from the pages of OEM Technology Magazine

I-Bus Gets $7Mil CPU/Hardware Deal
from Computer Telephony OEM Hammer Technologies

. . . . SAN DIEGO, CA - I-Bus, Inc., a Maxwell Technologies Company, has announced that it has entered into a computer telephony systems supply agreement with Hammer Technologies, which is expected to generate approximately $7 million of product sales for I-Bus over the next three years. Under the terms of the agreement, I-Bus will supply fully integrated PC platforms, including CPU boards, passive backplanes, and system enclosures, for Hammer's advanced test systems including the industry-leading VoIP test suite.
. . . . Hammer Technologies, a Teradyne Company, is the leader in providing complete solutions for testing of integrated telecommunications systems and services. Hammer's products are in use today by developers of computer telephony, advanced switching and enhanced services systems, most of the regional Bell Operating Companies and long-distance carriers, and at call centers of numerous Fortune 100 companies.
. . . . Noted Tom Horgan, interim CEO of Maxwell, "We believe that the reputation I-Bus has earned over the years for its expertise in customized industrial computer engineering and manufacturing, systems integration, and support and service were significant factors in the contract win. With this design win, I-Bus adds another leading computer telephony customer to its growing base of world-class OEM partners that now include AT&T, Fujitsu, Nortel, VideoServer, Teknekron, and Rockwell International."
. . . . "I-Bus met the stringent qualification requirements that allow Hammer to offer its customers leading-edge, best-in-class solutions," said John Sawyer, vice president of operations of Hammer Technologies. "In addition to offering partnership-oriented services that ensure long-term support, they clearly demonstrate a technological advantage that has made them a market leader."
. . . . Added John Werderman, president of I-Bus, "Hammer Technologies is a new customer for I-Bus, and we're very pleased to be working with a company so widely recognized for its leadership in the field of computer telephony. I-Bus' reputation continues to grow in the computer telephony and telecommunications markets. With this win, I-Bus' systems will be in telephony applications ranging from test equipment call centers to unified messaging platforms and infrastructure."
. . . . I-Bus is an ISO 9001 quality certified world leader in the design, manufacture and support of high performance CPU boards, backplanes, and enclosures based on passive backplane and CompactPCI technology for industrial-grade computer systems. I-Bus offers a line of standard catalog products as well as customized, partnership-oriented services focused on meeting the needs of OEMs including purchasing partnerships, stable supply, configuration control, complete system integration and test services.
. . . . I-Bus, Inc. is a Maxwell Technologies company (NASDAQ: MXWL). Maxwell Technologies is a leader in pulsed power technologies, providing pulsed power based systems and components for a wide range of commercial applications and research and development for both commercial customers and the U.S. Government. The Company's advanced technology solutions address diverse markets such as utilities, telecommunications, medical equipment and products, food processing and packaging and transportation. The company also offers industrial computers and subsystems, primarily to OEMs in computer telephony and other markets, and software products and services, both for government research and for various commercial applications.
I-BUS, INC.
9174 Sky Park Court ~ San Diego, CA 92123
(619)974-8426, Fax: (619)268-7863

E-mail: info@ibus.com
Website: www.ibus.com