FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20th, 1996 eCesys Updates Q1 Products and Prices for NEXTSTEP 3.3 Systems San Jose, CA - eCesys Computers announced the latest upgrade to their NEXTSTEP for Intel product line today. "As the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market continues to expand, our clients are demanding cutting edge, Pentium-class performance for enterprise-wide deployment at aggressive price points", noted J.Chin, Marketing Director. "We are rapidly expanding and differentiating our hardware product line by introducing our latest Pentium 166 Mhz systems based on Intel's Triton PCI chipset", she added. It is also noteworthy that the hardware cost of NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP deployment continues to drop. The Triton-based F Series, for example, provides low-cost, high-quality NEXTSTEP hardware solutions for less than $1,200! eCesys is an active participant in NeXT's NICE compatibility testing program, and the eCe5100 Series is "Tested Compatible". Price lists and current hardware configurations can be obtained from the Stepwise Information Server at: http://www.stepwise.com About eCesys,Inc. eCesys was founded in early 1993 to provide Intel Hardware to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP community. We specialize in developing, producing and testing hardware which leads the industry in speed, reliability, low cost and NEXTSTEP compatibility. We continually bring the latest PC hardware technology to our customers and our objective is to combine quality hardware, the latest NEXTSTEP drivers and an internal certification process to produce reliable NEXTSTEP platforms. Our customers include individual users, developers, and system integrators in both corporate and academic environments. In all cases, we make every effort to ensure that your NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP and Windows Oject Layer deployment on Intel hardware is a seamless, cost effective solution. eCesys is a Trademark of eCesys, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are Trademarks of NeXT, Inc.