TOTAL IMPACT____________________________________________
295 Willis Ave., Suite E
Camarillo, CA 93010
805.987.8704 | Fax: 805.484.9469
www.totalimpact.com | power@totalimpact.com

July 24, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Contact Vicki Janaky,
Innovisions Marketing and Communications, (818) 762-2118, or
Gabriella Rodriquez, Total Impact, (805) 987-8704


TOTAL IMPACTıS NEW "BRIQ"  PROVIDES LIGHTWEIGHT,
ENERGY EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE POWERPC LINUX COMPUTING


CAMARILLO, CA: Total Impactıs new network appliance computer, the "briQ," is
setting standards in PowerPC Linux high performance computing ­ providing
improvements in processing times, and, in base form, operating at 20 watts,
the highest energy efficiency on the market today. The briQ is low-cost,
reliable, and space conscious. The size of a CD-Rom drive, it weighs less
than 32 oz, uses IBM's CPC710 chipset and is designed around the highly
integrated and efficient PowerPC 750 and 7400 microprocessor families

The briQıs size, speed and efficiency benefits are an exciting and important
development for the high performance network computing environment.  "This
small system is going to make a major difference in how the computing
industry visualizes performance in critical environmental settings.  Because
of its nominal size and power efficiency, the briQ fits into spaces that
were previously out of consideration for high tech deployment.  Now, these
same spaces can be economically incorporated into overall network planning
with benefits to both the work force and the bottom line," said Brad Nizdil,
Total Impact president.

In a move to maximize briQ market penetration, Total Impact and Terra Soft
Solutions, Inc., leading developer of PowerPC Linux technologies, recently
agreed to integrate Yellow Dog and Black Lab Linux operating systems into
briQ systems. "Truly innovative, the Total Impact team has successfully
designed a versatile computing solution that meets the needs of a wide
variety of individuals and laboratories. We are pleased to have Yellow Dog
Linux 2.0 and Black Lab Linux play a part in this new realm of high
performance computing," stated Kai Staats, CEO Terra Soft Solutions.

The Total Impact briQ provides a versatile platform for a wide range of
applications and products including render engines, gateways, firewalls,
routers, security devices, web servers, cache servers and database servers.
The system utilizes RISC processor architecture, is versatile, available
with either a PowerPC 750 (G3) or 7400 (G4) processor, and with Motorolaıs
AltaVec TM vector math instruction set included.

Upgrades are offered for both speed and processor type. Storage and memory
are also easily upgradeable using standard industry components. Everything
that is needed to develop and implement Linux based applications is included
with the briQ. Standard Linux development tools include compilers, editors,
debuggers, header files and libraries, and Linux open-source standards make
the briQ an excellent choice for appliance targeted applications. The briQ
is bundled with Terra Softıs Yellow Dog Linux 2.0 preinstalled, and also
supports other PowerPC Linux distributions.

Industries benefiting from briQ technology include high technology and
internet service providers; graphics, animation and design firms using
advanced rendering techniques; industries performing advanced research -
especially government agencies and others using analytical mathematics,
biotechnology and quantum physics; and universities and others using
analytical mathematics, biotechnology and quantum physics.

Total Impact designs, manufactures and markets innovative computer solutions
for use in commercial applications and high performance systems. Utilizing
PowerPC microprocessors and the Linux Operating System, Total Impact
products are low-cost, small, quiet and the most energy efficient available
in today's marketplace.  As a leader in small footprint computing, Total
Impact offers scalable and modular systems that fulfill the infrastructure
and computing requirements of the Internet, corporate networks, industry,
science, research and education.

For more information, contact Total Impact at 888.373.3403 or visit
www.totalimpact.com.

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