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Interlink Electronics And PolyVision Corporation To Add Wireless Data Communications To Webster Interactive Whiteboard

Business Wire, Sept 17, 2002

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CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2002

Interlink Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINK), the world's leading developer of intuitive interface technologies and solutions for business and home applications, and PolyVision Corporation, a global leader in providing visual communications products, services and solutions to the education and corporate markets, announced today that PolyVision will license Interlink Electronics' patented RemoteLink(R) wireless communications technology. This agreement also provides that Interlink will manufacture the company's new Webster Wireless accessory. Scheduled to begin shipping later this year, Webster Wireless transforms PolyVision's popular Webster(TM) Interactive Whiteboard into a wireless data capture device. It will be marketed through PolyVision's existing sales channels as well as to the company's installed-base of Webster Interactive Whiteboard users.

"The Webster Wireless module is an important step forward in making our whiteboards easier and more intuitive to use," said Peter Hildebrandt, Director of Product Management for PolyVision. "The design of the product called for a bidirectional wireless communications link that was capable of high serial interface speeds and, unlike radio frequency (RF), confineable in the room of origin. Interlink's RemoteLink technology was the only wireless communications technology to meet these strict requirements."

"Our agreement with PolyVision is a significant step forward in the continuing development of our OEM presentation business," said Jim Reisteter, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Business Communications and Home Entertainment, Interlink Electronics. "Interlink has long been recognized as the world's leading supplier of portable projector remote controls. We now offer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) our expertise in wireless communications technologies for meeting room applications. PolyVision's Webster Wireless product illustrates how fully our patented RemoteLink technology meets the wireless needs of the business communications environment."

About RemoteLink Wireless Communications Technology

Interlink Electronics' RemoteLink technology is an optical wireless communications link that supports multiple users and simultaneous channels of communication. Operating over a number of carrier frequency spectrums including the traditional 1-2MhZ range, RemoteLink's transmissions support 100Kbps of wireless bandwidth at distances of up to ten meters. Transmissions do not interfere with traditional infrared (IR) communications and, because they are optically carried, are contained within the room of origin. Use of multiple optical transmitters and receivers, as in PolyVision's Webster Wireless product, eliminates the line-of-site drawbacks traditionally associated with infrared, creating truly omni-directional communications.

About PolyVision Corporation

Founded in 1954, and acquired by Steelcase Inc. in 2001, PolyVision is an international manufacturer and installer of static, active, and interactive visual communication products for the education and corporate markets, with approximately 1,100 employees globally and manufacturing plants and/or offices in North America, Asia, and Europe. PolyVision is changing the way people learn, work, and communicate visually throughout the world. For more information, visit www.polyvision.com.

PolyVision's dynamic Webster Wireless product transforms the Webster Interactive Whiteboard into a wireless device that captures and wirelessly transmits whiteboard notes, stimulating group interaction, enhancing presentations and encouraging global collaboration.

About Interlink Electronics, Inc.

Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LINK) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of intuitive interface technologies and products. Creating today's interface standards, our business communications, e-transactions, home entertainment and specialty businesses have established Interlink as the industry's comprehensive source for branded and OEM solutions.

Interface solutions for business communications include OEM remote controls for business communications, broadband and home entertainment equipment. Selected Interlink Electronics' customers include Compaq, Coretronic, Delta, Dell, HP, InFocus, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, NEC, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba.

Recognized worldwide for innovative technologies and solutions, Interlink Electronics, Inc. serves a world-class customer-base from its corporate headquarters in Camarillo, CA and offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong. The company currently holds more than 70 patents protecting its Force Sensing Resistor (FSR(R)), VersaPoint(R) Pressure Pointing, VersaPad(R) pen input pad and RemoteLink(R) wireless communication technologies. See LINK online at http://www.interlinkelectronics.com/ or in Japan at http://www.interlinkelec.co.jp/.> From time to time the Company may issue forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The following are among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: business conditions and growth in the electronics industry and general economies, both domestic and international; lower than expected customer orders; delays in receipt of orders or cancellation of orders; competitive factors, including increased competition, new product offerings by competitors and price pressures; the availability of third party parts and supplies at reasonable prices; changes in product mix; significant quarterly performance fluctuations due to the receipt of a significant portion of customer orders and product shipments in the last month of each quarter; and product shipment interruptions due to manufacturing problems. The forward-looking statements contained in this document regarding industry and revenue trends, new markets, new product introductions, technology adoption, and future business activities should be considered in light of these factors.