• OEM Products Becomes Authorized Representative for AVISTA

• Offers Systems-Level Solutions for Avionics and Medical with AVISTA Software Services

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. and PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – March 14, 2007 – AVISTA Incorporated®, a leader in critical systems software engineering services, has signed OEM Products Corporation as an authorized sales representative for its avionics and medical electronics software engineering services. OEM Products resells hardware solutions for safety- and life-critical applications to a number of manufacturers around the country, including Boston Scientific, Medtronic and St. Jude, as well as General Dynamics, Honeywell and Lockheed Martin. By joining forces with AVISTA, OEM Products can offer system-level solutions, enabling manufacturers to get their products certified and to market faster.

More companies today are looking for systems-level products and engineering support to decrease up-front engineering costs and reduce time-to-market. OEM Products now offers systems-level products from leading hardware vendors, along with safety-critical embedded software services from AVISTA, providing a one-stop shop for critical-systems solutions. OEM Products now furthers its role as a project manager by providing superior support for clients' designs and systems sourcing activities, with maximum technical and financial benefit.

"We've been providing hardware systems and sub-systems to avionics and medical electronics market-leaders for years, and software is becoming a more critical part of their products. AVISTA is the world leader in full-lifecycle embedded software engineering services for critical systems, like avionics, and its services complement our existing hardware offering," says Lou Romain, CEO of OEM Products Corporation. "Both AVISTA and OEM Products share many of the same tier-one aircraft, avionics and medical electronics companies as clients, so it really is a natural fit. OEM Products works collaboratively with its clients bringing together world-class technology providers, and we're pleased to be working with such an internationally respected software engineering services company."

"With the continued growth of embedded software and rising demand for outsourced software engineering, we needed additional assistance to manage all the sales activity," says James T. Schneller, president of AVISTA Incorporated. "OEM Products has built long-term relationships with its clients by providing the right quality products and outstanding service. Its reputation and experience in our core markets made them our first choice for an external sales partner. We're glad to be working with the OEM Products team."