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Metro Link and DY 4 Systems to Offer 3D Graphic Solutions for Military/Aerospace Market Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 13, 2001 -- Metro Link Inc., the leader in graphical display software for high performance embedded systems, has joined DY 4 Systems Inc., the world's leading provider of mission- critical, real-time embedded solutions, in a strategic relationship to provide complete 2D and 3D graphical solutions for military and aerospace applications. Under the strategic partnership agreement, Metro Link will merge DY 4's comprehensive OpenGL code with their own OpenGL code that was written for LynxOS, Linux and PowerMAX. Over the last two years DY 4 had developed an advanced implementation of OpenGL on the Permedia 3 chip set from 3DLabs for Wind River's VxWorks operating system. Merging the DY 4 code into Metro Link's single-source repository will enable all of DY 4's customers to benefit from any of Metro Link's enhancements to the combined code set. It also provides DY 4 customers with on-going maintenance and support for future upgrades to graphics standards, operating systems, and product enhancements. DY 4's advanced range of COTS processor boards and modules support Wind River's VxWorks, LynuxWork's LynxOS, and the Linux operating system. Metro Link has supported LynxOS and Linux for years and just recently ported Metro-X and Micro-X (their X Window System software) to VxWorks. Metro Link will now add support for DY 4's hardware to their X server. Morgan Von Essen, Metro Link President and CEO, commented that, "Our software has met the needs of many military and aerospace applications over the years, so we are excited to align ourselves with the industry's leading designer and manufacturer of ruggedized high reliability board and system level solutions." He added, "Metro Link's 12-year history of providing mission-critical software makes this relationship with DY 4 important to military and aerospace software developers who need power and reliability in their ruggedized applications. Metro Extreme 3D (Metro Link's implementation of OpenGL) and Metro Media (Metro Link's video extension to the X Window System) will be particularly useful in advanced military visualization." Anthony Siregar, Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Worldwide, for DY 4 Systems, Inc., commented that "Metro Link's products meet the stringent requirements for quality, reliability and advanced technology that our customers demand. Just as in other areas of the embedded computer world, the software applications developed by defense and aerospace equipment suppliers continue to get more complex, more interconnected, and more critical to the success of the mission. Our relationship with Metro Link will allow DY 4 and Metro Link's mutual customers to reduce the cost of developing and deploying robust, highly reliable graphical systems." Metro Link's X Window System products include Metro-X, an enhanced X server; Micro-X, a selectively reduced version of Metro-X based on the customer's embedded system requirements; Metro Extreme 3D, for rendering 3D graphics; and Metro Link Motif, the most reliable implementation of this industry-standard graphical user interface. For further information, contact Robert Zinn, Vice President Marketing, Metro Link, Inc., Phone: 954-660-2440, Fax: 954-938-1982, Email: bobzinn@metrolink.com, or Duncan Young, Director of Communications, 333 Palladium Dr. M/S 212, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2V 1A6, Tel: 613-599-9191, Fax: 613-599-7777, Email: duncan.young@dy4.com. ABOUT DY 4 SYSTEMS DY 4 Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of C-MAC Industries, is a leading provider of high-performance, open architecture embedded processing solutions for real-time applications. These commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) modules, system-level products and services are used in industrial and harsh environments, including mission-critical aerospace, industrial control, semiconductor manufacturing and defense platforms. Headquartered in Kanata, Canada, DY 4 Systems is the leader in its market segment with over 190 customers in 26 countries. Integrated hardware and software products are sold through a direct sales force in the US, UK and Australia, and elsewhere through a global network of distributors. Customers include leading manufacturers such as BAE Systems, Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, Daewoo, General Dynamics, Raytheon Systems Company, Schlumberger and Silicon Valley Group. For additional information, visit our web site at http://www.dy4.com/ ABOUT C-MAC INDUSTRIES, INC. C-MAC is a leading internationally diversified designer and manufacturer of integrated electronic manufacturing solutions, from components to full systems, primarily serving the communications, automotive, instrumentation, defense and aerospace equipment markets worldwide. C-MAC services also include product design, supply chain management, and assembly and testing. C-MAC, headquartered in Montreal (Quebec, Canada), employs more than 10,000 employees and operates 52 manufacturing facilities located in Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States. C-MAC 's manufacturing operations are supported by eight strategically located design centers in North America and Europe. C-MAC (CMS) stock is traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (EMS). For additional information, visit our web site at http://www.cmac.com/ ABOUT METRO LINK Metro Link Inc., a software development company founded in 1989, specializes in graphics display technology solutions for embedded operating systems such as VxWorks, LynxOS, QNX, Embedded Linux, and several others. Metro Link's products include a full suite of X Window System software and UPnP-enabled protocol stacks and custom device drivers to connect with appliances such as set-top boxes, Internet appliances and consumer electronics. X.Org, the worldwide X Window System consortium, has contracte