GNP Inks Deal with Koul Technology for Distribution in Korea.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

GNP, a developer of system framework architectures for the embedded control and communications market, today announced a distribution deal with Koul Technology in Seoul, Korea. Koul Technology is GNP's authorized distributor in Korea, bringing GNP's systems framework Continuant Cluster Suite, and its systems integration services to the emerging telecommunications market in Korea.

"The telecommunications and enterprise markets in Korea are both eager for a scalable, high-availability system framework like Continuant," said Hyukbok Lee, president and CEO of Koul Technology. "GNP's systems management framework has generated interest because it supports many robust applications that are of particular interest in Korea, such as signaling, 3G wireless controllers and others." Home location register (HLR) and visitor's location register (VLR) databases, and factory automation and process control applications are also in demand in Korea.

Continuant Cluster Suite supports 99.999 percent uptime in high-availability applications, and utilizes readily available Commercial-off-the-shelf technology (COTS). It features GNP's patent-pending Natural Clustering Technology which insulates applications from underlying COTS elements, and addresses all aspects of availability: hardware, software and operations.

In addition to GNP's Continuant solution, its systems integration services are also offered via Koul Technology to Network Equipment Providers building next-generation telecommunication systems in Korea. "The market is experiencing robust growth at present because investment is being made into establishing infrastructure," said Lee. "We anticipate the demand for deployable systems to continue in an upward swing."

"Partnering with Koul Tech will provide GNP with significant representation in Korea," said Roger Baar, Ph.D., president and CEO of GNP. "We believe that Korea represents a strong and growing market for Continuant Cluster Suite, as well as other services and products offered by GNP. Koul Tech has established a strong presence in this market. Their key personnel have been working with Sun Microsystems for many years, and Koul Tech is now a distributor for Sun Microsystems, one of our key partners."

Koul Tech was incorporated as a company last year and is already recognized as a leading distributor for Sun Microsystems. "GNP is a natural fit, as we provide the emerging telecommunications marketplace with the next-generation technologies," adds Lee.

About GNP

GNP is a premier provider of complex systems manufacturing for the embedded control and communications marketplace. The company designs, manufactures and customizes open system platforms to meet the demanding requirements of its customers' programs, using Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology enhanced by system building blocks of its own design. GNP's broad range of platform solutions include SPARC-, Intel(R)- and PowerPC-based carrier-grade systems in CompactPCI and other form factors, as well as a multi-node continuously available applications framework -- the Continuant Cluster Suite(TM) -- for use in mission-critical embedded control and communications equipment. Its products are complemented by comprehensive services, ranging from conceptual design through deployment, that minimize cycle time at all stages of the product life cycle while achieving the highest levels of quality and customer satisfaction. ISO-9001 certified, GNP is privately held with headquarters in Monrovia, California, and sales operations worldwide. For more information on GNP's products and services, visit the company web site at www.gnp.com.

(c) 2002 GNP Computers, Inc. GNP Computers is a trademark of GNP Computers. All other brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective holders.