CSS Laboratories Honored with Electronics Supply Manufacturing's 2005 Supply & Design Chain Champion Award.

IRVINE, Calif. -- CSS Laboratories, a leading provider of computing solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers, announced today that they were named one of five 2005 Supply & Design Chain Champions by Electronics Supply & Manufacturing magazine. CSS Laboratories along with IBM Corp., Jabil Circuit Inc., Logitech International SA and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. were recognized at an IBM luncheon on October 25 at the Annual Global Supply Chain Summit in San Jose, Calif.

CSS Laboratories was one of five companies to receive this award. The editors at Electronics Supply & Manufacturing selected them as a recipient based on their best-in-class performance and ability to conquer major supply and design chain challenges. Each year, editors of the magazine review nominations from the readers and select the top five outstanding case studies. As a reward for winning, CSS Laboratories, along with the other winners, will have their case studies published in a special issue of Electronics Supply & Manufacturing and on its Web site, http://www.my-esm.com, in November 2005.

"This year's winners are champions not because they have found the definitive solution to intractable supply and design chain problems but because they are all innovators and are out in front of the curve with their supply and design practices," said Bruce Rayner, editor-in-chief of Electronics Supply & Manufacturing. "All five Champions have attributes in common, like their desire to challenge the status quo, and be decisive, developing a strategy, communicating it effectively and then implementing with precision."

"I cannot express in words how gratifying it is to be honored with such a prestigious award. Here at CSS Laboratories, we work extremely hard to provide our clients with the best possible service as well as the most innovative and top-of-the-line products," said Siew Yeung, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "By receiving this award, it only serves as a mere reformation of what we have been capable of doing as a company for the last 25 years. CSS will continue to excel in our competitive market by listening to our customers in addition to keeping costs as low as possible."

As a small, responsive company, CSS Laboratories has a staff full of esteemed experts who have the time, capability and necessary resources to focus on the specific needs of their clients. This includes the minute details and intimate understanding of the company's business model and their plans for profitable growth. Each CSS product system carries a complete service and warranty package, which exceeds industry standards.

About CSS Laboratories

Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Irvine, CSS Laboratories Incorporated is ISO 9001-certified and provides computing platforms, innovative computing design and integration services for Original Equipment Manufacturers.

CSS Laboratories designs, manufactures and supplies an extensive line of mid- to high-end servers, industrial rackmount systems, passive backplanes, single-board computers, workstations and storage solutions for telecom, financial, healthcare and broadcast industries.

CSS Laboratories engineering designers use the latest technology trends to develop innovative product offerings and services. This has made CSS Laboratories an industry leader in developing and testing client solutions that yield higher than usual industry Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), as well as providing longer product life cycles.

CSS Laboratories products are available for purchase through its e-commerce Website (http://www.csslabs.com/cssstore.asp?nc=0) and by federal employees on the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule under contract number GS-35F-0338J.

For more information about CSS Laboratories, please visit our website at www.csslabs.com.

CSS Laboratories is a registered trade name. Other product names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders.