FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REALSCALE TECHNOLOGIES OPENS ITS BLADE SERVER CLUSTER TO BEOWULF HIGH
PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

RealScale's i-Cluster(tm) is the first Intel-Based® Blade Server platform
enabling High Performance Computing for the research, government and
education markets.

Sophia Antipolis, France - October 17th 2001 - RealScale Technologies Inc.
today announced it has validated Beowulf High Performance Computing on its
innovative Intel®-based Blade Server cluster.  From scientific applications
to transaction processing, RealScale's Linux® i-Cluster(tm) is ready to
facilitate the execution of heavy-duty applications and to provide an
affordable, scalable and highly-available computing solution.

"Our i-Cluster(tm) Blade Server platform provides the ability to cluster 252
Linux® systems in a standard 19" rack and to deliver the performance of
supercomputers for a fraction of the cost", said Serge Dujardin, President
of RealScale Technologies.  "Today, we are the first Intel®-based Blade
server manufacturer to announce Beowulf High Performance Computing.  The
driving design philosophy of a Beowulf system is to achieve the best
possible price/performance ratio for a given computing problem.  Our Blade
Server structure is a perfect fit to obtain outstanding and cost-effective
achievements in High Performance Computing."

"The Intel®-based i-Cluster(tm) Blade Server architecture provides
unequalled density, scalability and maintainability features for Linux®
Beowulf systems," said Jean-Christophe Pari, CTO of RealScale Technologies.
"The i-Cluster(tm) is ideal for researchers and developers seeking to
combine supercomputing-class processing power with superior scalability and
availability for parallel processing applications.  Running their Beowulf
computing system on RealScale's Blade Servers, they can upgrade their
initial configuration in an easy, quick and cost-effective way, just by
adding Blade Servers into the i-Cluster(tm) Chassis.  Maintenance is also
extremely easy thanks to the i-Cluster(tm)'s hot-swappability and total
redundancy features."

The i-Cluster(tm) offering is ready for shipment. Prices for i-Cluster(tm)
based High Availability Blade Servers start at $990.  For more information
about price and availability, please contact RealScale at:
sales@realscale.com.

About RealScale Technologies

RealScale Technologies, Inc. is a pioneer and leader of Blade Server
Technology.  Early in 2000, RealScale released the i-Cluster(tm), the first
patent pending Intel®-based Blade Server platform.  Today RealScale delivers
to Enterprises, Service Providers and OEMs the most comprehensive range of
Blade Servers in the market.  RealScale brings to its clients the most open,
flexible and scalable managed Blade Server platform based on an industry
proven server architecture (Intel®-based) while enabling unequalled
availability, high server density and extremely low power consumption.
Founded in 1997 by Serge Dujardin and Jean-Christophe Pari, the company's
European headquarters are located in Sophia Antipolis, France.

RealScale Technologies and i-Cluster(tm) are trademarks of RealScale
Technologies Inc. and its affiliates.  Other product or service names
mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information about RealScale, visit www.realscale.com or contact:
RealScale Technologies, Inc.
Serge Dujardin, President 
Tel: +33 4 93 95 68 70
E-Mail: press@realscale.com