Vancouver, British Columbia, September 17, 2003 – Icron Technologies Corporation (TSX.V:IT) today announced that a major US-based broadcaster has taken delivery of its USB Ranger products.
The customer, who is not being named for competitive reasons, is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the US market. The company owns and operates or provides services to more than 60 stations in major markets.
“This year, Icron and its partner companies have supplied solutions based on our ExtremeUSB technology to some of the highest profile broadcast and media post-production companies in the US,” said Suresh Singh, Icron’s President and CEO. “Icron is achieving this success in a market that demands technology that performs flawlessly in front of huge audiences,” he continued.
Icron and its partners’ products are typically being used in ‘Remote Computing’ applications in this industry. In these environments, interface devices such as video monitors, keyboards, mice and access control terminals are located at a distance from host computers, servers or editing suites. Extended distance USB connections that rely on Icron’s ExtremeUSB technology form the vital link between the peripheral devices and the remotely located computers.
About Icron Technologies Corporation
Icron Technologies Corporation is a leading provider of high-performance connectivity technologies for the computer marketplace. Icron’s patented ExtremeUSB technology is compliant with USB Implementers Forum requirements and touches several large worldwide markets from industrial automation to multimedia production and computer networking. The company provides packaged products, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) modules, developer kits, and engineering and development services.
Icron is a publicly traded corporation and trades under the symbol “IT” on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Contacts
For further information, please contact the following:
| Icron Technologies Corporation | |
| Suresh Singh, President & CEO suresh.singh@icron.com |
Phone: 604-638-3929 Fax: 604-638-3930 |
| Kevin Lee, Vice President, Sales & Marketing kevin.lee@icron.com |
Phone: 604-638-3924 Fax: 604-638-3930 |
| Cavalcanti Hume Funfer Inc. | |
| Cathy Hume, CEO cathy@chfir.com |
Phone: (403) 541-1225 Fax: (403) 410-7217 |
| Linda Armstrong linda@chfir.com |
Phone: (416) 868-1079 Fax: (416) 868-6198 |
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.