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To: richard surckla who wrote (29438)9/13/1999 12:44:00 PM
From: richard surckla  Respond to of 93625
 
Tanisys Shipping Testers For 133MHz SDRAM Modules; Industry's Leading
Supplier First With Affordable PC133 Test Solution

AUSTIN, Texas, Sep 9, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tanisys Technology Inc.
(Nasdaq: TNSU), a leading supplier of memory module tester equipment
under its DarkHorse(R) Systems brand, today announced it is shipping
for revenue the first affordable module tester for 133MHz SDRAM (PC133)
with the enhanced release of its market leading SIGMA 3(tm) tester.

Both PC133 support and affordability are expected to be requirements
for the sale of new module testers.

"Industry leaders are committing support for PC133 module use in
desktop computers prior to the transition to 800MHz Rambus(R)," said
Chuck Comiso, Tanisys President and CEO.

"The availability of support for PC133 modules in the DarkHorse SIGMA 3
is a key enabling factor in the rise of the PC133 architecture. This
also permits our existing SIGMA 3 customers to upgrade to PC133 test
capability as well as to Rambus RIMM(tm) modules and other memory
architectures."

"133MHz SDRAM is forecast to be the largest market segment for memory
modules in the year 2000," said Sherry Garber of the leading market
research firm Semico Research.

"The DarkHorse SIGMA 3 is the first affordable PC133 module tester
shipping to customers, and this is significant because all module
suppliers are now qualifying PC133 testers."

The SIGMA 3 is the only affordable module tester manufactured by a
Rambus Partner which is upgradeable from industry standard SDRAM to
support for 800MHz RIMM Modules. The SIGMA 3 is designed for module
manufacturers, OEMs, memory suppliers, PC manufacturers, system
integrators and others needing to test memory modules.

The SIGMA 3 upgrade plan to 800MHz Rambus and other future memory
architectures will permit customers to leverage their investment over
time. The system has moveable timing edges on all controls, AC
parametric testing and an easy-to-use Microsoft Windows interface to
easily identify module configuration, perform tests and display
results.

Tanisys Technology Inc. is a leading provider of customer-driven,
quality computer products, as well as technical and logistical services
to the electronics industry. Its outsourcing services include
production order management and fulfillment. Tanisys products include
memory modules and the market-leading DarkHorse memory testers (SIGMA
3, SIGMA 2, SYNC LC and SIGMA LC). For more information, visit Tanisys
Technology's Web site at tanisys.com.

This press release includes statements that may constitute
"forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe,"
"estimate," "project," "expect" or similar expressions. These
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences
include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's
products in the marketplace, competitive factors, new products and
technological changes, product prices and raw material costs,
dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks detailed in the
Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company
undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or
changes after the date of this release.

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the product names, SIGMA 3, SIGMA 2, SYNC LC, SIGMA
LC, there is a bullet between "SIGMA" and "3", "SIGMA" and "2", "SYNC"
and "LC" and "SIGMA" and "LC". The bullet was removed for transmission
purposes only.

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