruda, research manager at IDC. "The ISO certification provides credibility to its business and channel partners."

"CMS strives for continual improvement in the manufacturing of our entire line of products, including our backup systems and hard drive upgrades," said Ken Burke, president of CMS Peripherals. "The ISO 9001:2000 certification provides a tangible framework for ensuring that our customers benefit from our quality assurance and resolution processes and continue to receive our world-class commitment to product superiority and customer satisfaction."

The ABSplus is the industry's first fully integrated software and hardware solution providing users with complete backup, restore, disaster recovery and bootability features. It is an easy-to-use, plug-and-play device powered by CMS' robust Backup software. This software performs a complete and automatic backup of a notebook or desktop's entire hard drive once the ABSplus is scheduled, powered on or connected.

CMS also recently announced its newest generation of ABSplus products with additional restore functionality, advanced security and expanded capacities up to 250GB for the desktop systems. All of CMS' solutions are available through major distributors, corporate resellers, mail order and direct from the company's Web site, www.cmsproducts.com.

About CMS Peripherals

With more than 4 million CMS storage solutions installed in more than 90 countries, the complete line of CMS storage products includes automatic backup solutions for both notebooks and desktops, notebook hard drive upgrades and data transfer kits, and high capacity desktop hard drives.

For more information, contact CMS Peripherals Inc., 3095 Redhill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, phone: [phone] or 714/424-5520, Fax: [phone] or visit CMS' Web site at www.cmsproducts.com.

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