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October 19, 2005 05:00 AM US Pacific Timezone

M-Systems Expands uDiskOnChip Boot and Storage Support for Windows Embedded Operating Systems

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2005--

In order to meet increasing demand for easy-to-integrate storage capacity within embedded computing devices, M-Systems (Nasdaq: FLSH), an industry leader and innovator of flash-based data storage devices, today announced new software support, form factors and capacities for its uDiskOnChip product line.

uDiskOnChip currently integrated as the embedded storage and boot solution within a variety of embedded applications such as gaming machines, POS, thin clients, servers, printers and single-board computers (SBCs), is the industry's first USB 2.0-based flash disk for embedded systems providing high-performance, reliability and security.

As of today, uDiskOnChip is available as a boot and storage solution for Microsoft WinCE, WEPOS and XP Pro operating system (OS) environments. This new expanded support is in addition to the previously announced uDiskOnChip boot and storage capability for Windows XP Embedded.

"We are pleased M-Systems has expanded support for uDiskOnChip for Microsoft Windows Embedded products. Flash-based devices like M-Systems' uDiskOnChip answer the special storage needs of thin clients, POS and other embedded applications," said Jane Gilson, director, Windows Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "uDiskOnChip offers the embedded market a USB 2.0 storage and boot solution very well suited for Windows Embedded operating systems, which are tailored specifically to enhance productivity in markets such as POS and Thin Client."

Additionally, the capacity range of uDiskOnChip has been expanded to 32-megabytes to 4-gigabytes and a new, low-profile height of 6.88mm is now available.

"uDiskOnChip's new low-profile form factor is an answer to the height constraints faced by board designers. As the industry is moving towards smaller boards, space is tight and uDOC's low height suits this need," said Ofer Tsur, vice president of sales and marketing for M-Systems' embedded division. "We are seeing high demand for this type of storage device, particularly within the printer and server markets."

In addition to the expanded Windows OS support, and Linux support previously announced, uDiskOnChip is also now supported as a storage solution for embedded applications running VxWorks, a real-time OS from Wind River Systems, Inc.

About M-Systems' uDiskOnChip Flash Disk

More information about uDiskOnChip is available online at www.m-systems.com/udiskonchip.

About M-Systems

M-Systems develops, manufactures and markets innovative flash-based data storage solutions for consumer electronics and embedded markets. The Company targets the fast growing multimedia mobile handset market with its DiskOnChip(R) and MegaSIM(TM) solutions and the popular USB flash drive market with its DiskOnKey(R) product. More information about M-Systems is available online at www.m-systems.com.

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