Greetings  Michael,

These are 2 of the announcements ADS is making at National Manufacturing
Week in Chicago this week.
If you're at the show and would like to connect with Larry Ricci, his cell #
410/804-4290 & he's at Synergetics Booth #4519.

If you're not at the show and would like to schedule interview on these
topics, you can reach me at 301-490-4007 x128.

Thanks,

Sarah Pick
Director of Marketing Communication
Applied Data Systems
9140 Guilford Road
Columbia, Maryland 21046
Spick@applieddata.net
301-490-4007 x128
www.applieddata.net




For Immediate Release

Contact: Sarah Pick					Nat'l Manufacturing
Week
Applied Data Systems					BOOTH #4519
Synergetic	
301-490-4007 x128
spick@applieddata.net

Applied Data Systems Introduces the Graphics Master;
Enhanced Connectivity on StrongARM System with USB Host, Compact Flash With
Embedded Linux Option for OEM Markets

Chicago, IL - March 6, 2001 - Applied Data Systems (ADS), a leading
developer of application-ready embedded systems based in Columbia, Maryland,
introduced the Graphics Master at National Manufacturing Week. The Graphics
Master is a richly featured RISC-based single board computer system with a
USB Master, Ethernet and compact flash. 

Featuring a new USB host capability, the Graphics Master allows a level of
communications on a tremendously low power management platform.  The system
includes an on-board four port USB hub, a USB downstream power switch, and a
USB slave/USB bus master, adding to one of the most comprehensive
communications packages available in such a compact package.

A second key capability of the Graphics Master is its compact flash
interface connector, which extends the existing flash memory options of 8,
16 or 32 MB flash, and complements the 16 and 32 MB SDRAM options running at
103MHz.  The PCMCIA slot is subsequently available for device cards with
such features as modems, 802.11 or IDE.

In addition to the USB Master and Compact Flash, the Graphics Master extends
the serial ports from 3 to 7 (with IrDA, RS-232, TTL and RS485 options), and
complements ADS' already-rich IO suite: a Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus,
PCMCIA, 10Base-T Ethernet and a re-configurable SMART IO package that
selects from 32 digital IO's, 12 analog inputs, an 8x8 keypad, and 2 PWM's. 

 "The USB and compact flash capabilities on our RISC platform opens a world
of new options for inter-connectivity and is a significant milestone in the
embedded market," said Robert Olsen, president of ADS.

The Graphics Master has an array of feature options built on a 32-bit Intel
StrongARM(tm) SA-1110 and SA-1111 companion chip RISC processor, with clock
rates up to 206 MHz and with one of the lowest power management platforms
commercially available today. 
 
The embedded Graphics Master is compatible with an array of operating
systems, including embedded Linux, WindowsCE, Microware's OS-9 and
WindRiver's VxWorks. The Graphics Master is ideal for manufacturing and
industrial applications. Additionally, the Graphics Master supports JAVA(tm)
with an RTOS.

The Graphics Master has sophisticated high-end graphics, with multiple high
speed analog, digital and PWM inputs and outputs, with video interface up to
1024 x 768 resolution in an in-processor LCD controller. The Graphics Master
is shipping and sells for low $400 per unit in OEM quantities. For more
information, contact www.applieddata.net.




For Immediate Release
Contact:
Sarah Pick, Applied Data Systems				
Director of Marketing Communications
301-490-4007 x128
spick@applieddata.net
 
National Manufacturing Week
 
Synergetic BOOTH # 4519

Applied Data Systems and Synergetic Announce Collaboration on a New
Generation of Industrial Platform Products at National Manufacturing Week

Chicago, IL (March 6, 2001) - - - Applied Data Systems and Synergetic
Microsystems today announced a collaborative design effort to produce a new
32 bit StrongARM computer incorporating the Synergetic, EmbeddedComm(tm) /
EC-1 universal field bus chip. The new suite of products will offer radical
price/performance advantages over older ISA/PC104/x86 industrial systems and
will be sold to OEM's and equipment suppliers.  Target applications are HMI
terminals, machine controllers, process controllers and network servers and
bridges.

The new single board will be a synthesis of the Applied Data Systems
"Graphics Master' product and the EC-1 field bus system.  It will be
available with Windows CE, Linux, VX/Works and OS-9 support.   The basic
unit will be certified for extended temperature and high vibration
operation.  This will be a true single board system- power supply, flat
panel support, field bus, and local I/O will all be on one simple card.
Depopulated to typical OEM specs and sold in OEM quantities, the price will
be in the $400 - $550 range.  Coupled with the new generation of
cost-effective flat panel displays and a plastic case, this board should
enable whole suites of products with a distributor 'shelf price' of  $1000
and even less. 

The EmbeddedComm / EC-1 from Synergetic will be implemented as a
co-processor combining a new RISC based zero wait state performance turbo
80186 technology with on-chip memory to provide networking support for
10/100 Mbps Ethernet, multiple CAN channels, multiple serial channels and
Siemens Profibus Master/Slave technology allowing the new board to work in
virtually any field bus systems or connections to the Internet.  Lawrence
Ricci, Business development Manager for Applied Data Systems, said "The
field-bus wars are over.  The decisive weapon was the EC-1 chip.  The winner
is Synergetic Microsystems.  The spoils of war will be divided by the
companies who adopt this exciting technology first."  

Applied Data Systems is a leading developer of RISC-based application-ready
embedded systems and supplies over 50,000 StrongARM(tm) systems per year to
industrial and commercial applications. 

"Applied Data Systems buying power and state of the art designs offer
unprecedented