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Dacy Yee, marketing associate
REDSonic, Inc.
949-833-9679 ext. 133
dyee@redsonic.com 

Rika Takahashi, sales and marketing manager
MegaSolution, Inc.
+81-3-3309-0725
rika@megasolution.jp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REDSonic Aligns with MegaSolution to Introduce 
Real-Time Linux Capabilities to the Japanese Market

SANTA ANA, Calif., - June 12, 2001 - REDSonic, Inc., a leader in real-time
Linux solutions for the embedded market, today announced its alliance with a
Japan-based company, MegaSolution, Inc. MegaSolution, a company whose key
people have more than 20 years experience in Japan's embedded market, will
distribute REDSonic's real-time Linux technology and software tools. REDSonic
will provide Linux porting, engineering, and training services to
MegaSolution and its customers. By joining forces, the companies will provide
real-time Linux capabilities to the predominantly proprietary environment of
Japan.

MegaSolution decided to join forces with REDSonic because of REDSonic's
experience with Linux systems, its complete builder tool set, and its
devotion to professional services and training. "Since our expertise was
primarily with proprietary systems, we sought a company who focused on
embedded Linux and real-time systems and who had a strong set of tools to
accompany this focus. REDSonic has this concentration," commented Yuichiro
Fujiwara, vice president of strategic sales at MegaSolution. "Also,
REDSonic's commitment to providing comprehensive services is rare in this
industry where most companies just sell their software and then abandon you,"
stated Fujiwara.

This partnership will allow MegaSolution to broaden its technical expertise
with Linux systems. "We are very excited about this agreement because
REDSonic will bring us up to speed with this cutting-edge technology," stated
Fujiwara. "We believe that real-time Linux is an upcoming trend and now we'll
be ready for it."

REDSonic is equally looking forward to working in the partnership because of
MegaSolution's strong influence in Japan. "We're pleased about MegaSolution's
extensive background in the Japanese embedded market," explained Dr. Kwei-Jay
Lin, CEO at REDSonic. "This means our unique technology and services will be
efficiently and quickly integrated into that area."

For the general marketplace, the partnership means that the sophisticated
Japanese high-tech market can now utilize a complete integrated development
environment (IDE) for their real-time embedded needs. "With Japanese
developers and manufacturers moving into the Linux space and the high level
of Japanese product development, Japan's market is ready for our real-time
Linux technology and builder tools," said Lin.

About REDSonic, Inc.
REDSonic, Inc. is a leader in total real-time Linux solutions for both
embedded and server systems markets. With headquarters in Santa Ana, Calif.,
and an office in Taiwan, REDSonic delivers a complete IDE that includes
REDICE-Linux(TM), 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 949-866-9679.

About MegaSolution
MegaSolution is a highly skilled embedded systems integrator specializing in
real-time Linux development, professional services, porting, training, and
support. The founders of MegaSolution have 20 years of embedded, real-time
development experience using traditional real-time operating systems. With
headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, MegaSolution is strategically located to
provide system integration and application development services for the
growing demand of Linux in real-time and embedded systems. For more
information, please visit www.megasolution.jp or call +81-3-3309-0725.