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Kozio Expands in Israel; Appoints Pertech as distribution partner for growing market

Appointment to service strong user demand for embedded test and diagnostic solutions


Longmont, CO, October 29, 2009 – Kozio®, Inc. (www.kozio.com), the leading provider of in-system diagnostics and functional test software, has appointed Pertech Embedded Solutions as its distribution partner to serve Israel's dynamic embedded computing market. Pertech provides a broad range of embedded solutions, including hardware, software, professional services and training.

Kozio provides a kDiagnostics® Design Suite which contains a "test and diagnostics executive", running on the target processor and executing test methods and suites under user control. Included are test methods and suites, personalized to a specific board design, that perform both deep and broad testing, comprehensively verifying all functionality within minutes of system power on. Deployed for board validation and bring-up, designers reduce schedule, cost and risk, by finding and fixing system design defects early. Kozio also provides solutions for automated production test nd for in-field test, such as power-on self-test and built-in test.

"Kozio is an established firm with a strong reputation with leading global device manufacturers, and we are proud to represent them in Israel" said Avi Cohen, CEO of Pertech Embedded Solutions. "We have many customers in the embedded market that will benefit from Kozio's solutions that accelerate time-to-market, while enhancing product quality and reliability. We're looking forward to a long and successful relationship."

"Pertech is a respected company with a long history of delivering solutions to Israel's embedded market, and is ideally suited to bring Kozio's benefits to a broad range of innovative and demanding customers," said Al Arendt, Kozio's Director of Sales. "With deep technical expertise and outstanding customer service, we are confident that Pertech will extend our reach and expand our customer base."

About Pertech Embedded Solutions

Pertech Embedded Solutions was established to provide innovative hardware, software, professional services and training programs to speed up time to market and reduce resource requirements for real time development projects. Founded by Avi Cohen, who has over 20 years proven local and international experience in the embedded market, Pertech services a wide range of markets, including communications, aerospace, defense, medical, Internet, multimedia and automotive.

Providing local sales and support services to leading innovative solutions including an embedded Linux distribution, real time operating system, software development environment based on the GNU Tool-chain, and JTAG In-Circuit Emulators and debuggers, Pertech is able to provide complete solutions tailored to meet the most demanding customer's requirements. Committed to providing the highest level of professional expertise and service Pertech is quickly becoming the preferred embedded systems solutions supplier in Israel.

Pertech Embedded Solutions is on the web at www.pertech.co.il. Email: info@pertech.co.il.

About Kozio, Inc

Kozio is the technology leader for embedded in-system test and diagnostics for 32-bit architectures. Our software solution provides, out of the box, a high-integrity validation suite for comprehensive at-speed functional testing, personalized to your unique system design. Supplied during the design process, thorough tests for board bring-up, functional production test and in-field Power-On Self-Test can be waiting for first production boards, giving you full diagnostics and fault isolation details within minutes of power on.

Kozio's products are used and trusted by General Electric, Raytheon, Honeywell, HP, Harris, Motorola, Polycom, Perceptron, Scientific Atlantic, Thomson and many others. Our customers are globally distributed, and span most industries developing and/or manufacturing electronic products. Our customers save up to 18 months of development time, and achieve a return on investment as high as 15-20X. We are headquartered in Longmont, CO.

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Longmont, CO 80501
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