Nuvation expands into aviation applications

San Jose, Calif., March 1, 1999 — Nuvation Labs Corporation is using its distinctive mix of complementary skills in hardware engineering to venture into a new market: aviation applications.

Nuvation Labs will be developing the entire web system, including dynamic content and interface generation, database integration, and encryption management. This system will use the latest "best practices" for encryption, as well as the most current and accepted algorithms in industry. This system is being developed on the ATG Dynamo application server, utilizing Oracle for the database and Apache for the web server.

Nuvation is developing a specialized hardware system for aviation use. The system uses high-speed serial data links, and its development chiefly involves expertise in FPGA design and board-level design.

"It is exciting to move Nuvation forward, building on past experience with constant learning. Our breakthrough into the aviation application field is the direct result of our hard work and dedication to our own development and growth,” explains Darren Zacher, Hardware Engineering Manager.

About Nuvation

Nuvation is a leading Electronics Design Services (EDS) firm that provides ASIC, FPGA, board, and firmware design services for the embedded systems industry. Nuvation's design experience spans industries such as Communications, Consumer Electronics, Medical, and Security/Defense. Founded in 1997 and based in San Jose, California, Nuvation's customers include a number of notable companies such as Altera, Lucent, HP, JDS Uniphase, Infineon, LeapFrog, SanDisk, Finisar, and Trimble Navigation. Nuvation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAR Systems (OMX:IAR). More information is available at www.nuvation.com

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Contacts:

Chris Hallahan
VP Sales & Marketing
Nuvation
408-228-5580 x122
chris.hallahan@nuvation.com