Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Restructures to Strengthen Its Core Business Operations

Business Wire, August 27, 1998

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1998--Martin Albert, chairman of Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Inc., announced that effective Aug. 14, 1998, the company will follow the recent trend of other technology companies and restructure its operations to strengthen its core business capabilities, R&D programs and customer- support operations, and improve its cash-flow metrics.

J.C. "Pat" Darden, a current and continuing member of Dolphin's board of directors, has been appointed chief executive officer. Judy Dickinson continues as chief financial officer, with Mark Van Vranken continuing as controller. Kare Lochsen continues as managing director of Dolphin Interconnect Solutions AS in Oslo, Norway --a wholly owned subsidiary.

The company will maintain its offices in Westlake Village; Framingham, Mass.; and Oslo.

Dolphin's ToolWorks group has not been restructured but will begin operation as an independent division.

Albert said, "This reorganization will allow the company to achieve positive cash flow from its present operations, while improving its ability to accelerate its planned product enhancements in support of its many customers and customer-partners who are committed to Enterprise Class System Area Network Interconnect using SCI technology."

Dolphin Interconnect Solutions is the leader in IEEE Standard SCI technology for high-speed interconnection of Enterprise Class computers and System Area Networks. Examples of its customers are Sun Microsystems, Siemens-Nixdorf and Data General. For more information on Dolphin Interconnect Solutions, visit www.dolphinics.com.

Dolphin ToolWorks Division is the recognized leader in scalable, multiplatform software-development tools for the high-performance computing (HPC) market. ToolWorks' TotalView debugger has been selected by the DOE ASCI program, DoD CEWES and other leading research and technical application development sites around the world.

For more information on Dolphin's ToolWorks Division, visit www.dolphinics.com/toolworks.>

    CONTACT: Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Inc.
              Michel Cormon, 508/875-3030, ext. 324
                             mcormon@dolphinics.com
                     or
              Dolphin ToolWorks Division
              Chris Doehlert, 508/875-3030, ext. 312
                              doehlert@dolphinics.com
                     or
              Focus Communications
              Stan Michelson, 562/494-0399
                              stan@4focus.com