Insyde Technology Delivers Firmware Solution for Orion Multisystems 96-node Deskside Cluster Workstation

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., July 6, 2005 - Insyde Technology, a leading provider of firmware, system software and engineering services, today announced that it has delivered a firmware solution to support the Orion Multisystems 96-node deskside Cluster Workstation. This personal supercomputer fits under a desk and is the highest performance general-purpose computing platform that can be plugged into a standard power outlet. Insyde Technology's firmware solutions help Orion Multisystems achieve high performance personal supercomputing.

Designed for an office or laboratory, Orion Cluster Workstations are innovative productivity tools for individual engineers, scientists, financial and creative professionals. The 96-node Cluster Workstation, significantly expands Orion's capabilities from a company providing mobile supercomputing with its 12-node desktop, to true capacity computing, saving customers the usage time, costs and IT infrastructure associated with large, shared backroom clusters. Orion's DS-96 deskside system is based on clustering, which is the best means of exploiting parallelism to generate very high performance.

At the system software level, Insyde Technology's firmware supports the clustering architecture of the DS-96, including hardware initialization, boot sequence I/O support, and a host of other custom features unique to the Orion supercomputer.

"Insyde Technology delivered a sound firmware platform with key features to support the Orion Multisystems 96-node deskside Cluster Workstation," said Colin Hunter, president and CEO, Orion Multisystems.

"Orion Multisystems is bringing innovative personal computing capabilities to industries where productivity and performance are critical," said Stephen Gentile, president for Insyde Technology. "We're pleased to work with Orion to deliver these solutions."

Insyde Technology (www.insydesw.com) markets firmware, software, and engineering services to the embedded systems and server computing markets in the Americas and in Europe. The company provides Insyde Software's traditional BIOS and emerging firmware, including the EFI Framework and skilled engineer-to-engineer services to support customers throughout project development, greatly speeding deployments. Based in Southborough, MA, Insyde Technology is an affiliate of Insyde Software in Taipei, Taiwan; a Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner; and a member of the Intel Communications Alliance (ICA). Insyde Technology extends its reach through a network of reseller and system integration partners. The Company's customers include IBM, Itautec, Jabil, Kontron, Nokia, Rockwell Collins, Siemens Medical, Telsey, Vulcan, WalkAbout Computers, and Wyse.