AUSTIN DIRECT INTRODUCES NEW BUSINESS AUDIO NOTEBOOK, ANNOUNCES PRICE CUTS

AUSTIN, Texas -- (June 27, 1994) -- IPC Technologies Inc.'s subsidiary,
Austin Direct, introduces a portable multimedia presentation system based
on Intel's enhanced DX4-100, 3.3 volt, energy-efficient microprocessor.
The Business Audio notebook features 1MB video RAM, a built-in speaker, a
built-in microphone, external speaker jacks and a 32-bit local-bus Windows
accelerator. Improved circuitry design increases battery life by 20 to 40
percent.

Austin Direct also has announced an average price reduction of 15 percent
on all current notebook models, including its best-selling high-end
active-matrix color notebooks. Long-term supplier relationships have
resulted in significant cost reduction for Austin Direct notebooks. The
company is leveraging these relationships to offer the most aggressive
price/performance package available in today's notebook market. A
recognized leader in the portable computer market, Austin Direct is
leading the industry in price-point reductions for computing products.
With the new, lower prices, Austin Direct reaffirms its commitment to
deliver the highest standards in value and performance. The new prices
take effect immediately.

Austin's new Business Audio notebooks are complete portable multimedia
presentation systems. A 16-bit on-board sound module offers compatibility
with all industry standard multimedia software. The new notebook weighs
just 6.5 pounds and includes 4MB RAM (upgradeable to 32 MB), 16 KB
internal cache memory, an internal 3.5 inch 1.44 MB floppy disk drive and
an optional hard disk of 262, 340, or 540 MB with local-bus IDE interface.
It also incorporates a PCMCIA Type III or two Type II slots to hold a wide
range of add-on cards.

The system comes with an embedded 16mm diameter trackball at the bottom of
the keyboard area and a palm-rest panel. The new notebook offers
unprecedented access to mobile multimedia applications, and is an ideal
solution for today's business presentation needs.

The notebooks are available with both 75 and 100 MegaHertz (MHz) processors
and include an EPP/ECP Parallel Port, 16550 high-speed serial port, and
external keyboard and VGA monitor ports. An optional docking station adds
two 16-bit ISA slots, two serial slots, one parallel slot, one keyboard
slot and one VGA slot. Prices for the new enhanced multimedia notebooks
start at $2,849 for systems with 8MB RAM and 340MB hard drive with DSTN
(Dual-Scan) display.

Austin Direct plans to further increase its selection of notebook products
this year, including a 700MB internal hard drive (mid-August), a powerful
new subnotebook (early fourth quarter), and a Pentium-based notebook
planned for Fall Comdex.

Texas-based Austin Direct, Inc. is a member of the IPC group of companies
and markets high-performance, low-cost desktop and notebook computing
products manufactured by IPC Technologies. IPC Corp., Ltd. was
incorporated m May, 1985 in Singapore as a manufacturer of microprocessor
based products.

IPC Technologies, Inc., formerly known as Austin Computer Systems, Inc.
(founded in 1984) markets MediaMagic multimedia products and IPC
point-of-sale terminals. The company also manufactures high-performance,
low-cost desktop and notebook computing products. IPC Technologies'
products are distributed in North and South America under the IPC and
Austin brand names.

IPC Technologies Inc
10300 Metric Blvd
Austin, TX 78758
512-339-3500,  fax 512-454-1357

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