RadiSys Participates in High Availability On Intel Architecture Forum

Business Wire, August 24, 2000

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2000

RadiSys Corp. (Nasdaq:RSYS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of building blocks enabling next-generation Internet and communications systems, has announced at the Intel Developer Forum that it is participating in the new High Availability on Intel(R) Architecture Forum.

The Forum comprises a group of hardware and software manufacturers with significant experience designing high availability systems that will collaborate to design guidelines to simplify and accelerate the development of equipment based on Intel(R) Architecture (IA) components to meet the stringent communications industry requirements for service availability. Computing systems used in telecommunications often must guarantee 99.999 percent or higher availability -- which means that they must provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no more than 5 minutes of "down time" per year. Meeting this goal requires technology for managing hardware and software failures, system repair and even system upgrades while the system continues to run.

As a Forum member, RadiSys is working closely with Intel Corporation to determine guidelines for developers of IA-based systems that need to meet these availability levels. RadiSys has developed and deployed a number of high-availability technologies in conjunction with IA systems and is a strong supporter of an open-systems approach to technology. RadiSys led the embedded computing industry in the development of advanced platform management using the Intelligent Platform Management Interface, and successfully championed the adoption of that specification into the CompactPCI(R) standards.

"We are delighted that Intel is taking the initiative to accelerate the adoption of IA-based systems in telecommunications and other mission-critical applications by creating this forum," said Glen Myers, CEO of RadiSys. "While we've been delivering systems that include these sorts of technologies, the creation of industry-wide recommendations for implementing high-availability on Intel(R) Architecture systems will open the door to even more opportunities."

About RadiSys

RadiSys (Nasdaq:RSYS) designs and manufactures building blocks for next-generation Internet, communications, industrial automation, medical equipment and transaction terminal applications. As the leading independent provider to OEMs, RadiSys delivers a time-to-market advantage in a tight "virtual division" relationship with its customers. The building blocks include Intel-based embedded computers, DSP modules and algorithms, network interfaces and protocols, systems platforms, embedded software, systems engineering and integration services. RadiSys' highly differentiated position in the market is a result of its intense focus on Intel-based technology, having the broadest array of building blocks, and a "perfect fit" product development strategy using its intellectual property to design customer subsystems.

RadiSys is a registered trademark of RadiSys Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Except for the historical statements and information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release, including the statements regarding expectations of future orders and estimated revenues from design wins, are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The following are among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially: business conditions and growth in the telecommunications and electronics industry and general economy, both domestic and international; dependence on a limited number of OEM customers; dependence on the relationship with Intel; lower than expected customer orders or variations in customer order patterns due to changes in demand for customers' products and customer and channel inventory levels; competitive factors, including pricing pressures, technological developments and products offered by competitors; availability of components and qualified personnel; technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products; the timely flow of competitive new products and market acceptance of those products; difficulties in successfully combining the operations of RadiSys and Texas Micro Inc.; dependence on a limited number of suppliers; and risks associated with foreign currency rate fluctuations and other international operational risks. The forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these factors.

For more information, contact RadiSys at info@radisys.com or http://www.radisys.com or call 800/950-0044 or 503/615-1100. For press information only: Eric Stebel, Public Relations Manager, RadiSys Corp., 713/541-8200.