FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The QBM Alliance welcomes new members, ATP Electronics & Tanisys Technology.

As alliance members, ATP and Tanisys will receive priority resources from Kentron that include QBM modules, simulation models, design guides, technical documentation, and engineering support for technology evaluation and product implementation.   

Wilmington, MA (November 14, 2002) - The QBM Alliance, an international alliance founded by Kentron Technologies (www.kentrontech.com), aimed at positioning Quad Band Memory (QBM) technology as an industry standard, welcomes ATP Electronics and Tanisys Technology to the growing membership roster.  The QBM Alliance Program provides its members with sales and technical assistance as well as broad marketing support.  Key industry vendors, representing best-in-class complementary solutions to Kentron’s QBM memory technology, can participate in the evaluation and implementation of products using QBM memory related technology. Members receive the most current updated technical design assistance; there are no costs associated with being a member of the Alliance.

With VIA QBM enabled chipsets due to come out in Q1-2003, QBM technology is being widely accepted as the next industry standard solution to follow DDR I. With the delays and higher costs associated with other memory solutions such as DDR II and Dual Channel DDR, QBM has proven to be the most cost efficient and sensible solution in the market.  Industry leaders have taken notice of the benefits of QBM and are working closely with Kentron Technologies and other QBM Alliance members to build the industry infrastructure needed for QBM enablement.

As alliance members, ATP and Tanisys will receive priority resources from Kentron that include QBM modules, simulation models, design guides, technical documentation, and engineering support for technology evaluation and product implementation. 

“As a premier supplier of top quality and reliable memory products, ATP will be instrumental in the production and availability of QBM modules for the PC marketplace,” said Joe Capaldo, Kentron’s Product Marketing Manager. “Equally as important, as we near the actual introduction of QBM enabled chipsets, companies such as Tanisys can provide high speed testing capabilities for the QBM module solutions.”

"As a premier supplier of top quality, high performance and reliable memory products for servers, desktop, mobile computing and embedded systems OEMs and channels since 1991, we are constantly looking for new technology to provide total solutions to our customers” said Danny Lin, Marketing Manager of ATP Electronics, Inc.  “By joining the QBM Alliance, we can provide our customers with yet another option for their high-performance memory systems. We look forward to working with the QBM Alliance to develop the technology and products to better serve our customers", concluded Lin.

“As the leader in DRAM module test solutions, it only makes sense that Tanisys would join the QBM Alliance”, said John Bennett, VP of Sales and Marketing, Tanisys Technology.  “We are excited about becoming a member and offering our customers support as the QBM technology migrates into production.”

Other members of the QBM Alliance include Acer Laboratories, Acuid Corporation, Avant Technology, CST, Denali Software, Integrated Circuit Systems (ICS), Kentron Technologies, Netlist, Peripheral Enhancements, PNY Technologies, SiS, SiSoft, ST Microelectronics, Terarecon, and VIA Technologies, Inc.

ABOUT KENTRON TECHNOLOGIES

Founded in 1998, Kentron Technologies, Inc., specializes in the design, manufacture, sales, support and licensing of present and next-generation memory platforms to meet the speed and density requirements of high performance computing systems.  With a portfolio of patented memory solutions, Kentron is pioneering new technologies that solve the memory density and speed issues faced by the PC, workstation, server and telecom marketplace. These standard memory platforms achieve the highest “per socket” densities and bandwidths in the world without the premium costs that might be expected of such leading edge technology.  Kentron manufactures its products in multiple locations in the United States and maintains a world-class engineering and R&D facility at its corporate headquarters based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Additional information is available at the official Quad Band Memory (QBM) website www.QuadBandMemory.com or at the Company’s website at www.kentrontech.com

Attention Editors: for additional information about Kentron Technologies, Inc. please contact Andrea E. Pruna, Kentron Technologies, Inc., 155 West Street, Wilmington, MA, at (978) 988-9100, extension 4161, or at andrea@kentrontech.com.  

ABOUT ATP ELECTRONICS

ATP Electronics has been a premier supplier of top quality and reliable memory products since 1991. Utilizing its advanced engineering and leading-edge packaging technologies, ATP specializes in high density, high performance applications such as server, networking/Communications, embedded systems and mobile computing market elements. Over the years ATP has established strong partnership with top DRAM, systems, CPU and chipset manufacturers to ensure top-quality component supplies, as well as top-notch engineering design and support to its customers. An ISO 9001 certified company, ATP is now a memory venture of Orient Semiconductor Enterprise (OSE), one of world's largest IC Packaging and EMS providers. ATP Electronics, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA., and can be reached at 408-732-5000, email info@atpusa.com, or via website http://www.atpusa.com

ABOUT TANISYS TECHNOLOGY

Tanisys Technology, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of automated test equipment for a wide variety of memory technologies, including DRAM, SDRAM, DDR, RDRAM® and Flash. Tanisys products include the market-leading DarkHorse memory test systems (SIGMA•3™ Model 300, 400, 800 and the SIGMA•4™ Model 500). For more information, visit Tanisys Technology’s Web site at http://www.tanisys.com . New Century Equity Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: NCEH), a holding company focused on high growth, technology-based companies and investments, is the lead financial investor in Tanisys Technology.

Kentron Technologies, QBM, Quad Band Memory and The QBM Alliance are trademarks of  Kentron Technologies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.