CYBEX Signs Distribution Contract With GE Capital to Market Products in Germany, France and UK.HUNTSVILLE, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1998--CYBEX Computer Products Corporation (Nasdaq/NM:CBXC) today announced that its subsidiary, Cybex Europe Limited, has signed a distribution agreement with GE Capital Information Technology Solutions, Munich, for the distribution of Cybex's keyboard, video and mouse (KVM (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME. See also KVM switch. KVM - Keyboard Video Mouse ) switches, extensions and power control products in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. A subsidiary of GE, GE Capital Information Technology Solutions will distribute the entire product range of Cybex Europe Limited in its 55 German, France and UK offices. This distribution contract includes Cybex's branded KVM switches (1) See also KVM. (2) (Keyboard Video Mouse switch) A device used to connect a keyboard, mouse and monitor to two or more computers. KVM switches are used to save space on a desktop when multiple computers are used by one user. , extensions and power control products as well as PolyCon branded high-end units for large data centers. "We expect to increase the availability of Cybex and PolyCon products in France, UK and especially in Germany in the short term through the GE distribution agreement," Kieran MacSweeney, president of Cybex Europe Ltd., commented. "GE Capital is an ideal partner for Cybex with their technical skills, professionalism and their number of distribution points. We believe the GE distribution agreement will solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. our position as the European leader in KVM switch and extension products." Commenting on the announcement, Dieter Hecht, chairman, Global Sourcing of GE Capital Information Technology Solutions, stated, "The Cybex agreement provides GE with a wide range of products to cover every customer demand for KVM switching solutions. We expect great success from the distribution agreement and plan to expand distribution into other countries if we are as successful as we expect to be." GE is a diversified technology, manufacturing and services company with a commitment to achieving worldwide leadership in each of its 12 businesses. GE operates in more than 100 countries around the world, including 250 manufacturing plants in 26 different nations. GE employs 239,000 people worldwide. GE Capital Information Technology Solutions, a subsidiary of GE, operates 168 offices worldwide providing integrated information technology (company) Integrated Information Technology - (IIT) A Santa Clara based company producing a programmable, single chip H.261 and MPEG system. The chip contains a RISC processor, originally based on the MIPS architecture but now called RISCit, and a "Pixel Processor". solutions and offering a broad range of desktop, network and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. services to commercial and government organizations. The company has over 1,000 employees. Cybex Europe Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Cybex Computer Products Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. Huntsville is the largest city in northern Alabama in a region of a half-million people, with the city proper having 168,132 residents (2006 estimate). , USA), was established in Shannon, Ireland, in 1996. Cybex Computer Products Corporation (Nasdaq:CBXC) is a 17-year-old multinational company which provides KVM connectivity solutions in support of PC and Macintosh personal computers and many Sun, Hewlett-Packard, Silicon Graphics, RS/6000, and DEC Alpha See Alpha. (processor) DEC Alpha - A RISC microprocessor from DEC. In November 1995, the Alpha was purportedly the fastest non-research chip used in commonly available workstations. It is superpipelined and superscalar. workstations. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Elsner Computertechnik, GmbH, acquired in December 1997, is a multinational supplier of console switching solutions with offices in Germany, USA, Australia, and Japan. Cybex and the Cybex logo are registered trademarks of Cybex Computer Products Corporation. PolyCon is a registered trademark of Elsner Computertechnik GmbH. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Alpha is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. RS/6000 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Sun, Hewlett-Packard, Silicon Graphics and DEC are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This press release contains 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. which reflect management's best judgment based on factors currently known. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the statements included in this press release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" . Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company which attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect the Company's business, including the disclosures made in other periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: CYBEX Computer Products Corporation, Huntsville
Stephen F. Thornton, 205/430-4000
http://www.cybex.com
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