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NEWS RELEASE For more information, contact: 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.