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To: Marcel who wrote (38563)	3/21/2000 12:03:00 PM
From: Don Green	Respond to of 93625

Tanisys Technology Receives Industry Acceptance at the Rambus Memory Solutions 2000 Forum in Japan Story Filed: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 10:01 AM EST AUSTIN, Texas, Mar 21, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tanisys Technology Inc. (OTCBB:TNSU) ("Tanisys"), a leading supplier of automated test equipment for a wide variety of memory technologies, today announced that during its participation at the recently held Rambus KK Memory Solutions Forum in Yokohama, Japan, the DarkHorse Model 800 Rambus Test System received wide industry acceptance. The DarkHorse Model 800 is the industry's first cost effective, at speed, production level RIMM module test system. First customer shipments of the DarkHorse Model 800 occurred in December 1999. Charles T. (Chuck) Comiso, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tanisys, stated, "We were pleased to accept the Rambus invitation to participate in this Forum. Tanisys has developed test solutions, such as our DarkHorse Model 800, in an effort to lower the overall cost of RIMM production. We are excited that the Model 800 received strong customer reviews at the Forum. Presently, we have systems installed or scheduled for evaluation at five of the six validated Rambus RDRAM suppliers. An expanded feature set is also in development to further enhance the Model 800's capabilities." Avo Kanadjian, Vice President Worldwide Marketing of Rambus Inc., (Nasdaq:RMBS) stated, "Tanisys has designed and developed a low cost, at speed, multi-site RIMM test system that will assist the Rambus memory technology to receive additional market acceptance by lowering the manufacturing cost associated with the testing of RIMMs." "The success in fiscal 1999 and continuing into fiscal 2000 for Tanisys DarkHorse Test Systems is extremely encouraging and leads us to believe strongly in our ability to continue to meet the needs of our industry for more cost effective semiconductor memory module test systems," noted Comiso. Tanisys Technology Inc. is an industry-leading provider of automated test equipment for a wide variety of memory technologies, including DRAM, SDRAM, SRAM, Flash and Rambus RDRAM(R). Tanisys also provides production automation solutions for product testing, handling, labeling and packaging. Tanisys products include the market-leading DarkHorse memory module test systems (SIGMA 3, SIGMA 2, SYNC LC and SIGMA LC). For more information, visit Tanisys Technology's Web site at darkhorsesystems.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.