CMS Products Leads Orange County Wave of Technology Innovation; Company Recognized as 'Technology Innovator' at 11th Annual AeA High-Tech Awards.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

CMS Products Inc., the leader in notebook and desktop computer backup and storage solutions, today announced that its ultra high-speed Velocity Series Backup System received the AeA Orange County Council's "Innovative Product/Technology Award" at the AeA's 11th Annual High-Tech Awards. The ceremony was held on May 12 at the Santa Ana Performing Arts Center in Santa Ana, Calif. The company's revolutionary Velocity Series incorporates leading-edge Serial ATA technology to create the industry's most advanced backup solution available on the market today.

"CMS' Velocity Series was a clear choice for this award due to its ability to quickly and seamlessly safeguard invaluable computer data," said Phil Beaudoin, executive director, AeA OC Council. "CMS' continuing track record of developing innovative products exemplifies the technological spirit that our organization strives to recognize."

Hosted annually by the AeA Orange County Council, the High-Tech Awards honor outstanding local technology companies and acknowledge individual contributions to the local high-tech business community. CMS Products was one of 25 finalists in seven categories, including Innovative Product/Technology, Outstanding Public Company, Outstanding Private Company, Outstanding Executive Public Company, Outstanding Executive Private Company, Lifetime Achievement Award and the Greg Ross Community Service Award. In 2002, CMS Products was named best "End-User Hardware" by the AeA for its backup and storage solutions.

"It is a tremendous honor to receive this esteemed award as well as be recognized as a technology innovator in Orange County," said Ken Burke, president of CMS Products Inc. "This recognition illustrates CMS' commitment to developing innovative, easy-to-use technologies that improve our customers' overall computing experience. Our unique Velocity Series Backup System represents the latest breakthrough in backup technology."

The Velocity Series is the industry's first all-in-one backup solution to incorporate a Serial ATA interface, providing users with a bootable backup, restore and disaster recovery system. CMS introduced the Velocity Series at COMDEX Las Vegas in November, where it was named "Best of COMDEX" and received tremendous praise by industry experts.

The implementation of Serial ATA technology allows the Velocity Series to function as a bootable system and provides instant disaster recovery after a hard drive or operating system failure. This unique interface allows the system to clock transfer rates of up to 1.5GB per second, which means users can backup 20GB of data in less than 20 minutes compared to more than 60 minutes with USB 2.0 or FireWire interfaces. This leading-edge backup system is available in a variety of capacities ranging from 80GB to 200GB.

About AeA

Advancing the business of technology, AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. AeA Orange County Council is dedicated to advancing the business of technology through political advocacy, providing access to capital, new revenue sources, offering select business services and providing networking opportunities at the local, state and national levels.

Worldwide, AeA represents more than 3,000 companies with 1.8 million employees. AeA's 3,000+ members span the high-technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors, medical devices and computers to Internet technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications systems and services. With 17 regional U.S. councils and offices in Brussels and Beijing, AeA offers a unique global policy grassroots capability and a wide portfolio of valuable business services and products for the high-tech industry. AeA has been the accepted voice of the U.S. technology community since 1943. For more information, please visit www.aeanet.org.

About CMS Products

With over 4 million CMS backup and storage solutions installed in more than 90 countries, the complete line of CMS products includes automatic backup solutions for both notebooks and desktops, backup and disaster recovery software, notebook hard drive upgrades and data transfer kits, and high capacity desktop hard drives. For more information, contact CMS Products Inc., 3095 Redhill Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone] or visit CMS' Web site at www.cmsproducts.com.

Note to Editors: CMS Products Inc., Velocity Series, BounceBack and QuickRestore are trademarks or registered trademarks of CMS Products Inc. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.