THALES COMPUTERS SELECTED TO PROVIDE SINGLE-BOARD COMPUTER, PMC CARRIERS FOR BOEING TEST FLIGHT EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM

Raleigh, NC, November 2002 - Thales Computers, a leader in providing PowerPC and Pentium-based VME computing solutions to OEMs and system integrators, has been selected by The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to provide the Single Board Computer and PCI mezzanine card (PMC) carriers that will be part of a new system developed by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems to record and report events during test flights of the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.

The new system, known as AWODS (Advanced Work Order Distribution System), is designed to record all operational data from the nine 1553 data busses aboard the
C-17 during test flights. In addition, AWODS will transmit data on predefined events in real time to ground stations for analysis. AWODS has been developed to reduce or eliminate costly test reflights, which have been required in the past because of the inability to capture adequate information about transient events that occur during flight.

Thales Computers will provide a Ruggedizerä-equipped, conduction-cooled version of its high-end VMPC6d single board computer, which employs dual Motorola PowerPC 7410 (G4)chips, running at 450 MHz, augmented by the AltiVec vector-processing unit. For the AWODS application, the VMPC6d is equipped with 256 MB SDRAM arranged in a massively shared memory architecture that facilitates real-time memory access with extremely low latency. In addition, Thales will supply PMC carriers for the AWODS system. Both the VMPC6d and the PMC carriers are designed to operate from -45°C to +85°C (-49°F to 185°F), and withstand rigorous shock and vibration specifications.

We are delighted that The Boeing Company has selected Thales Computers to supply the VMPC6d single board computer and PMC carriers for the AWODS application," said Tom Hall, CEO of Thales Computers, Inc. Our involvement in this project reflects both the high quality of our products and our ability to work closely with other contractors involved with the AWODS program."

We are pleased that Thales Computers is partnering with Boeing in the development of this important system," said Mark Talbot, Principal Engineer, The Boeing Company. They have provided high-quality products and have worked interactively with our other contractors to deliver a prototype system for evaluation."

For more information on the VMPC6d, PMC Carriers, and other Thales Computers products, please visit Thales Computers website at www.thalescomputers.com, or contact Thales Computers at 1-800-848-2330, fax 919-231-8001.
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About Thales Computers
Thales Computers, a Thales Group company, is headquartered in Toulon, France, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Thales Computers is the leading developer of commercial and ruggedized VMEbus hardware and software solutions based on PowerPC and Pentium microprocessors. The companys products are optimized for a wide variety of applications in military, aerospace, communications and industrial markets and are in active use by customers worldwide, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Toshiba, EADS, British Aerospace, Ericsson, Alcatel and the Thales Group.

About Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
A unit of The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems, is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $23 billion business. It provides systems solutions to its global military, government and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in launch services.