INTERNICHE TECHNOLOGIES JOINS THE MIPS ALLIANCE PROGRAM AND ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MIPS TECHNOLOGIES LEADING EMBEDDED PROCESSORS.

InterNiche Technologies, Inc., the leading supplier of royalty-free embedded protocol software, has announced it has joined MIPS Technologies' MIPS Alliance Program (MAP) and will provide support for all of its protocol software products for MIPS Technologies' leading 32- and 64-bit embedded processor cores. MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS, MIPSB) is a leading provider of industry standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and network applications.

"Our decision to support MIPS Technologies' processors and to work closely with them on marketing strengthens our position as the number one provider of royalty-free embedded protocol technology such as TCP/IP, HTTP, web browsers and network management utility software," said Larry Larder, president of InterNiche Technologies. "We have been working closely with MIPS Technologies to provide out-of-box embedded software, enabling Internet connectivity across the entire MIPS Technologies processor line."

"By joining MAP, InterNiche Technologies has formalized its commitment and investment in the MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures," said John Hinton, director of business development at InterNiche Technologies.

"InterNiche's protocol software contributes to our embedded processor solutions in Internet and networking technologies," said Brian Knowles, vice president of marketing at MIPS Technologies. "InterNiche's technology is available to developers of the MIPS architecture who want to add Internet connectivity or network management capabilities. We see demand for this in set-top boxes, game consoles, DSL modems, routers and other devices."

InterNiche offers a full line of software for adding Internet connectivity to embedded systems utilized by leading computer, telecom, industrial, and consumer electronics companies worldwide. InterNiche's products include a TCP/IP protocol stack, web server (WebPort), web browser (NicheView), servers for POP3 email, TELNET, DHCP and FTP, plus routing protocols (NATrouter and RIP), and SNMP network management software. InterNiche has developed XIP, an alternative to IPv6, which will solve today the problem of communicating across gateways with Internet enabled devices in the home or small office.

The MIPS Alliance Program (MAP) provides its members with sales and technical assistance as well as broad marketing support such as Internet and traditional marketing and promotional activities. MAP members are third-party vendors who provide complete solutions around MIPS Technologies processors. MIPS-based processors are found in digital entertainment devices such as set-top boxes and game consoles, consumer electronics, office automation machines and communications/networking equipment such as routers and servers.