Icron enters industrial control market with German OEM

July 20 2000

CDNX: ICM
Vancouver, B.C.: Icron Systems Inc. announced today its first industrial control OEM agreement for it’s USB RangerTM products with IHSE GmbH of Oberteuringen, Germany.

IHSE specializes in the design and manufacture of industrial control, factory automation and technical computing products. IHSE’s products include man machine interface systems, process language control (PLC) systems and keyboard, video and monitor (KVM) extension systems. IHSE has an extensive presence in the German, Austrian and Swiss industrial control and factory automation markets.

David Smith, Icron’s Vice President Sales & Marketing stated, “We are excited about the increasing importance of USB in the industrial control and factory automation markets. Our relationship with IHSE is a strong indication that these important markets have an immediate requirement for extended USB solutions”.

IHSE spokesperson Peter Striegel stated, “Icron’s ExtremeUSB technology is ideally positioned to provide a practical, cost effective solution to the USB distance requirements in today’s industrial applications. This exciting new technology will enable IHSE to provide innovative solutions for our customers in the industrial control and factory automation markets.”

Icron’s horizontal market strategy for its enabling technology continues to gain momentum with this extension into the industrial control and factory automation markets. USB Ranger products with ExtremeUSB technology have already gained acceptance in the KVM extension market, entertainment (home audio) market, professional audio video market and professional broadcast market.

Icron Systems Inc. of Vancouver, BC has invented ExtremeUSB technology, a practical means of extending the range of USB connections from 15 feet (5 meters) to over 300 feet (100 meters). Icron has applied for patents covering its inventions and is integrating its technology into a series of products for computing applications. Icron’s Ranger products are the only USB extenders that are “compliant” with the USB Implementers Forum’s requirements. Icron is committed to working with its partners to increase the total market for USB products by enabling a broad set of new applications that utilize ExtremeUSB. Icron is a publicly traded company and trades under the symbol ICM on the Canadian Venture Exchange.

Note: The company relies on litigation protection for “forward-looking” statements. The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for statements of historical fact, all statements in this news release – including, without limitation, statements regarding production estimates and future plans and objectives of Icron – are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

July 20 2000

CDNX: ICM
Vancouver, B.C.: Icron Systems Inc. announced today its first industrial control OEM agreement for it’s USB RangerTM products with IHSE GmbH of Oberteuringen, Germany.

IHSE specializes in the design and manufacture of industrial control, factory automation and technical computing products. IHSE’s products include man machine interface systems, process language control (PLC) systems and keyboard, video and monitor (KVM) extension systems. IHSE has an extensive presence in the German, Austrian and Swiss industrial control and factory automation markets.

David Smith, Icron’s Vice President Sales & Marketing stated, “We are excited about the increasing importance of USB in the industrial control and factory automation markets. Our relationship with IHSE is a strong indication that these important markets have an immediate requirement for extended USB solutions”.

IHSE spokesperson Peter Striegel stated, “Icron’s ExtremeUSB technology is ideally positioned to provide a practical, cost effective solution to the USB distance requirements in today’s industrial applications. This exciting new technology will enable IHSE to provide innovative solutions for our customers in the industrial control and factory automation markets.”

Icron’s horizontal market strategy for its enabling technology continues to gain momentum with this extension into the industrial control and factory automation markets. USB Ranger products with ExtremeUSB technology have already gained acceptance in the KVM extension market, entertainment (home audio) market, professional audio video market and professional broadcast market.

Icron Systems Inc. of Vancouver, BC has invented ExtremeUSB technology, a practical means of extending the range of USB connections from 15 feet (5 meters) to over 300 feet (100 meters). Icron has applied for patents covering its inventions and is integrating its technology into a series of products for computing applications. Icron’s Ranger products are the only USB extenders that are “compliant” with the USB Implementers Forum’s requirements. Icron is committed to working with its partners to increase the total market for USB products by enabling a broad set of new applications that utilize ExtremeUSB. Icron is a publicly traded company and trades under the symbol ICM on the Canadian Venture Exchange.

Note: The company relies on litigation protection for “forward-looking” statements. The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Except for statements of historical fact, all statements in this news release – including, without limitation, statements regarding production estimates and future plans and objectives of Icron – are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.