SBS Technologies, Inc. Overview deck.

1. © 2004 SBS Technologies, Inc.
Why SBS?
An Introduction to SBS Technologies®
December 8, 2004

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Cautionary Statement
Today’s presentation, accompanying slides, and responses to comments and questions may
contain forward-looking statements on such matters as: plans and expectations for SBS future
financial and operating performance; business and market conditions; the demand and pipeline
for SBS products; new products and versions of existing products; future sales, distribution and
support strategies; market growth and direction; competition; market share; revenue growth;
margins; and profitability.
In addition to factors discussed in specific slides, other factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially include continued health of SBS’ end markets; the expectation of several
government systems design wins to start production in fiscal year 2005; sales to Applied
Materials and Ericsson to continue during fiscal year 2005 at the same dollar sales level as
during fiscal year 2004; business and economic conditions generally affecting SBS’ customers
and their end customers, including but not limited to the changes in size and program priorities of
military procurement budgets; a high degree of uncertainty and rapid change in the markets
addressed by SBS’ products that could reduce sales or render certain SBS products obsolete;
customer demand for and acceptance of SBS’ products which may affect both sales and
margins; SBS’ ability to design, test and introduce new products on a timely basis; SBS’
technology capabilities; and the other risk factors listed from time to time in SBS’ Securities and
Exchange Commission reports, including those listed under “Risk Factors” in SBS’ Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004 filed with the SEC.

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What we do
SBS Technologies designs and manufactures a wide range
of standard and customized electronic computer boards and
systems. These products become part of an OEM’s or
government contractor’s equipment. SBS products are used
in many industries, including telecommunications, medical
electronics, industrial automation and defense.

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SBS has facilities around the Globe
Newark,
California
Design Center for
Switched Ethernet
& Serial I/O
St. Paul,
Minnesota
Design Center for
Connectivity & Expansion
US MANUFACTURING
FACILITY
Waterloo, ON
Canada
Design Center for
FPGA Computing
Augsburg &
Mindelheim, Germany
Design Center for
Processors & Systems
EU HQ & MANUFACTURING
FACILITY
Raleigh,
North Carolina
Design Center for
Single Board Computers
Mansfield,
Massachusetts
Design Center for
WAN I/O
Shenzhen,
China
Asian HQ
SBS Technologies, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Design Center for
Avionics, Graphics, Systems,
I/O and Telemetry

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Acquisition and Growth History
SBS has added new technologies and product expertise
through acquisitions.
1987 SBS opens for business in Albuquerque, New Mexico
1992 SBS goes public, now trades on Nasdaq: SBSE
1992 Acquires Berg, telemetry products
1995 Acquires GreenSpring Computers, IP modules
1996 Acquires Logical Design Group, single board computers
1996 Acquires Bit 3 Computer, networking & interconnection hardware
1997 Acquires Micro Alliance, industrial enclosures
1998 Acquires V-I Computer, single board computers
1998 Acquires OR Industrial Computer (Germany), single board computers
1999 SBS opens its European Headquarters
1999 Acquires SciTech, communications, network I/O
2000 Acquires SDL Communications, data and telecom hardware
2002 Acquires Essential Communications, InfiniBand® products
2003 Acquires Avvida (Canada), FPGA computing hardware developer
2004 SBS opens office in Shenzhen, China

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SBS Product & System Capabilities
TRANSFER PROCESS VISUALIZE
Single Board Computers &
FPGA Computing
I/O & Communications FPGA Imaging &
Graphics
ALL THE ESSENTIALS OF A COMPUTER
Because SBS makes all the individual components of a
complete computer, we can also take the final step and
assemble the parts into a functioning system.

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Products used to TRANSFER data
• WAN
• LAN
• Fibre Channel
• InfiniBand
• MIL STD 1553
• Serial I/O
• Custom I/O
• ARINC 429
• IEEE 1394 (Firewire)

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Products used to PROCESS data
• Single Board Computers
• Intel® Architecture
• PowerPC
• FPGA Computing
• Image Processing
• Traditional DSP
applications
• Radar/Sonar
• Software Defined Radio

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Products used to VISUALIZE data
• Graphics Accelerators
 NVIDIA 2D/3D
• Display Interfaces
• FPGA Imaging

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Supporting Software
• SBS provides software
drivers and tools to ease
development efforts but
does not offer software
applications
• Board Support Packages
(BSP) developed for most
standard operating systems
• Our Ready Driver program
verifies interoperability
among SBS products
• Avionics and telemetry bus
analyzer tools suites

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Software interoperability
reduces development time
for our customers
Systems bring it all together
We offer a variety of
environmental options
 Commercial Air Cooled
 Rugged, Conduction Cooled
We use open standards:
 CompactPCI®
 VMEbus
We leverage our product
breadth to offer complete
systems
Military
Systems
Commercial
Systems

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Meeting Market Needs

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Product Concept
• Competition drives innovation: Our customers
continually need something that is smaller, higher
performance, cooler, more cost effective.
• Visionary Applications: Our products are often
born of necessity to meet a specific application
requirement.
• Emerging Markets: As market needs change, SBS
develops new products to enable our customers to
address the applications that emerge.
• Entirely New Technologies: Breakthroughs in
technologies provide us with the opportunity to
address previously unsolvable problems.
• Research and Development: Theoretical and
practical advances provide the basis for entirely new
products.
“To compete, I need a
product that outperforms
everything else, or has
features that differentiate it
from the rest of the market.”

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Standards Participation
• Open Systems Memberships: SBS participates on
IEEE, VITA, PICMG and many other standards
bodies.
• COTS: Commercial off-the-shelf products have
revolutionized military procurement.
• Regulatory Compliance: UL, CE, NEBS ensure
safety, proper emission, and environmental flexibility.
• Interoperability: The advantage to adhering to
standards is the ability to integrate components from
a multitude of different suppliers.
“I don’t ever want to be held
hostage to a dead-end
proprietary system. I need
to have options, now and in
the future.”

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Design Considerations
• Environmental Constraints: We design products
that span extreme heat, cold, vibration and shock
requirements.
• Custom Product: SBS can make changes to
standard products or create fully-custom boards.
• Computer Simulation: Used to predict performance
characteristics of our products in the field while the
products are still in development.
• System Integration: SBS can assemble all the
components into a complete functioning unit.
“I’m about to make a huge
investment and I’d feel a lot
better working with an
experienced supplier of
quality products.”

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Development Support
• OS Support: Our hardware supports a variety of
operating systems including Linux®, Microsoft®
Windows®, VxWorks®, Solaris™, Integrity®, Lynx
and many others.
• Development Kits: Many of our products include
complete software kits to ease integration of our
products with a wide range of operating systems,
protocols, platforms and hardware.
• Drivers: Our hardware comes complete with drivers
for most popular operating systems.
• API: Many products include application programming
interfaces to simplify integration and use. Example
code guides the engineer through implementation.
• Field Application Engineers: Our FAEs can
provide on-site engineering support and personal
technical support.
“Will you keep your cool
and hang in there with me
until all the kinks are
worked out?”

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Production Manufacturing
• ISO Certification: SBS is certified to the
ISO9001:2000 standard.
• Six-Sigma: We subscribe to the Six Sigma methods
of continual improvement.
• Testing: Products must pass a functional test and
are subjected to advanced environmental testing if
ruggedized for use in military and industrial
applications.
• Vendor Qualification: SBS only selects vendors
that conform to our quality goals and processes.
• Rapid Prototyping: When required we can provide
beta units that enable engineers to begin
development.
• On-Time Delivery: SBS strives toward an internal
goal of 98% on-time delivery.
“People depend on my
product. I need it on time
and working.”

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Customer Support
• Telephone: 7 different call centers
• Email access: We are always accessible through
email with the appropriate address on our web site
• On-line: 24/7 web access to product data sheets,
technical papers, drivers, downloads and
applications information.
• On-site Support: When needed, we often can make
our staff available to you at your location.
• Engineering Access: When needed, we will quickly
bring engineering resources to bear.
• Training: SBS experts can provide product training
at your site or at an SBS location.
• Repair and Replacement: Our goal is to help
customers reach critical project milestones on
schedule.
“What are you going to do if
something goes wrong?”

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Revision Control
• Revision Notices: Our customers may subscribe to
revision notification or approval service.
• Backwards Compatibility: We plan future products
to offer a migration path from generation to
generation within a product family.
• Design Freeze: We offer an option of choosing a
fixed configuration that will not change.
• Long Life Requirements: SBS can make special
arrangements to continue manufacturing a product
over many years, often longer than the components
are available.
“In my world, the latest is
not necessarily the
greatest. Don’t upgrade
your products without
telling me.”

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Lifecycle Management
• Product Road Maps: We are prepared in advance
for most of the technologies that will affect our
customers. We consult with customers and make
recommendations about which technology direction
to take for the future.
• Transition Planning: SBS engineers work with
customers so that next generation products meet
their needs.
• Risk Management: Our design teams find
component alternatives to extend the lifecycle.
• Component Availability: We assist customers in
acquiring a large inventory and storing it properly.
• Last Time Buys: We offer customers the option of
placing a final order with scheduled delivery dates.
“I expect you to supply me
with the same products
for many years without
making changes.”

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Government Market

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Computers
Vehicle Management System
 3u CompactPCI Rugged System
– PowerPC Processor
– 1553 Interface PMC
– IEEE 1394 Interface
– A429 PMC
– Two 12 High-Speed Serial Cards
– Custom DIO
– Power Supply & Backplane
SBS systems are used for
flight control, mission
computing, data recording
and signal processing.

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Missile Control Computers
Booster Flight Control Computer
 3u CompactPCI Rugged System
– PowerPC Processor
– 1553 Interface PMC
– High-Speed Serial
– Digital I/O
– Power Supply & Backplane
SBS provides flight computers
which perform guidance, flight
control, rocket stage
sequencing and ground
communications for ballistic
missile systems.

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Commercial Market

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Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Customers include
 Applied Materials
 KLA Tencor
 Delta Design
• Existing products sold to this
market segment
 Complete Systems
 Single Board Computers
 Serial I/O, Bus Adapters, Bus
Expansion
• New product opportunities
 Higher Performance SBCs
 High Reliability Systems
SBS builds the system which
manages multiple machine
tools along the semiconductor
fabrication line.

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MRI Medical Imaging
• Customers include
 GE Medical, Toshiba, Fujitsu
• Existing products sold to this market segment
 Bus Adapters
 dataBLIZZARD™
 PCI Expansion
 InfiniBand
• Other product opportunities
 Single Board Computers
 Systems
 Co-processor boards
 Gigabit Ethernet
 Fibre Channel
SBS high-speed data
networking equipment
transfers information from the
MRI machine to the
workstation where medical
staff view and interpret it.

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Communications Market

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Wireless Base Stations
• Customers include Ericsson,
Flarion, Harris, Motorola
• Existing products sold to this
market segment
 Single Board Computers
 Sync Serial, T1/E1, DS3/E3, ATM,
OC-3 WAN Interfaces
• New product opportunities
 Channelized DS-3
 ATM, DS3/E3 & IMA
 Voice/Data integration over ATM &
Packet
SBS single board computers,
blades and network interface
cards are used to build devices
that deliver wireless voice and
data services to customers.

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Network Management Monitoring
• Customers include Visual
Networks, Network General,
NetScout, Compuware
• Existing products sold to this
market segment
 Single Board Computers
 WAN Adapters & Taps
 LAN Adapters & Taps
• New product opportunities
 Monitoring Blades (High Speed I/O &
Network Processors)
 Very high power computing & packet
processing
 OC-12, OC-48 & 10Gb Ethernet
Interfaces
SBS single board computers and
network adapters are used for
application, performance and
security monitoring of large scale
enterprise and telecom networks.

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Positioned for Stability
• Operations in North America, Europe and Asia.
• Our customers are around the globe.
• Geographic diversity insulates us from the fluctuations of individual
regions.
• We have customers in multiple large market segments:
telecommunications, military, medical and commercial/ industrial
which dampens specific market cycles.
• We have a product portfolio of thousands of different items.
• SBS has an unwavering commitment to profitability. A rock-solid
balance sheet ensures our customers that we will be there for them in
the future.

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Where We’re Going
• The future looks bright for SBS products.
• Technology advancements bring new product opportunities.
• We are committed to staying on the front lines of innovation.
• Through standardization and open systems, SBS will ease
migration to new technologies for our customers.
• We will bring our products to new markets as they emerge.

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