ICS Advent´s Omnix Line Receives Product of the Year Award

Communications Solutions Honors Company´s Revolutionary New Line of Computing Platforms Targeted for Open Communications Systems

SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 11, 2001 - ICS Advent, the premier provider of business-critical applied computing solutions, today announced that its OmnixTM family of solutions received a Product of the Year Award from Communications Solutions magazine.

Communications Solutions initiated the Product of the Year award to help its readers sort through the rapidly increasing number of new products and services in the marketplace.

"As the industry matures, were finding more than just products and services on the market - entire solutions are being offered," said TMC president and group publisher Rich Tehrani. "The Product of the Year award is given to those select products, such as Omnix, supplied by ICS Advent, that deserve the attention of forward-thinking organizations looking for best-of-breed solutions. We are pleased to honor the Product of the Year winners today, as they lay the groundwork for the next generation of communications solutions," added Tehrani.

"Were pleased to receive this award from Communications Solutions," said Jim Jameson, president and CEO of ICS Advent. "Such honors help validate the value we provide to our customers and to the communications market with our products, solutions and services."

With an innovative, modular approach to its design, ICS Advents Omnix family of PC-based industrial computing platforms supports a more efficient manufacturing process that requires fewer raw parts and sub-assemblies. As a result, Omnix systems can be produced more efficiently and customers orders can be assembled more quickly and delivered within shorter overall lead-times - eliminating days and even weeks from manufacturing schedules.

Omnix is the result of a strategic ICS Advent initiative to achieve increased system flexibility while offering the industrys fastest delivery schedules and most responsive customer support. The Omnix suite, introduced in July 2000, complements the companys existing platform offerings, which include single board computers, chassis and rack-mount systems; custom systems co-created with OEMs, end user and systems integration partners; and completely integrated hardware/software solutions supporting open communications systems (OCS) standards.

About ICS Advent
ICS Advent is focused on helping customers meet the demands of developing and deploying open communications systems (OCS) and next-generation converged networks. The company designs, manufactures and integrates high-availability rack mount computers and single board computers to meet customers specific computing platform, server and application hosting solution requirements.

Founded in 1985, ICS Advent has been the leader in providing stable rack mount computer solutions and comprehensive integration and support services for more than 15 years to customers in the following industries: applied computing, medical and industrial automation and control, and industrial test and measurement. The company has moved beyond this heritage and expanded its market focus to include OCS solutions, such as IP telephony, telecommunications, voice processing and broadcasting/convergence.

ICS Advent products, solutions and services are available through the companys worldwide distribution network of authorized integration partners and its direct sales channels. Customers can also order products online at www.icsadvent.com or by calling an ICS Advent sales representative at (800) 523-2320. The company has ISO-certified facilities in San Diego, Calif. and Chichester, UK.

For more information contact:
Philip Little or Cheri Leeny
Rogers Communications
(310) 412-8431
plittle@rogerscom.com or cleeny@rogerscom.com

Ann Little
ICS Advent
(858) 677-0877, ext. 3156
alittle@icsadvent.com
Omnix is a trademark of ICS Advent.