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TOTAL IMPACT____________________________________________ 295 Willis Ave., Suite E Camarillo, CA 93010 805.987.8704 | Fax: 805.484.9469 www.totalimpact.com | power@totalimpact.com July 24, 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact Vicki Janaky, Innovisions Marketing and Communications, (818) 762-2118, or Gabriella Rodriquez, Total Impact, (805) 987-8704 TOTAL IMPACTıS NEW "BRIQ" PROVIDES LIGHTWEIGHT, ENERGY EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE POWERPC LINUX COMPUTING CAMARILLO, CA: Total Impactıs new network appliance computer, the "briQ," is setting standards in PowerPC Linux high performance computing providing improvements in processing times, and, in base form, operating at 20 watts, the highest energy efficiency on the market today. The briQ is low-cost, reliable, and space conscious. The size of a CD-Rom drive, it weighs less than 32 oz, uses IBM's CPC710 chipset and is designed around the highly integrated and efficient PowerPC 750 and 7400 microprocessor families The briQıs size, speed and efficiency benefits are an exciting and important development for the high performance network computing environment. "This small system is going to make a major difference in how the computing industry visualizes performance in critical environmental settings. Because of its nominal size and power efficiency, the briQ fits into spaces that were previously out of consideration for high tech deployment. Now, these same spaces can be economically incorporated into overall network planning with benefits to both the work force and the bottom line," said Brad Nizdil, Total Impact president. In a move to maximize briQ market penetration, Total Impact and Terra Soft Solutions, Inc., leading developer of PowerPC Linux technologies, recently agreed to integrate Yellow Dog and Black Lab Linux operating systems into briQ systems. "Truly innovative, the Total Impact team has successfully designed a versatile computing solution that meets the needs of a wide variety of individuals and laboratories. We are pleased to have Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 and Black Lab Linux play a part in this new realm of high performance computing," stated Kai Staats, CEO Terra Soft Solutions. The Total Impact briQ provides a versatile platform for a wide range of applications and products including render engines, gateways, firewalls, routers, security devices, web servers, cache servers and database servers. The system utilizes RISC processor architecture, is versatile, available with either a PowerPC 750 (G3) or 7400 (G4) processor, and with Motorolaıs AltaVec TM vector math instruction set included. Upgrades are offered for both speed and processor type. Storage and memory are also easily upgradeable using standard industry components. Everything that is needed to develop and implement Linux based applications is included with the briQ. Standard Linux development tools include compilers, editors, debuggers, header files and libraries, and Linux open-source standards make the briQ an excellent choice for appliance targeted applications. The briQ is bundled with Terra Softıs Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 preinstalled, and also supports other PowerPC Linux distributions. Industries benefiting from briQ technology include high technology and internet service providers; graphics, animation and design firms using advanced rendering techniques; industries performing advanced research - especially government agencies and others using analytical mathematics, biotechnology and quantum physics; and universities and others using analytical mathematics, biotechnology and quantum physics. Total Impact designs, manufactures and markets innovative computer solutions for use in commercial applications and high performance systems. Utilizing PowerPC microprocessors and the Linux Operating System, Total Impact products are low-cost, small, quiet and the most energy efficient available in today's marketplace. As a leader in small footprint computing, Total Impact offers scalable and modular systems that fulfill the infrastructure and computing requirements of the Internet, corporate networks, industry, science, research and education. For more information, contact Total Impact at 888.373.3403 or visit www.totalimpact.com. ###