2002 Dec 19 - Adventa Signs with Hewlett Packard

Plano, TX: December 19

Adventa Signs DSPP Agreement with Hewlett Packard

Adventa Control Technologies, Inc. announced its agreement with Hewlett Packard to become a member of HP’s Developer and Solution Partner Program (DSPP). To meet the worldwide demand for Adventa software products on HP/Unix and Linux platforms, Adventa will work with HP to migrate its semiconductor wafer fab productivity products to HP server and client hardware.

For semiconductor manufacturers worldwide, Adventa is the largest supplier of wafer fab productivity solutions with the largest installed base of production tools using Adventa’s equipment integration software (AutoShell), Adventa’s Fault Detection software (TIMS), Run-to-Run Process Control software (ProcessWORKS), recipe management (RecipeWORKS) and equipment monitoring software (TrackWORKS), in addition to a complete and comprehensive factory MES (WORKS).

“We are very excited about this opportunity. We have many customers worldwide who run their business systems, supply-chain management, and manufacturing systems on reliable and robust HP hardware. We are pleased to be in a position to deliver our software on HP UNIX and Linux hardware,” said an Adventa representative. “With HP’s leadership position in UNIX systems and its strong support of Linux, the delivery of Adventa software on HP hardware will address the needs of many of our largest customers.

About Adventa

Adventa Control Technologies, Inc. is a leading supplier of equipment control, advanced process control, equipment integration, and MES solutions for wafer fab management. With headquarters in Plano, TX, the Company also has engineering support offices in Munich, Germany. For more information about the Company, visit http://www.adventact.com/corporate/.