ROCHESTER, N.Y., and CHICAGO, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At GLOBALCOMM 2006, Performance Technologies (Nasdaq NM: PTIX), a leading developer of platforms and systems for the world's evolving communications infrastructure, today introduced a complete AdvancedTCA(R) (ATCA) application-ready platform with AdvancedMC(TM) (AMC) functionality and 10Gb Ethernet fabric. The new offering, which includes a next-generation ATCA 10Gb Ethernet switch, two AMC compute modules and a new ATCA 10Gb AMC carrier blade, is the latest addition to the company's platform product line. The products, which are also available individually, add to the company's industry-leading family of blade products. Performance Technologies' complete line of ATCA application-ready platforms provides an alternative to existing commercial and proprietary systems. Configurations include 1Gb/10Gb Ethernet or 10/100/1000 Ethernet switches, comprehensive shelf management, high-performance compute elements, and accommodate Linux or Solaris(TM) operating system software and HA middleware. These configurations provide a complete, integrated base platform for system designers looking to develop a wide range of applications, including wireless, IMS, and VoIP. "Today's telecom equipment manufacturers need to look beyond developing voice applications, rather, they need to develop "triple-play" applications that address voice, audio and video. The complete platform we announced today provides manufacturers with the power, speed and bandwidth they need to not only develop applications for the present market, but also develop applications addressing future needs," said John Peters, CTO and senior vice president of platform engineering for Performance Technologies. "These products continue our long tradition of offering high availability, fault tolerant solutions to customers and can act as the basis for many future developments." New Product Descriptions: The ARP5210 is a 12U application-ready platform configuration with an aggregate backplane bandwidth of 0.45 Terabit (450Gbs). It features redundant 10Gb Ethernet base/fabric switches, comprehensive shelf management, and compute elements enabled with Linux operating system software and high availability middleware. The ATC6640 is a base/fabric 10Gb Ethernet switch that fully utilizes all the advanced capabilities of the PICMG(R) 3.0/3.1 specifications. It features two completely independent switching cores, each with its own management processor, and an aggregate bandwidth of 0.45 Terabit (450Gbs) versus approximately 50Gbs in PICMG 2.16. The dual switches each support IPv4/IPv6 switching/routing and can sustain non-blocking, full wire-speed data rates. The ATC8010 is one of the first ATCA AMC carriers that fully exploits the 10Gb capabilities of PICMG 3.1. It supports four standard, single-width AMC modules and can either aggregate or isolate the dual connections. This advanced carrier then aggregates the collective bandwidth from all AMC bays up to redundant 10Gb ATCA interconnects. The carrier also has provisions for intra-bay connectivity for both SATA and PCI-Express. It is an ideal compliment to the ATC6640 in applications that demand a distributed, hierarchical, high-performance ATCA/AMC architecture. The AMC111, the first of the two AMC modules, is a 64-bit single board compute module that features an AMD Turion(TM) single core 2.0 GHz processor and is designed for high-performance embedded applications. This processor is built upon an architecture that offers advanced processing speed while addressing power and heat constraints for an AMC form factor. The AMC131 has many of the same features as the AMC111, with a 32-bit processor with a 64-bit wide memory bus. Also designed for high-performance embedded applications, the AMC131 features the Freescale MPC8641D dual core 1.0 GHz processor and provides a highly scalable PowerPC(R) architecture that delivers next-generation performance and a flexible upgrade path from 32- to 64-bit computing. Designed to run Linux, Solaris and Windows(R) applications, both the AMC111 and AMC131 are ideal processors for high-end packet processing or multi-threaded software environments found in IMS, wireless, softswitch, defense or any other compute-intensive application. Both modules have a wide range of additional features (including Micro-SD, USB2.0, ECC-protected DDR SODIMM and 1Gb in front panel) and support for both the AMC.1 (PCI-Express) and AMC.2 (Ethernet) at card edge. Either can be installed on the ATC8010 or ATC6640 and be used either as a packet or adjunct processor. Performance Technologies' new family of ATCA and AMC products are sold in high-availability platform configurations or as individual blades. For further information on these or any Performance Technologies products, please visit our Web site at http://www.pt.com/ . About Performance Technologies Performance Technologies (Nasdaq NM: PTIX) develops platforms and systems for the world's evolving communications infrastructure. Our broad customer base includes global technology companies in the telecommunications, defense and homeland security, and commercial markets. Serving the industry for 25 years, our complete line of embedded and system-level products enables equipment manufacturers and service providers to offer highly available and fully-managed systems with time-to-market, performance and cost advantages. Performance Technologies is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Additional engineering facilities are located in San Diego and San Luis Obispo, California; and Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). For more information, visit http://www.pt.com/ or contact . Forward Looking Statements The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor provisions of those Sections. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and the Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, general business and economic conditions, rapid technological changes accompanied by frequent new product introductions, competitive pressures, dependence on key customers, the attainment of design wins, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results, the reliance on a limited number of third party suppliers, limitations of the Company's manufacturing arrangements, the protection of the Company's proprietary technology, the dependence on key personnel, potential delays associated with the purchase and implementation of an enterprise-wide software system and potential impairments of investments. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes thereto and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company as of December 31, 2005, as reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other documents as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: Brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. DATASOURCE: Performance Technologies CONTACT: Kelly Manuel of Performance Technologies, Office - +1-613-782-2881, Cell: +1-613-282-5961, Web site: http://www.pt.com/

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