BittWare Research Systems Names Industry Veteran Gerry Clancy Vice President of Sales and Marketing

CONCORD, NH - March 30, 1998 - BittWare Research Systems, the industry's number-one provider of Analog Devices' SHARCÒ DSP solutions, announced today that Gerry Clancy has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing effective immediately. Clancy is responsible for leading all sales and marketing functions for the company.

"We are very proud to have attracted an industry veteran like Gerry to BittWare," said BittWare president, James M. Bittman. "With Gerry's proven successes in the sales and marketing arena, he will be the cornerstone of BittWare's growth in the coming years. Gerry's sales and marketing leadership and excellent track record in profitability are a great match for the exciting challenges facing the DSP market today."

"BittWare was an attractive choice because of the company's solid industry reputation, extensive range of products, and its tremendous opportunity for growth," said Gerry Clancy. "With the newly announced CompactPCIÒ and PC/104Ô products, the company is positioned to leverage its experience with the SHARC processor and PCI bus into exciting new market opportunities focused on large OEM accounts. I look forward to applying my past experience and taking advantage of these market opportunities."

In his last position at Mercury Computer Systems, Clancy as Sector Manager of Air Force Programs, was responsible for strategic planning and business development. Prior to Mercury, Clancy spent two years at Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company, as the Program Area Manager for Integrated Electronic Warfare Programs. Clancy spent nine years at General Electric Corporation as Manager of Electronic Warfare Programs and held responsibilities for new business development, strategic planning, and program management.

Clancy has also served eighteen years in both active and reserve duty with the military. He is currently a Member of the 157th Air Refueling Wing as Chief of Intelligence, where he is responsible for an eight person intelligence operation.

Clancy earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.

About BittWare Research Systems Concord, NH based BittWare Research Systems designs and manufactures digital signal processing hardware and software for high-performance audio, imaging, medical instrumentation, telecommunications, control, and test and measurement applications. Having shipped thousands of SHARCs since the processor's release, market-share leader BittWare is the top third-party reseller of SHARC chips. BittWare is committed to the widespread availability of SHARC technology on a variety of platforms including CompactPCI, PC/104, ISAbus, PCI bus, and PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card). -30-

SHARC is a registered trademark of Analog Devices Corporation. CompactPCI is a registered trademark of PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers' Group. PC/104 is a trademark of the PC/104 Consortium. All other products are the trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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