Released on = December 21, 2006, 2:12 am

Press Release Author = Eurotech

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = IBM Lotus Software gives Eurotech mobile devices the ability
to maintain application connectivity while roaming through different networks.

Press Release Body = Milano and Amaro (Udine) - Eurotech (Star:ETH) announces today
an agreement with IBM (NYSE:IBM) to embed IBM Lotus Mobile Connect software in
Eurotech's "NanoPC" devices that include: Embedded PCs, Network Appliances, Wearable
PCs.
Eurotech is an Italian leading designer and developer of high performance and low
power embedded computing systems.

IBM Lotus Mobile Connect provides easier, more secure and more cost-efficient access
to key information through the optimized usage of wireless technology. This allows
mobile workers to improve productivity, protect the privacy of important data and
maximize companies\' return on their wireless IT investments.

With Lotus Mobile Connect, users can move with portable devices from location to
location unaware of network issues across Wi-Fi, cellular, satellite data
telecommunications or even wirelines without interruptions to Web or other
application connections, while secured in a high speed access to information. The
software creates a mobile VPN (Virtual Private Network), for both Internet Protocol
(IP) and non-IP networks, that protects sensitive enterprise data by encrypting
data, optimizing performances and reducing transmission costs.

Without the secure, seamless, cross networking roaming capability of this software,
an end user would experience disconnections from their sessions and be forced to
repeatedly re-authenticate to the firewall, obtain a new IP address, and renew the
VPN connection to finally restart each application from scratch.

Eurotech's mobile device users like Zypad, a wearable PDA, can now benefit from a
new customized network roaming feature, which enables enterprises to prioritize the
network they prefer to use based on important business priorities -- for example,
the most cost-effective network, which network offers the highest-speed access to
data, or provides the better security.
IBM Lotus Mobile Connect is used by the Eurotech Group to realize solutions for
their customers wishing to get the maximum from their networks.
Lotus Mobile Connect complements the current Eurotech\'s offering with an easy to
integrate component that can optimize network usage, enhance effective throughput,
enable networks roaming while keeping a VPN certified to FIPS 140-2 standard.

"This agreement extends the collaboration with Eurotech already in action with Arcom
Inc (USA), an Eurotech Company with IBM Sensor and Actuators group to implement IBM
Middleware in Eurotech devices", said Monica Tassinari, Manager of Lotus Italy, IBM
Software Group.

Roberto Siagri, President and CEO of the Eurotech Group, says "I believe that this
agreement could be considered as an important step in the development of pervasive
computing, Eurotech and IBM are truly looking toward the future, this marks the
migration of the information technology domain to a totally ubiquitous era where a
single device has multiple capabilities."


For more information on IBM Lotus Mobile Connect go to:
http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/products/product1.nsf/wdocs/mobileconnect
Lotus Mobile Connect V6.1 is the new version of IBM WebSphere Everyplace Connection
Manager V5.1, with additional features and greater synergy with other Lotus products
like Lotus Sametime and Lotus Expeditor.

Eurotech
Eurotech designs and develops innovative high performance and low power embedded
computing systems. With operations in Europe, North America and Asia, the Group's
product are used in industrial, defence, transportation and medical applications.
Eurotech miniaturised computer business designs and manufactures products to the
miniaturisation requirements of its customers. The product range from compact
stationary PCs (headless or HMI) to embedded, ruggedised mobile computers designed
to operate in harsh environments.

Eurotech through Arcom Inc (USA) has been in action for the last three years with
IBM Sensor and Actuators group focused on developing software frameworks for
pervasive computing devices used in vertical markets.
The result of thus co-development is a line of RFID Edge Controller incorporating
the IBM sensors and actuators group: IBM Websphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI)
framework.




Web Site = http://www.eurotech.it

Contact Details =
Eurotech
Barbara Razzini - Ufficio Comunicazione Eurotech
b.razzini@eurotech.it
Tel. (+39) 0433 485435
Investor relations
Massimo Mauri
Tel. +39 0433-485411
m.mauri@eurotech.com
Press office:
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Consulenza nella comunicazione
Marco Rubino
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marco.rubino@communitygroup.it

IBM Italia
Sara Bonini
sara_bonini@it.ibm.com
tel. +39 02 59623402

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