NCS Announces New Cost Effective and High Performance 1U Server Appliance Platforms for ISVs

NCS Unveils New Linux, Windows and BSD compatible Single and Dual AMD Opteron™ processor-based Server Appliance Platforms

Manassas, VA -- 3/3/2004 -- NCS Technologies Inc. today announced the release of 2 new NCS Server Appliance Platforms based on the AMD Opteron™ processor (NYSE: AMD). Designed in 1U rack optimized form-factor, the two new products are immediately available for ISVs to load and test their application software for performance.

Mr. Pranay Prakash, Executive Director, OEM Servers & Appliances for NCS said, “With the release of these new platforms, we continue to strengthen our relationship with AMD. We are extremely impressed with the performance of the AMD Opteron processor and believe that our ISV partners will benefit greatly from these new products.”

“NCS’ new AMD Opteron processor-based appliances will offer ISV partners the flexibility of leading-edge 32-bit performance with simple migration to 64-bit computing without having to change hardware platforms,” said Ben Williams, director of the Server/Workstation business segment at AMD. “NCS tailors their product line to the specific needs of their customers, and their new server platforms can offer the security, investment protection and performance application developers demand.”

The creation of unique 1-way and 2-way appliances provides appropriate price points that ISV partners may need depending upon their specific hardware requirements. The NCSAPP 120-A is a single AMD Opteron processor-based 1U rack-optimized system and supports 8GB fast DDR memory. The 120-A accommodates 2 fixed EIDE hard disks that can be configured as standalone or RAID drives. This appliance comes standard with two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. There is a free 32-bit full-size PCI expansion slot available for additional network interfaces, SCSI cards, SSL acceleration cards etc. Pricing starts from $925 and the product is available immediately.

The NCSAPP 130-A is a very high performance dual AMD Opteron processor-based 1U rack- optimized system and supports 16GB fast DDR memory for mission critical applications. This appliance comes standard with 2 Gigabit and 1 Fast Ethernet – total 3 interfaces. There is a free 32-bit full-size PCI expansion slot available for additional network interfaces, SCSI cards, SSL acceleration cards etc. Pricing starts from $1350 and the product is available immediately.

Both 120-A and 130-A come with optional 16x2 LCD front panel with keypad. Both 120-A and 130-A can run BSD, Linux or Windows operating systems and can be completely customized to develop a final appliance product for ISVs.

About NCS
NCS Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of Windows, Linux and BSD based hardware solutions suitable for all types of enterprise technology needs. Its products include robust workstations, mobile solutions, rack mount and pedestal departmental servers and internet appliance platforms. The company’s rock-solid products are available in a range of built-to-order configurations, and are supplied to government, educational and commercial clients. Please visit: http://www.ncst.com for general information and http://www.ncsapp.com to learn more about NCS’ server appliance program. NCS can also be reached at (703) 621-1700