Performance Technologies Wins European Award as Originator of Innovative Ethernet Backplane Standard

ROCHESTER, NY - June 18, 2001 - Performance Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTIX) today announced it has received the prestigious "Electron d'Or" award for originating the compact packet switching backplane architecture. The award, sponsored by France's Electronique magazine, honors the best products of the year as chosen by a jury of experts and users. Performance Technologies is being honored in the "sub-systems" category.

The compact packet switching backplane architecture was proposed by Performance Technologies and is currently being standardized within the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG®) 2.16 working group. The architecture moves data traffic from a shared CompactPCI® bus to an embedded Ethernet network, enabling greater throughput rates and higher reliability. The compact packet switching backplane architecture dramatically improves the performance, scalability and reliability of CompactPCI while preserving its H.110 bus, mechanical, power and hot-swap attributes.

"The purpose of the Electron' d'Or award is to seek out and recognize innovative systems such as these that will pave the way to telecommunications applications of the future," said Catherine Gross, senior technology editor at Electronique. "Performance Technologies' compact packet switching backplane architecture is considered a leader among its competitors because of its ability to bypass the PCI bus and therefore alleviate the CompactPCI bottleneck in voice-over-IP applications. The architecture now sits with PICMG for ratification as an industry standard, which was also a big consideration in the selection process."

"Performance Technologies is continually seeking ways for developers to design systems with greater speeds, higher reliability and lower costs. The compact packet switching backplane architecture is a perfect example of this," said Don Turrell, president and CEO of Performance Technologies. "Being honored with such an esteemed award from industry experts underscores the magnitude and value of such technology. We will continue to develop innovative products critical to the advancement of telecommunications and IP-telephony."

About Electronique

Electronique, part of Vivendi Universal Business Information' Group Tests, is the only French-language monthly magazine to bring practical and technological information to design engineers. To its 70,000 readers, Electronique provides a survey of the latest innovations, applications, along with a buyer's guide and news from the companies.

About Performance Technologies, Inc.

Performance Technologies, Inc. is a leading supplier of packet-based telecommunications and networking products that enable the convergence of wireline, wireless and next-generation Internet protocol networks. The company provides enabling carrier-grade technology solutions, including network access products, Ethernet switching products and integrated Signaling System 7 (SS7)/IP solutions to network operators, equipment manufacturers and systems integrators worldwide.

Performance Technologies is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Additional engineering facilities are located in Raleigh, North Carolina; San Diego, California; and Ottawa, Canada. For more information about Performance Technologies, visit www.pt.com.

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