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NEWS RELEASE Dacy Yee REDSonic, Inc. Tel: (949) 833-9679 ext. 133 E-mail: dyee@redsonic.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REDSonic Joins the MIPS™ Alliance Program SANTA ANA, Calif., - September 26, 2001 - REDSonic, Inc., a leader in real-time Linux solutions for the embedded market, today announced its entry into the MIPSÔ Alliance Program. REDSonic has developed a board support package (BSP) for MIPS Technologies' Malta board, a MIPS32™ architecture-based software development platform, with its innovative embedded Linux development and deployment tool, RED-Builder™. REDSonic will leverage the success of the popular MIPS32 architecture in the high-growth digital consumer and networking markets. Customers using the high-performance, low-power MIPS-based™ embedded processors will now have access to REDSonic's tools and developer support to rapidly develop custom applications for the Internet appliance, consumer electronics, aerospace, industrial automation, networking, and telecommunications markets. "Coupled with our real-time Linux kernel, REDICE-Linux™, REDSonic's support for MIPS-based processors in our tool offering satiates an important segment of our customer base," said Kevin Tobin, REDSonic's director of sales. "The future for product development demands accelerated time-to-market solutions with reduced development and run-time costs. Within the digital entertainment marketplace, REDSonic is catering to this demand by targeting our innovative QoS and embedded Linux technology, and easy-to-use tools for the wide-array of low-power, high-performance MIPS-based processors." "There is an exciting new trend for open-source products for embedded systems and REDSonic is positioned to take advantage of this by prioritizing their resources on the needs of MIPS Technologies' semiconductor licensees and their OEM customers," said Kevin Meyer, VP of marketing at MIPS Technologies. "We welcome REDSonic as a participant of the MIPS Alliance Program." About REDSonic, Inc. REDSonic, Inc. is a leader in total real-time Linux solutions for both embedded and server systems markets. With its headquarters in Santa Ana, Calif., and offices in Taiwan, China and Singapore, REDSonic offers a complete integrated development environment (IDE) that includes REDICE-Linux, a real-time Linux kernel, and builder tools to develop embedded systems. The company also provides professional services, including training, support, porting, and custom-application development. For more information, please visit www.redsonic.com or call 949-833-9679. MIPSÒ is a registered trademark in the United States and one or more other countries, and MIPS32Ô and MIPS-based™ are trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc. REDSonic, REDICE-Linux and RED-Builder are trademarks of REDSonic, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of the companies with which they are associated.