Attention Business Editors:

Fidus teams up to design military aircraft high-speed signal processor

    OTTAWA, Jan. 29 /CNW Telbec/ - Fidus has completed a 12-month contract
with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), designing aspects of a
high-speed signal processing board for the CP-140 Aurora aircraft.
    "It's a complex and dynamic project. We needed a high-performance product
in a compact, lightweight and resilient package, that withstands a harsh
environment and high vibrations," says Jean-Francois Rivest, DRDC's Head of
Radar Electronic Warfare. "Fidus accommodated all our design changes,
completing the project on-budget and on-schedule."
    This effort marks the latest in a series of projects Fidus has delivered
for DRDC. Fidus developed the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), and the
Printed Circuit Board design for a VersaMobile Eurocard (VME card). Fidus also
provided mechanical design for the board package.
    "This is an important win for Fidus," says Michael Wakim, Fidus'
President. "It has broadened our experience in the aerospace-defence market,
and our designers really enjoy solving these difficult technological
challenges. We are excited about collaborating with DRDC."
    Fidus and DRDC are discussing follow-on projects.

    Fidus backgrounder:

    Fidus supplies expert-level electronic designs for industrial control
systems, transportation, consumer products, telecommunications equipment,
aerospace, defence and biomedical instrumentation - and more. Fidus provides
complete, turn-key product development, or targeted design of architecture,
hardware, FPGA, RF, software / firmware, printed circuit board layout and
high-speed signal integrity analysis. Its customers include start-ups, SMEs
and multinationals in San Jose, Boston, New York, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto,
Winnipeg and Vancouver. www.fidus.com

For further information: Michael Wakim, President, (613) 828-0063 x 369,
Cell: (613) 762-8904, Michael.Wakim@fidus.com; Denise Allen, Director of
Communications, (613) 828-0063 x 312, Cell: (613) 355-7035,
Denise.Allen@fidus.com