SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Apr. 22, 2002) - Elmic Systems, the leading provider of embedded Internet protocols, announced today that Turbo Treck TCP/IP has undergone and passed full ANVL testing. The testing, which can include over 140 different tests, confirms Turbo Treck TCP/IP’s RFC compliance, how it functions with non-conforming devices, as well as performance.

“Elmic Systems, a proven leader in Internet Protocol software, understands the level of quality embedded systems designers require. ANVL testing is just one more tool used by Elmic Systems, Inc. to ensure a top-quality product. By ensuring RFC compliance, interoperability and unsurpassed performance, we give our customers confidence to use Turbo Treck TCP/IP in hundreds of critical applications,” said Kevin McGuire President of Elmic Systems, Inc.

ANVL testing is quickly becoming the standard method of determining code quality in network devices. According to Ixia, distributor for the ANVL test suite, companies such as Cisco, Lucent and 3Com depend on ANVL test suites to examine interoperability, RFC compliance, and performance of hundreds of products.

Turbo Treck TCP/IP is a high performance TCP/IP protocol suite designed specifically for use in embedded systems. Preconfigured for wide variety of processors and supporting most popular DSPs, Turbo Treck TCP/IP is considered the premier embedded networking solution.

About Elmic Systems
Elmic Systems USA develops the smallest, fastest, and most reliable Internet enabling communication protocol software for the embedded systems industry. Designed with embedded systems developers in mind, the company's products are based on RFC compliant ANSI "C" source code -- built from the ground up, not modified existing open source code. Elmic Systems customers rely on the interoperability, modern coding standards, and portability of Turbo Treck to add Internet functionality to new products in as little as five days. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Elmic Systems USA is a division of the Elmic Group of Companies headquartered in Yokohama Japan. The company acquired Cincinnati-based Treck, Inc. in 2000, and has sales and engineering facilities in Riverside, Ca.; Denver, Co.; and Cincinnati, Oh. For additional information about Elmic Systems USA, please call (415) 421-2700.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 11, 2002) - Elmic Systems, developer of the Turbo Treck TCP/IP protocol suite, announced today the availability of its Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) software for embedded systems.

SNMP is the industry-standard protocol for remote configuration and management of networked devices. Commonly, SNMP is used for executing read operations to monitor remote devices, write operations for changing configuration settings, or trap operations that will alert a management station of an event.

"The Elmic Systems SNMP Agent is the premier SNMP Agent for embedded systems. Optimized for use with the Turbo Treck TCP/IP stack, with built-in support for the standard MIB-II as well as SNMPv1/v2c/v3, and fully customizable at compile-time and via runtime configuration APIs, it provides embedded systems designers with a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution," said Ed Remmell, Sr. Product Development Engineer of Elmic Systems.

The company's SNMP product is designed with the embedded systems industry in mind. It offers support for SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, features compact code size, is ROMable and offers more runtime configuration options than non-embedded SNMP agents.

About Elmic Systems
Elmic Systems USA develops the smallest, fastest, and most reliable Internet enabling communication protocol software for the embedded systems industry. Designed with embedded systems developers in mind, the company's products are based on RFC compliant ANSI "C" source code -- built from the ground up, not modified existing open source code. Elmic Systems customers rely on the interoperability, modern coding standards, and portability of Turbo Treck to add Internet functionality to new products in as little as five days. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Elmic Systems USA is a division of the Elmic Group of Companies headquartered in Yokohama Japan. The company acquired Cincinnati-based Treck, Inc. in 2000, and has sales and engineering facilities in Riverside, Ca.; Denver, Co.; and Cincinnati, Oh. For additional information about Elmic Systems USA, please call (415) 421-2700.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 9, 2002) - Elmic Systems announced today the release of its Network Address Translation software (NAT). NAT alleviates the problems associated with the limited number of available public IP addresses. Additional benefits include increased security by only allowing connections that originate on the local network, and assistance with large network management by simplifying renumbering.

"NAT is a valuable addition to the Turbo Treck product line. The number of IP addresses available to devices or small businesses is often influenced by cost. NAT offers the convenience of using multiple public IP addresses without the overhead," said Kevin McGuire, Chief Operating Officer of Elmic Systems USA, Inc.

By changing the source address of outgoing packets from local network to its own public IP address, a NAT gateway enables an entire local network to share a single public IP address. The NAT gateway handles incoming packets by referencing a port-mapping table and replacing the public IP address with the proper local address.

Elmic's implementation of NAT boasts a variety of features including static and dynamic IP address allocation, the ability to configure inside TCP and UDP servers, and FTP access across a NAT gateway. Because NAT from Elmic Systems is specifically designed to function with the Turbo Treck TCP/IP stack, no additional integration work is necessary.

About Elmic Systems
Elmic Systems USA develops the fastest, smallest and most reliable Internet enabling communication protocol software for the embedded systems industry. Designed with embedded systems developers in mind, the company's products are based on RFC compliant ANSI "C" source code --built from the ground up, not modified existing open source code.

Elmic Systems customers rely on the interoperability, modern coding standards, and portability of Turbo Treck to add Internet functionality to new products in as little as five days. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Elmic Systems USA is a division of the Elmic Group of Companies headquartered in Yokohama Japan. The company acquired Cincinnati-based Treck, Inc. in 2000,and has sales and engineering facilities in Riverside, Ca.; Denver, Co.; and Cincinnati, Oh. For additional information about Elmic Systems USA, please call (415) 421-2700.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 29, 2001) - Elmic Systems USA today announced the release of mobile IP host software that will allow mobile wireless devices to move between IP networks yet maintain continuous connectivity through a single IP address. Specifically designed for embedded systems in mobile devices, the new software provides the critical networking protocols needed for always-on wireless Internet access in cell phones, personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), car stereos and onboard computers, laptops and wide range of portable networked devices.

"With our new mobile IP software, companies can deliver on another crucial step towards the long-awaited promise of anytime, anywhere high-speed Internet access," said Kevin McGuire, President and Chief Operating Officer of Elmic Systems USA, Inc. "Our TCP/IP host software can be fully implemented in as little as five days, so manufacturers of devices like Mobile IP-enabled cell phones and car stereos can get their products to market faster without having to become experts on network protocols."

Traditional Internet IP addresses are associated with physical networks, so each time a mobile device enters a new network coverage area it must be assigned a new IP address and any applications with open Internet connections are disconnected. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) established the mobile IP standard so that a device can retain a single "home IP address" as it travels between network areas by establishing temporary "care of" addresses for its "home network" to forward encapsulated data to.

When a mobile device is no longer attached to its home network, the Mobile IP-aware router on the home network (referred to as "home agent") receives packets destined for the mobile device, and through a process called encapsulation, tunnels packets to the roaming mobile device's temporary "care of" address by adding an extra IP header. Then, the Mobile IP-aware router on the foreign network (referred to as "foreign agent") de-tunnels these packets, and delivers them to the mobile device.

A key advantage of Elmic Systems' implementation of mobile IP is that it does not require a foreign agent to receive and remove the encapsulation or "de-tunnel" the data (because of full compliance with the IETF RFC 2003 and RFC 2004 standards). This allows wireless devices using Elmic Systems mobile IP to connect to networks with or without foreign agent software on their routers -- increasing their flexibility and connectivity potential.

Available immediately, the Elmic Systems mobile IP software is written in portable ANSI C source code that is RFC compliant. Elmic Systems also plans to release future enhancements to its mobile IP product including support for IPv6, reverse data tunneling, and PPP IPCP support.

BOSTON, MA (September 4, 2001)-- At the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston today, Elmic Systems USA announced that they signed a reseller agreement with Green Hills Software, Inc. Effective this month, Elmic Systems' embedded internet software tools and enabling technology will be licensed, marketed and distributed with Green Hills' MULTI® 2000 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and advanced real time operating system offerings. The combined solution gives developers the industry's single most advanced royalty-free, run-time offering for deeply embedded communications systems.

"It makes sense that we would resell Elmic Systems' products, since our companies share a reputation for product excellence and innovation," said John Carbone, Vice President of Marketing for Green Hills Software. "The seamless integration of the ThreadX® real-time operating system, together with Elmic's Internet enabling software, gives customers a single, fully integrated, and comprehensive package."

"Since Green Hills is the fastest growing RTOS manufacturer in the market, this relationship gives us significant and immediate distribution of our communications software. It is yet another example to validate our technology as the best the industry has to offer," said Kevin McGuire, President and Chief Operating Officer for Elmic Systems.

Elmic Systems' embedded software tools are designed to be the fastest, smallest, and most reliable in the industry. Their premier product offering features Turbo Treck TCP/IP, a TCP/IP protocol specifically designed and optimized for embedded systems. It meets the increasing demand for high communication speeds at a time that high-bandwidth audio, video, and animation are becoming standard features on the Internet.

Green Hill's MULTI IDE is optimized for embedded systems applications with tight memory constraints and hard real-time performance requirements.

BOSTON, MA (September 4, 2001)-At the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston today, Elmic Systems announced that Turbo Treck TCP/IP, their premiere embedded Internet enabling software, supports Texas Instruments' TMS320C5000ô and TMS320C6000ô series of Digital Signal Processors (DSPs). Without the need to configure the Elmic Systems software for Texas Instruments' DSPs, developers will be able to drastically shorten their project development cycle.

"DSPs make up the fastest-growing segment of the semiconductor market," said Sandra Garcia, Vice President of Sales for Elmic Systems. "The foremost popularity of Texas Instruments' DSP led us to support it with high performance, pre-configured TCP/IP protocols, making high performance Internet connectivity easy."

"Embedded software developers find it very appealing that Elmic Systems' software is pre-configured with Texas Instruments' DSP. It significantly reduces our cycle time and risk, knowing that Elmic has completed all the essential customization, testing, and optimization," said Jim Gochee, President of Prairie Consulting. "We've been using their new software for several weeks on a project for SoftSwitching Technologies, and can say, at the tail-end of our development cycle, that the code has been extremely reliable."

In the future, Elmic Systems will provide integration with other manufacturer's DSPs as warranted by customer demand.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 10, 2001) — Elmic Systems announced today the general availability in the United States of eVM, a new embedded system software product that provides easy connectivity with Linux source code, at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, April 10-12, 2001. Elmic will demonstrate the product at exhibitor booth #128.

Co-developed with Openloop, Inc. of Japan, eVM has the same functionality as SUN™ Microsystems' K Virtual Machine (KVM), a highly-optimized Java™ virtual machine which provides the foundation for the downloading and execution of dynamic content and services. However, eVM has additional, robust capabilities, that enable networking and easy integration with Linux. eVM was designed to simplify and shorten the product development cycle by developers who use Java technology in the creation and deployment of wireless interactive services and applications. eVM has a small memory footprint starting at 250KB, and requires less processing power in resource-constrained consumer devices such as pagers, smart wireless phones, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's).

"In the wireless and small networking arena, Java is quickly becoming one of the most important platforms for embedded systems and the delivery of dynamic content," said Megumi Asano, Marketing Manager for Elmic Systems. "Elmic Systems is helping to advance the movement towards Java by introducing eVM, a substantial time-saving tool for developers who use Java for wireless device applications, and need to quicken their time-to-market. It is a timely and innovative complement to our existing Internet protocol software family, which will soon support IPv6 and Mobile IP as well."

eVM Specifications
eVM was developed based on the Java™ 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME) architecture. Suitable for devices with 16/32-bit RISC/CISC microprocessors/controllers, eVM supports Hard Hat Linux, Turbo Linux, and Red Hat Linux. Elmic Systems plans to support other CPU's and real-time operating systems, as well as other features requested by its customers.

Linux: Not Just for Servers and PC's Anymore
While Linux is most widely recognized as an operating system for servers and personal computers, it has been adopted recently for embedded systems. By adding Java to Linux, applications are no longer limited by CPU. Several companies, such as MontaVista and Lineo, have started providing Linux with real time performance for embedded systems. Associations such as the Embedded Linux Consortium in the United States, and the Embedded Linux Consortium/Emblix in Japan, are actively promoting embedded Linux. As one of the main members of Emblix, Elmic Systems' parent company in Japan has begun to develop and supply embedded Linux-related products and services.

About OpenLoop, Inc.
Open Loop, Inc. is an IT venture company specializing in information security technology. Positioning the information security technology, the absolute necessity for today's communication scenes, as the core of its development efforts, the company is developing technologies in diverse fields to establish information security technology as the infrastructure for communications. The company is consistently challenging to the new markets, and recently focusing on the fields of mobile communications such as mobile phones, smart cards and Information Appliances (IA), Open Loop has conducted planning, research and development in order to provide information security technologies to be implemented in the non-PC products or services used by end-users. Open Loop's headquarters is based in Sapporo, Japan, and its President and CEO is Kazunori Asada. For more information, please visit http://www.openloop.co.jp/eng/index.html.

Partnership Provides Component of FlashPoint's Digita Photivity Wireless Imaging Platform

San Jose, CA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 5, 2001) - FlashPoint Technology, Inc., the creator of Digita¨, the underlying technology for wireless and digital imaging, and Elmic Systems, a leading designer of Internet protocols for embedded systems, announced today that FlashPoint has licensed Turbo Treck TCP/IPú from Elmic Systems.

FlashPoint's Digita Photivityú is a wireless imaging platform that enables connectivity between a Digita-enabled digital camera and the Internet. FlashPoint used Elmic's Turbo Treck TCP/IP as a component technology of the Photivity in-camera software that integrates an imaging device wirelessly with a gateway infrastructure and a Web-based photo collaboration system.

"The small footprint of Elmic's product made Turbo Treck TCP/IP a logical ingredient for the Photivity in-camera client," said FlashPoint's director of Photivity engineering, Erich Petersen. "We were able to use Turbo Treck TCP/IP as we incorporated high-performance Internet connectivity into Digita. Now, combined with the flexible configuration of the Photivity platform, we can offer limitless opportunities for digital imaging solutions, all tied wirelessly to the Internet."

"We're only beginning to see glimpses into the exhilarating potential of wireless connectivity in consumer devices. Photivity is a perfect demonstration of how existing technology can be expanded using our embedded TCP/IP products. We're pleased that Elmic can contribute technology to their creative development," said Megumi Asano, Marketing Manager for Elmic Systems."FlashPoint's enthusiastic adoption and successful implementation of Turbo Treck TCP/IP is a significant testimonial to the proven effectiveness of our technology for the wireless market."

FlashPoint has used Turbo Treck TCP/IP in the development of the Photivity in-camera client software and in its Digita Application Software Development Kit (SDK).

"With Turbo Treck TCP/IP in the SDK, developers can write applications that communicate to the Internet using serial or IR-connected devices," added Petersen. "The resulting solutions are more flexible - the only limit is the creativity of the developers."

About FlashPoint Technology, Inc.
FlashPoint Technology, Inc. is an innovative company driving the convergence of wireless technology and digital photography through Digita¨, the underlying technology powering wireless and digital imaging. Digita enables partners and developers to create customized solutions for their customers. Digita Photivityú is a complete wireless photography platform, allowing images to be directly transferred from a digital camera to the Internet. DigitaOSú is an open-architecture operating system for imaging devices and is the intelligence behind award winning products from Pentax, Hewlett-Packard, Eastman Kodak, Minolta and Epson. FlashPoint is a privately held company headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in Research Triangle Park, Boston and Tokyo. The company can be found on the Web at www.flashpoint.com

San Jose, CA (November 7, 2000) — In a move to aggressively continue launching its new US company, Elmic Systems (Yokohama, Japan) announced today that it has appointed Kevin McGuire, an industry veteran, as Chief Operating Officer for the new entity. McGuire will be responsible for establishing Elmic Systems USA and integrating the recently acquired Cincinnati-based Treck Inc. into the company. Elmic Systems is a leader in embedded communication protocols and is gearing up to become a major player in the US and European embedded systems markets.

About McGuire:
With more than fifteen years experience in the software development market, McGuire brings to Elmic Systems deep knowledge of international sales management, channel management, and business development. Previously, McGuire was the Vice President and General Manager of the Asia/Pacific Operations for Software Development Systems, Inc. (Lombard, Illinois). There, McGuire launched a Japanese subsidiary company, built a multi-channel sales distribution organization, and fostered close partnerships with Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Samsung, Motorola and NEC. Revenue growth for McGuires division was 350% over three years. McGuire holds a bachelors degree in Marketing and Finance from the University of Oregon at Eugene, along with completing a graduate program at the SANNO Institute in Tokyo, Japan.

About Elmic Systems:
Since its establishment in 1977, Elmic Systems has been at the forefront of building tools for implementing real-time processing into embedded systems. The company sells its original RTOS called ELX; a TCP/IP stack for embedded systems, called Kasago TCP/IP, with related applications such as Kasago Web Browser, Kasago Web Server, and Kasago Mailer; and a Kasago product line for Windows CE. Elmic Systems had more than $22 million sales in 1999. Among its partners are: Toshiba, Siemens, Epson, Microsoft, and Motorola. Treck Inc. sells Treck TCP/IP, DNS, SNMP,PPP and other protocol products and is recognized as a leader in this field in the USA.

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SAN JOSE, CA (September 26, 2000) — Elmic Systems of Yokohama, Japan (stock symbol ELMIC on Tokyo Stock Exchange subsection "Mothers") announced today that it completed its acquisition of privately-held, Cincinnati-based Treck Inc., a leading manufacturer of TCP/IP embedded system technology. The merger will strengthen Elmic Systems position in the U.S. embedded systems market, while enabling Treck to accelerate growth, recruit additional engineers and sales staff, expand its product portfolio, enter new markets, and provide turnkey solutions within Elmic Systems product family.

"We've made the leap," said Elmic Systems President Akira Sawada. "We've had a close relationship with Treck ever since the company was launched in 1997, co-developing the TCP/IP packet. Today, we put Elmic Systems muscle and resources behind Treck's excellent reputation in the U.S. marketplace, and are one step closer to becoming a major worldwide player in this industry." Elmic Systems said the U.S. Company would continue to develop in its current markets and expand its focus on wireless applications.

Thomas Volz, Executive Vice President at Treck, said, "This is the opportunity of a lifetime. We have the fastest and most reliable TCP/IP stack in the industry. But with Elmic, we can build new products faster, market them more effectively, and quickly become an industry leader. Were thrilled to join forces."

Elmic Systems said that Treck will continue developing, marketing, and supporting its current product. "We regard Treck's customers as its biggest asset, and will continue to provide them the unconditional support they've come to expect from Treck," said Marketing Manager Megumi Asano. Elmic Systems said that it would expand Treck's resources, markets, and product offerings. The new entity will be an Elmic Systems Company with offices in San Jose and Cincinnati.

"Elmic brings additional products and real-time tools to an already top-notch partner. Arcom is really enthusiastic about the expanded offering brought about by the Elmic-Treck merger," said Arlen Nipper, President of Arcom Controls. "We decided to launch our new SBC-386 with the Treck TCP/IP because of the general need for TCP/IP connectivity. Arcom prides itself on providing customers with the best matched software for our hardware platforms. Treck has proven to be an integral part of our offering.

ABOUT TRECK
Treck is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality, high-performance Embedded Internet Protocol. The company's products, including its best-selling Treck TCP/IP, are used in the avionics, consumer electronics, industrial control, medical systems, and networking product markets. Since being founded in 1997, Treck has built a reputation of offering the fastest and most reliable TCP/IP stack in the industry. Treck can be reached via their Web site at www.treck.com or by calling 800-340-6648.

ABOUT ELMIC SYSTEMS
Since its establishment in 1977, Elmic Systems has been at the forefront of building tools for implementing real-time processing into embedded systems. The company sells its original RTOS called ELX; a TCP/IP stack for embedded systems, called Kasago TCP/IP, with related applications such as Kasago Web Browser, Kasago Web Server, and Kasago Mailer; and a Kasago product line for Windows CE. Elmic Systems had more than $22 million sales in 1999. Among its partners are: Toshiba, Siemens, Epson, Microsoft, and Motorola.

ABOUT ARCOM CONTROL SYSTEMS
Arcom Controls is an international company specializing in embedded control technology and services for industrial applications. Arcom products are designed for ease of integration so that systems can be constructed easily and rapidly from simple building blocks. With development centers in Kansas City, MO and Cambridge, Arcom has achieved record growth since its inception in 1982. Arcom can be reached via their web site at www.arcomcontrols.com or by calling 888-941-7025.