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NEWS RELEASE
Dacy Yee
REDSonic, Inc.
Tel: (949) 833-9679 ext. 133
E-mail: dyee@redsonic.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REDSonic Aligns with New Level Telecom to Meet 
Embedded Linux Demands in Korea

SANTA ANA, Calif., - November 12, 2001 - REDSonic, Inc., a leader in
real-time Linux solutions for the embedded market, today announced its
strategic partnership with New Level Telecom (NL Telecom) for the
distribution and support of REDSonic's real-time embedded Linux solutions. 

Under the terms of the agreement, NL Telecom will be a licensed distributor
of REDICE-Linux™, RED-Builder™, RED-Probe™, secure gateway, thin-client,
set-top-box, and IA solutions, in South Korea. NL Telecom's engineering team
will provide technical support, training, and product installation for
REDSonic's real-time embedded Linux solutions.
 
NL Telecom and REDSonic will begin hosting embedded Linux training seminars
in Seoul beginning early next year. These training sessions will focus on the
technical aspects of creating and deploying solutions utilizing real-time
embedded Linux and development tools.

For NL Telecom, the partnership will allow the company to expand its role in
the quickly evolving embedded Linux market. "The development of embedded
Linux IA solutions is expanding at an exponential rate in the Korean
marketplace and we see ourselves as key players within this market," said Jin
Yu, international business manager at NL Telecom. "The flexibility of
REDSonic's real-time Linux technology, REDICE-Linux, and its powerful
embedded Linux development tool, RED-Builder, will enable us to expand our
leadership role. By collaborating with REDSonic, we can offer embedded
software solutions that significantly decrease time-to-market and lower total
development costs for embedded developers in South Korea."

>From REDSonic's point-of-view, the partnership further solidifies its market
share in Asia while also fulfilling the growing demand for powerful embedded
Linux solutions in Asia. "Our newly established relationship with NL Telecom
complements REDSonic's comprehensive Asia-Pacific sales strategy. REDSonic
now has a presence in all major Asia-Pacific countries, including China,
Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore," said Kevin Tobin, REDSonic's director
of sales. "REDSonic welcomes NL Telecom as a valued strategic partner and
distributor to meet the rapidly growing embedded Linux market in South Korea."

About New Level Telecom
New Level Telecom provides total development solutions for South Korea's
communications industry. With a comprehensive portfolio of specific vertical
market software-integrated hardware expertise, NL Telecom is the leading
provider of emulation and debugging tools in South Korea. The company offers
development tools, technical support, and consultation for the 68K, CPU32,
ColdFire, M.CORE, MPC8xx, 82xx, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx, 4xx, MIPS, Hitachi, ARM, and
Intel XScale microprocessor families. For more information, call
+82-2-813-7474 or visit www.nltelecom.com.

About REDSonic, Inc.
REDSonic, Inc. is a leader in total real-time Linux solutions for both
embedded and server systems markets. With its headquarters in Santa Ana,
Calif., and offices in Taiwan, China, and Singapore, REDSonic offers a
complete integrated development environment (IDE) that includes REDICE-Linux,
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 949-833-9679.
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