San Jose, California (April 15, 1998) — SUPERMICRO, a high-end server solution provider, today announces a new generation of 11 motherboards based on Intel's latest 440BX and 440EX chipsets. Feature packed for high-end server applications, SUPERMICRO’s SUPER P6DBH, P6DBS, P6DBE, P6SBS, P6SBA, P6SBU, and P6DBF are all running reliably at the new systems bus speed of 100 MHz.

Yet another technology advancement from Intel, the new 100 MHz systems bus speed allows qualified motherboards to accommodate the most current processor of 400 MHz Pentium II or higher. SUPERMICRO’s cooperation with Intel for early development of new technology standards ensures stability and compatibility in the entire SUPERMICRO product line. Developed by a team of highly experienced engineers, this new family of 440BX motherboards, offers such features as I2O-Ready, Ultra II Wide SCSI, Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), PC 98-Ready, Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), unbuffered SDRAMs and registered DIMMs, Universal Serial Bus (USB), and Wake-on-LAN, to name just a few.

SUPERMICRO, the first motherboard manufacturer in the world to announce and provide an I2O-Ready motherboard, continues this technology standard in its 440BX chipset motherboard series with SUPER P6DBH. I2O is a standard to off-load the I/O functions from the CPU, creating a direct I/O pipeline that no longer interrupts the host processors. "Our continued collaboration with industry leaders such as Intel and Adaptec, to develop future generation of technologies and architectures have enabled us to break from the average mold of a motherboard manufacturer," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of SUPERMICRO. "We are able to offer our customers truly innovative products such as the I2O-Ready motherboards." SUPERMICRO's commitment to the development and use of I2O, since the technology has been available, not only provides for innovative technological products, but it also gives their customers a source of cost effective I/O solution for the high-end server environment.

Another first in the industry is SUPERMICRO's incorporation of the Adaptec 7895 Dual Channel Ultra Wide SCSI and RAIDportTM technology to SUPER P6DBS and P6SBS, allowing data transfer rate of up to 80 MB/sec. With the Adaptec 7895 chip on board, the cost of ownership is lowered to allow for cost effectiveness in a high-end server solution.

To meet the performance platform needs of different market segments, SUPERMICRO includes the 440EX chipset motherboards targeted at the home PC segment to be used with the CeleronTM-- the latest Intel cost effective processor with MMX technology. SUPERMICRO'S SUPER P6SEA, P6SEB, and P6SEM are ideal for high-end home PC's, having incorporated the latest technology: AGP, PC 98, USB, and Ultra DMA 33 MB/s. As the two newest technologies, AGP support fulfills advanced graphics and 3D multimedia needs, while PC 98-Ready enables support of Microsoft's OnNow, slow blinking LED for sleep-state indicator, BIOS support for USB keyboard, real time clock wake-up alarm, main switch override mechanism and external modem ring-on if system is in SoftOff state. Completing the different market segment requirements, SUPERMICRO has included its SUPER P5AGPV1 as an entry level Socket 7 AGP solution.

SUPERMICRO is a leading manufacturer of innovative and quality motherboards and servers. All SUPERMICRO products are available through OEMs and distributors. For more information, contact SUPERMICRO by phone at (408) 895-2000, via fax at (408) 895-2008, through e-mail at marketing@supermicro.com, or visit SUPERMICRO on the Internet at http://www.supermicro.com.

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SUPERMICRO is a leading supplier of high-end motherboards and servers. Since its founding in 1993, SUPERMICRO has led the industry in delivering cutting edge technology such as the latest industry standard, the I20 architecture. SUPERMICRO strives to build long-term relationships with its customers by providing outstanding engineering innovation, quality and reliability. SUPERMICRO’s Super Building Block Solutions decrease systems integrators’ time-to-market as the interoperability of all components are ensured.