Hannover, April 11th, 2005

++++ Press release  ++++
Industrial Flash memory products from SiliconSystems now available in Germany.

Overview
The industrial Flash memory products from SiliconSystems are now being distributed in Germany by altec ComputerSysteme GmbH. 

Press release
Starting immediately, altec ComputerSysteme GmbH is the German distributor for the SiliconDrive product range from the Californian company SiliconSystems. SiliconSystems is a young and innovative manufacturer of memory products whose ambition is to meet its customers’ needs in a flexible and individual way. 
Following SanDisk’s decision in January to phase out all of their industrial and standard grade products at the end of April, altec can now supply you with equivalent products from SiliconSystems. The technical specifications are comparable to the SanDisk I-Grade products.
SiliconSystems’ product range consists of 2.5" FlashDrive (max. 8 GB), PC Card (max. 8 GB), CompactFlash (max. 4 GB) and 40-pin module (max. 2 GB). Single Level Cell (binary) NAND Flash serves as memory. The Tahoe Controller, which was developed in-house by SiliconSystems, has a highly-effective 6-bit ECC error correction algorithm.
DMA support, serialization and versions for an extended temperature range of –40°C to +85°C (operating) make the SiliconDrive products ideal for industrial applications. Additional high-end features are provided for special applications and the aerospace sector. SiliconSystems guarantees long product lifecycles and is offering a 5 year warranty on all products.
SiliconDrive Flash memory products feature a high reliability (MTBF >4 mio. hours compared to >3 mio. hours), a long lifetime (write/erase cycles >2 mio.) and very good shock resistance (1,000 G, half sine wave of 0.5 ms duration) and vibration resistance (16.3 G RMS), all tested to the MIL Standard 810F.
The SiliconSystems  product line offers a very good price/performance ratio, especially with memory capacities above 64 MB, and is available immediately.

++++ Company Contact ++++
altec ComputerSysteme GmbH
Bayernstr. 10, D-30855 Langenhagen, Germany
phone: +49-511-9 83 81-0
fax: +49-511-9 83 81-49
email: info@altec-cs.de
http://www.altec-cs.com

++++ About altec ComputerSysteme ++++

altec ComputerSysteme ltd. designs, manufactures and markets Flash data storage products, Solid-State-Disks and CopyStations for various flash memory card products in the industrial and commercial computer marketplace. altec also designs customer specific applications in hard- and software according to valid industry standards and is active in application engineering and technical support for customers in this environment. The company is one of the leading SanDisk distributors in Europe and exclusive distributor for Industrial Flash products from SiliconSystems in Germany and for Memtech Solid State Drives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

++++ Media Contact ++++

Mrs. Katrin Brussa
Public Relations
altec ComputerSysteme GmbH
Bayernstr. 10
D-30855 Langenhagen, Germany
phone: +49-511-9 83 81-86
fax: +49-511-9 83 81-49
email: kbrussa@altec-cs.de
http://www.altec-cs.com