COM One Selects M-Systems' DiskOnChip Flash Disk for New Internet Appliance Line; DiskOnChip Chosen as the Local Data Storage Solution for COM One's @max Product Line.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (Nasdaq:FLSH), a leader in flash disk data storage products for embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. , Internet appliances Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. and telecom/networking markets, today announced that COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. One, the Bordeaux, France-based telecom products leader, has selected M-Systems DiskOnChip(R) flash disk as the local data storage device in its @max(TM)product line. "We are pleased to be a part of this impressive Internet appliance product," said Tamir Galili, vice president of worldwide sales, M-Systems. "This involvement with one of Europe's leading telecom companies provides further evidence that DiskOnChip is the ideal data storage device for advanced Internet appliance products." @max is designed to be a simple-to-use terminal for both the consumer and professional markets that offers Internet access See how to access the Internet. , e-mail and fax, all with standard telephone functions. DiskOnChip provides the flash disk capacity for storage of the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , applications and user data such as e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address , telephone numbers and favorite Web pages. DiskOnChip also enables online updates and customization. "With its support in most of the major operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , DiskOnChip was very easy for us to integrate into the @max. It is the perfect data storage device for our cutting-edge Internet appliance," said Eric Chocron, business unit manager (Internet appliances), COM One. "DiskOnChip's modularity gives us the advantage to flexibly produce our product with flash memory capacity that ranges from 8 to 128 megabytes." Francois Kaplan, M-Systems' Director of Sales for Europe added, "The Internet appliance market in Europe is very promising and this involvement with COM One is a great example of how our efforts there are paying off." More information about the @max from COM One is available on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at http://www.at-max.com. About COM One COM One is a leading French company specializing in the manufacture, sales and marketing of telecom products and Internet Appliances. The company has been established for 14 years and develops products for major PC manufacturers and telecom operators, as well as selling to the growing market of mobile professionals. The company has headquarters in Bordeaux and employs 100 people, including 30 engineers. The company turned over approximately ae35 million in 1999, of which 52% was for export sales. For more information on COM One, visit the Web site at www.com1.fr. About M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (Nasdaq:FLSH) is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative data storage products, known as flash disks, which are primarily used in embedded systems, Internet appliances and telecom/networking markets. The company's flash disks provide the functionality of a mechanical hard drive on a solid-state silicon chip. M-Systems was first to bring to market a complete flash disk in a single die, using breakthrough DiskOnChip Millennium technology. The company's products are based on its patented TrueFFS technology and include the DiskOnChip(R), DiskOnKey(TM), and Fast Flash Disk (FFD FFD film-focal distance. ) product families. For more information, contact M-Systems at 8371 Central Ave., Suite A, Newark, Calif. 94560. Telephone: 510/494-2090, E-mail: info@m-sys.com; and, on the Internet, http://www.m-sys.com. This news release includes forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. as defined in the private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary significantly. These risks include (but are not limited to) those related to the risk that the design win and/or purchases contemplated in this release will be delayed or cancelled, in whole or in part; that any other expected orders from this customer may not materialize ma·te·ri·al·ize v. ma·te·ri·al·ized, ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ma·te·ri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream. ; as well as the other risk factors detailed in the company's registration statement dated March 7, 2000, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: A high-resolution image of the @max(TM) from COM One with M-Systems' DiskOnChip flash disk can be found on the Internet at http://www.m-sys.com/images/prs/atmax.jpg. 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